# Lean Enterprise Institute: Lean Production \| Lean Manufacturing \| LEI \| Lean Services > Lean Enterprise Institute is a non\-profit dedicated to spreading Lean Thinking \& Practice through education, partnerships, and community\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.0, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [ Lean Summit On Demand ](https://www.lean.org/events-training/lean-summit-on-demand/): Access keynote takeaways and expert presentations from the 2026 Lean Summit\. - [Book Ordering Information](https://www.lean.org/ordering-information/) - [Lean Enterprise Institute](https://www.lean.org/) - [Getting Started with LEI](https://www.lean.org/training-consulting-for-organizations/getting-started-with-lean/) - [Consulting \& Training for Organizations​](https://www.lean.org/training-consulting-for-organizations/) ## Posts - [Past, Present, and Future of Lean and AI ](https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/past-present-and-future-of-lean-and-ai/): Gene Kim and Art Smalley join Tyson Heaton to discuss how AI is reshaping lean practice, from surfacing hidden value in data to protecting human focus and attention\. - [Leaning into Lean at Summit Polymers ](https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/leaning-into-lean-at-summit-polymers/): How Summit Polymers used jidoka, standardized work, and kaizen to survive tariffs, COVID, and labor shortages since 2019\. - [Sharing Inspiration and Learning with Lean “Cohorts” ](https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/sharing-inspiration-and-learning-with-lean-cohorts/): LEI's weekly feature series has surfaced lean stories across seven practitioner cohorts — from executives and product engineers to healthcare systems and construction firms\. Josh Howell recaps the articles and podcasts that defined the first half of 2026\. - [The Management System Your Organization Doesn't Know It Needs ](https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-management-system-your-organization-doesnt-know-it-needs/): Most organizations are solving only a fraction of their actual problems — and leaders don't even know it\. Here's the management system they're missing\. - [The Strange New World of AI: My Second Brain Setup ](https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-strange-new-world-of-ai-my-second-brain-setup/): Art Smalley explains how AI removed administrative barriers to decades\-old projects, turning weekend ideas into published tools using plain\-text knowledge files\. ## CM Tooltip Glossary Pro\+ - [Hoshin Kanri](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/hoshin-kanri/) - [5S](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/five-s/) - [Team Leader](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/team-leader/) - [Obeya](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/obeya/) - [Shingo, Shigeo \(1909 \- 1990\)](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/shingo-shingeo-1909-1990/) ## Products - [The Gold Mine Trilogy 4 Book Set](https://www.lean.org/store/book/the-gold-mine-trilogy-4-book-set/): Save 20% when you purchase the set\! Just $92, compared with $115 when purchased separately\.   - [Creating Continuous Flow / Making Materials Flow Set](https://www.lean.org/store/workbooks/creating-continuous-flow-making-materials-flow-set/): Buy the two workbooks on flow together and save 15%\. Continuous flow cells need a lean material\-handling system to supply them with purchased parts\. The concepts, formulas, and finer points of how to implement and link these two important tools are all in this special set\. \Creating Continuous Flow\ explains in detail how to implement truly continuous flow in cellularized operations\. \Making Materials Flow\ walks you through the next step by explaining the specifics of supplying purchased parts to cells in order to support continuous flow\. - [Seeing the Whole Value Stream](https://www.lean.org/store/workbooks/seeing-the-whole-value-stream/): For the tens of thousands of users of value\-stream mapping at the facility level, Seeing the Whole Value Stream provides the logical next step, extending the field of view all the way up and down the value stream\. Dan Jones and Jim Womack, co\-authors of the best\-selling \Machine That Changed the World\ and \Lean Thinking\ provide a management tool for identifying and removing waste along the entire value stream from raw materials to end customer\. This expanded second edition of the original book Seeing the Whole also provides real\-world case studies\. - [Learning to See / Seeing the Whole Value Stream Set](https://www.lean.org/store/workbooks/learning-to-see-seeing-the-whole-value-stream-set/): A special discounted combination package of two important and complementary lean tools, \Learning to See\ and \Seeing the Whole Value Stream\\. - [Designing the Future/Lean Product \& Process Development, 2 edition book set](https://www.lean.org/store/book/designing-the-future-lean-product-process-development-2-edition-book-set-2/) ## Bios - [René Aernoudts](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/board-of-directors/rene-aernoudts/) - [Patrick Allen](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/faculty/patrick-allen/) - [Rachel Reuter](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/faculty/rachel-reuter/) - [Salvador D Sanchez  ](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/faculty/salvador-d-sanchez/) - [Jim Luckman](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/faculty/jim-luckman/) ## Events - [Lean Leadership Learning Tour](https://www.lean.org/events-training/events/lean-leadership-learning-tour/): Where Billion\-Dollar Decisions Meet the Shop Floor - [Managing in Time with Daily Management](https://www.lean.org/events-training/events/managing-in-time-with-daily-management/): Learn how to operate with continuous improvement\. - [Designing the Future Using Lean Product and Process Development](https://www.lean.org/events-training/events/designing-the-future-a-lean-product-development-immersive-learning-experience/): Learn how to reduce time to market, improve quality, and drive innovation\. - [Lean Warehousing and Distribution Operations](https://www.lean.org/events-training/events/lean-warehousing-and-distribution-operations-gemba-based-workshop/): Improve a distribution center's efficiency, quality, safety, and space utilization\. - [Building a Lean Operating and Management System ](https://www.lean.org/events-training/events/building-a-lean-operating-and-management-system/): Gain the in\-depth understanding of lean principles, thinking, and practices\. ## Event Downloads - [ Lean Summit On Demand ](https://www.lean.org/event-downloads/lean-summit-on-demand/): Leadership for Tomorrow: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation\. - [2026 Lean Summit Content](https://www.lean.org/event-downloads/2026-lean-summit-content/): Leadership for Tomorrow: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation\. - [2019 Lean Summit Content](https://www.lean.org/event-downloads/2019-lean-summit-content/) - [2024 Lean Summit Content](https://www.lean.org/event-downloads/2024-lean-summit-content/) - [2025 Lean Summit Content](https://www.lean.org/event-downloads/2025-lean-summit-content/): Leadership for Tomorrow: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation\. ## News/Press Releases - [John Toussaint and Kim Barnas Receive Shingo Publication Award for Becoming the Change](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/john-toussaint-and-kim-barnas-receive-shingo-publication-award-for-becoming-the-change/): Healthcare leaders seeking to achieve better results for patients while easing burdens on caregivers will find a powerful new approach to healthcare leadership in Becoming the Change, a book copublished by LEI and awarded the Shingo Publication Award\. - [Lean Enterprise Institute Launches Formal LeanTech/AI Initiative ](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/lean-enterprise-institute-launches-formal-leantech-ai-initiative/): A dedicated initiative to help organizations apply lean thinking and practice to the technology layer of their operations, including the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of AI\-enabled systems\. - [Veteran Events Executive Returns to the Lean Enterprise Institute](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/veteran-events-executive-returns-to-the-lean-enterprise-institute/): Rachel Regan rejoins the Lean Enterprise Institute as executive director of events\. - [Education Entrepreneur Valeriia Zabolotna Joins the Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/education-entrepreneur-valeriia-zabolotna-joins-the-nonprofit-lean-enterprise-institute/): The innovative and experienced education executive will oversee — and is charged with reinventing — LEI’s education strategy\. - [Operations Leader Joins the Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute](https://www.lean.org/about-lei/press-releases/operations-leader-joins-the-nonprofit-lean-enterprise-institute/): Tammy M\. Wilkins led operational efficiencies and business transformations for Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations using the lean management skillset and experience she gained at Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America\. ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.lean.org/sitemap_index.xml)