LSI is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime conference on September 22 to 24 of 2009. Simply called the Lean Strategy Summit, this incredible conference will bring three of the top authorities in the lean world, including Dr. Jeffrey Liker (author of Toyota Way), Mike Hoseus (co-author of Toyota Culture), and David Meier (co-author of Toyota Way Fieldbook and Toyota Talent) to Vancouver.
LSI coaches, the three Toyota Way book authors and key industry speakers will deliver workshops, hands-on sessions and share best practices to help conference attendees develop a cutting edge lean strategy. Each day (of the three-day event) will start with a workshop by one of the three authors, followed by hands-on sessions conducted by LSI coaches to help "cement" the knowledge and develop an actual implementation plan. Three primary topics that will be covered at the conference are:
Vision & Alignment- developing a clear vision and knowing how to align your organization towards the vision using hoshin kanri.
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Leadership & People Development - creating a strategy for developing people and the most effective lean team.
Execution & Sustainment- developing a strategy for kaizen (continuous improvement) and kaikaku (radical innovation) that will allow the company to transform itself into a world-class lean organization.
Please see our Lean Strategy Summit page or contact us for further details.
LSI's Lean Greenbelt Spreads East
After numerous requests and a successful run this year, LSI will be holding Greenbelt programs in Calgary and Toronto for 2010!
Toronto: Module 1 begins Febuary 2-5, 2010
Calgary: Module 1 begins Febuary 9-12, 2010
For complete dates of all modules, please see our event calendar.
Happy participants from LSI's first Greenbelt in Toronto posing with their egg protecting device from a team building activity.
See our event calendar for the dates for all the modules and for all our other programs as well.
For rates, please contact our office at: 604-264-1000.
David Chao Meets Lamborghini!
Master coach, David took Master Blackbelts, Ian Marshall (far left) and John Chaput (second from the left) to Germany and Italy for lean benchmarking study visits to Porche, Mercedes, Ferrari and Lamborghini.
The trip was a great learning experience in the way of seeing new lean applications. It was also a chance for David to bounce ideas off of Mr. Lamborghini himself.
Participants of benchmarking tours are hand picked by Master coach, David Chao. Please see our event calendar for the next bench marking tour.
LSI Stakes Out Toyota Logistics & Forklifts For the First Time
LSI's highly acclaimed Japan Lean Tour could theoretically be taken numerous times as we constantly strive to improve the caliber of our tours. This time around we visited the immaculate Toyota Logistics and Forklifts factory. Here, the participants experience first hand Toyota Logistics and Forklift lean inventory management and distribution system.
The Japan Lean Tour is held 2-3 times a year. Check out our event calendar for registration information for the next inspirational Japan Lean Tour!