2024 LEAN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

West MICHIGAN Lakeshore

September 24-26, 2024

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The A3 Wave

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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 - Patrick Adams

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 - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

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 - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

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

Break

 

3:00pm-3:35pm

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: Value Capture -  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 Session

  • 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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