Lean Global Network

The Lean Global Network is a consortium of twenty-seven not-for-profit organizations dedicated to advancing lean thinking and practice throughout the world.

What does the Lean Global Network do?

Lean Global Network (LGN) institutes and partners are mission-driven, taking responsibility for advancing lean thinking and practice in their respective countries to make things better for customers and communities.

LGN members aim to:

1. Enable individuals to create more value
2. Improve organizational performance
3. Minimize resource use and environmental impact
4. Provide more fulfilling work and continued personal development
5. Improve the quality of life for individuals and society
6. Raise living standards and enable prosperity

Lean Global Network Institutes

Find the institute in your country. Each is a not-for-profit organization advancing lean thinking and practice locally and sharing what it learns across the network.

Lean Global Connection

Every November, the Lean Global Network hosts Lean Global Connection, a free online event broadcast live for 24 hours across time zones. Practitioners, researchers, and leaders from network institutes and their partner organizations share how they apply lean thinking and practice in manufacturing, healthcare, construction, software, services, and government.

Speakers come from more than 100 organizations, and attendees join from more than 120 countries. Sessions from past years are available to watch on YouTube.

Planet Lean

Planet Lean is the official online magazine of the Lean Global Network. It publishes stories of lean transformation from practitioners to better share knowledge on lean thinking and practice. 

Visit Planet-Lean.com