2024 LEAN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

West MICHIGAN Lakeshore

September 24-26, 2024

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Agenda at a Glance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 2024

6:00am-5:00pm

Tour 1 (Menlo/Zingermans)

8:00am-5:00pm

Tour 2 (Coastal Automotive/Dematic)

8:30am-5:00pm

1 Day Yellow Belt Certification

8:00am-3:00pm

Vendor Check-In

3:00pm-5:30pm

Attendee Check-In

5:30pm-6:30pm

Panel Discussion Featuring: Katie Anderson, Billy Ray Taylor, Nigel Thurlow, Tilo Schwarz, and
Dr. Jeffrey Liker. Facilitated by Patrick Adams.

6:30pm-8:00pm

Networking Event – Cocktail Hour

7:00pm-7:30pm

Author Book Signing in Exhibitor Area

WednesDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker – Katie Anderson

9:35am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-3:35pm

Lean Competition

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez – A Lean Transformation
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton – Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop with Tilo Schwarz – Kata Coaching Dojo

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich – ‘Hard Yakka’ Down Under
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough – Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner Government
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer – Become a Keen Observer of People to Improve Your Communications

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Competition Viewing

 

1:15pm-2:00pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Heather Scavo – Manufacturing Case Study: A Journey towards Operational Excellence
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop with Steve Hoeft –  The A3 Wave 

2:00pm-2:15pm

Break

 

2:15pm-2:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich – ‘Hard Yakka’ Down Under
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton – Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

2:50pm-3:00pm

 

3:00pm-3:35pm

Break

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez – A Lean Transformation  
  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough – Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner Government

3:35pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Keynote Speaker – Nigel Thurlow

6:00pm-8:30pm

Team Building Excursions

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker – Billy Ray Taylor – How We Win: Defining, Aligning, and Executing Winning Strategies at Every Level of Your Organization

9:35am-9:45am

Break

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Dave Kippen – Four Days of Silence – An Extremely Lean Experience!
  • Breakout with Chad Bareither – Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching

 

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop Sessions

  • Workshop with Katie Anderson –  Break The Telling Habit 
  • Workshop with John Dyer –  The Red Bead Experiment 

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow – A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh – Fish Fry Ikigai

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Debra Levantrosser – Power, Authority, and Influence
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer – Become a keen Observer of People to Improve your Communications
  • Breakout with Heather Scavo – Manufacturing Case Study: A Journey towards Operational Excellence

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Awards

 

1:15pm-1:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout Panel Discussion – The Power of Serious Leadership: Lessons from Japan
  • Breakout with Dave Kippen – Four Days of Silence – An Extremely Lean Experience!

 

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop Sessions

  • Workshop with Brian Bolen & Brian DeVries-  The Obeya Workshop 

1:50pm-2:00pm

Break

 

2:00pm-2:35pm

 Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Chad Bareither – Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh – Fish Fry Ikigai
  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow – A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty

2:35pm-2:45pm

Break

2:45pm-3:45pm

Keynote Speaker – Tilo Schwarz

3:45pm-4:00pm

Closing Announcements

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