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[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Here's what you missed in Houston. 

500+ attendees. Two days of learning. One incredible community focused on continuous improvement. 

Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation in Los Angeles. 

Registrations now open: https://t.co/w4hsVi3Yyd

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Last chance to save $299 on LEI's Designing the Future Workshop and get access to the 1 hr LPPD Overview course.

Register today at https://t.co/rY36NzSmSQ

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

It's here. The Work of a Chief Engineer is the first inside account of Toyota's chief engineer role, written by Naoto Kitagawa, who led the Camry, bB, and Avalon. Foreword by Jim Morgan and John Shook.

Available now: https://t.co/ATYUiX6M6k

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

The most useful lean lessons rarely come from theory.
They come from practitioners who framed a real problem, tested countermeasures, and learned from what didn't work.

That's the spirit of the Lean Global Connection 2026, a free event.

Register free: https://t.co/VQ5O7cuVOX

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

How much of your team's day is spent waiting?

In office work, that waiting is the waste — and because no one can see it, it goes unmeasured and unfixed for years.

The InBox Lean Office Kaizen Simulation teaches you to see it.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/wwWFLmq5u4

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Almost nothing Fran Noto's senpai taught him at Toyota was written down: how to read wear on a cutting edge, how many times to observe a cycle before trusting the number, how to spot an assumption hiding in a report.

Read the full article: https://t.co/ubx2Breqs1

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Here are 10 key tips to help you get the most out of Kata, from setting clear measurable targets, to collaborating with the right coaching partnerships.

Read the full article:
https://t.co/VY9XBRquvG

Learn hands on: https://t.co/f2BmWdtxw8

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

The lean transformation wasn't only technical. Viwinco rebuilt line No. 1 for one-piece flow and rebuilt the conditions people work in.

Read Part 2: https://t.co/YNUSQwo1JF

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Jim Morgan and John Shook are hosting a free webinar on the work of the chief engineer, built around a new book by Naoto Kitagawa.

🎫 Register: https://t.co/9eSdbYGRP2

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

In his article, Drogosz names the four behaviors that separate product teams that gel from teams that just share a calendar.

Read the article: https://t.co/AOhERHuble

Join the next Designing the Future: Lean Product & Process Development workshop: https://t.co/2obKRfJPcL

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

A new piece in the Lean Tech and AI Journal follows an experiment on a custom fabrication line. An engineer spent 40 hours on a time study of a 20-hour job, recording nearly 1,000 rows in Excel, and the operator's job did not change as a result.

https://t.co/Vsn7BLnLp2

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Senior leaders staffed up their cross-functional teams. More tasks got done on time. So why haven't lead times improved, and why are launches still rocky?

Read the article and see how lean product and process development builds teams that actually gel.
https://t.co/b23tAoC4fW

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

A manufacturer doubled its revenue in four years while shipping custom orders in a week, with no finished-goods inventory.

From the outside, that looks like a lean business model. Inside, it ran on overtime, large batches, and firefighting.

Read more: https://t.co/qV19NjtWJU

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

John Shook will keynote the 2027 Lean Summit in Los Angeles. 

📅 March 16-17, Los Angeles.
📰 Tier 2 special pricing at $1,799 closes today.
🎫 Register at https://t.co/9oHbaIIcM8

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Tier 2 pricing for the 2027 Lean Summit closes today.

$1,799 per pass. After today the price goes up.

Groups of 5 or more still qualify for discounts — but everyone needs to register at the same time.

Los Angeles. March 16-17, 2027.

Register today: https://t.co/hJoFs4eMME

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

In 2021, Viwinco began introducing lean thinking across the full leadership team, not only operations. In August 2021, they partnered with the Lean Enterprise Institute as a co-learning partner, working hands-on and learning by doing.

Read Part 1
https://t.co/2REy4nBRpV

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

"I had an amazing week — the presentations were great, and the one-on-one conversations were even better."

That is a past Lean Summit attendee describing two days in the room. That room is in Los Angeles on March 16-17.

Register now at our lowest price:
https://t.co/8SkXreD8WD

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

"Rethink your processes before sprinkling with AI pixie dust." 

That was Grainger's CTO at the 2026 Lean Summit. 

The 2027 Lean Summit is where that conversation continues. Los Angeles. March 16-17. 

Register now at our lowest price by Sept 15: https://t.co/5qYmJxJ3jh

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

Register 5 to 11 people simultaneously and each pass drops by $250. Twelve or more and it drops by $400.

Tier 2 pricing — $1,799 per pass — closes Sept 15. The group discount applies at Tier 2, but everyone needs to register at the same time.

https://t.co/rNBnL7595U

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

At the 2026 Lean Summit, CTO Jonny LeRoy described Grainger's real job is to take complexity out of their customers' operations — hospitals, manufacturing plants, stadiums, distribution networks. 

Hear more stories like this at the 2027 Lean Summit:
https://t.co/jI3xxdXJgm

[Lean Enterprise Inst @LeanDotOrg]

The Obeya Management System, our free guide, shows how leading teams manage those interfaces in the open, using stories from TechnipFMC, Caterpillar, and Schilling Robotics.

Ten practical lessons. Real transformations. No fluff.

Download it free
https://t.co/0lZ6VZvE0d