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We offer workshops and training to provide you with the knowledge to create a sustainable lean environment. Participants are provided with an understanding of lean principles and the tools necessary to implement process improvements in your departments and create efficiencies.

Workshop: LehighLean Fundamentals

This workshop is for those who want to get better at our work. The LehighLean Fundamentals workshop will show you tools and tips to help you see your work differently and tap into your natural creativity to solve problems. If that sounds intriguing, this workshop is for you. 

This interactive workshop will:

  • Teach you the concepts and tools that complement our natural human desire to keep getting better, to grow in our abilities, and to contribute more to those who rely on us. 

  • Explain process improvement as a concept.

  • Explore how to determine what's valuable in our work, and how to use visuals to help us reduce stress, increase our focus, and add more value through our efforts.

LehighLEAN Fundamentals Upcoming Workshop Schedule:

  • November 12, 2024 from 11:30 am - 1 pm 

  • February 3, 2025 from 9 - 10:30 am 

  • May 19, 2025 from 2 - 3:30 pm

  • September 9, 2025 from 1 - 2:30 pm

  • November 17, 2025 from 10 - 11:30 am

Workshop: LehighLean Metrics

This workshop will help teams to measure performance and progress. Metrics provide valuable insights into the success or failure of a business process, and highlights areas that may need improvement. 

This workshop will help you:

  • Learn the benefits metrics can bring.

  • Determine which metrics are appropriate

  • Identify how to collect and analyze data.

  • Learn to use metrics to make improvements.

LehighLEAN Metrics Upcoming Workshop Schedule:

  • November 5, 2024 from 1 - 2 pm 

  • February 4, 2025 from 2 - 3 pm

  • May 22, 2025 from 11 am - 12 pm

  • September 10, 2025 from 10 - 11 am

  • November 19, 2025 from 10 - 11 am

Workshop: A3 Problem Solving

This workshop is for those who want to get better at our work. Most problems that arise are addressed in superficial ways, what some call "first-order problem-solving." That is, we work around the problem to accomplish our immediate objective, but do not address the root causes of the problem so as to prevent its recurrence. By not addressing the root cause, we encounter the same problem or same type of problem again and again, and operational performance does not improve.

This workshop will help you:

The A3 Process helps people engage in collaborative, in-depth problem-solving. It drives problem-solvers to address the root causes of problems which surface in day-to-day work routines. The A3 Process can be used for almost any situation. Using the A3 helps to visually tell the problem story in a single document. 

LehighLEAN A3 Problem Solving Upcoming Workshop Schedule:

  • November 13, 2024 from 10 - 11 am 

  • February 6, 2025 from 11 am - 12 pm

  • May 23, 2025 from 1 - 2 pm

  • September 11, 2025 from 1 - 2 pm

  • November 20, 2025 from 11 am - 12 pm

Videos to inspire process improvement:

Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast, by Tom Wujec
Kaizen at Home - 90 Days to Success, by Mike Morrill | TEDxUtica
Lean is Simple, by Paul Akers