Lean Training & Thinking Styles Course

Lean thinking is a philosophy. Its looking at your workplace with a focus on waste. Organisations always underestimate the amount of waste in the organisation. This course serves as another set of eyes. How many double ups does your organisation undertake. How much time and resources are wasted by being inefficient?

Through engaging discussions and practical activities, participants will explore techniques to identify inefficiencies, implement continuous improvement, and foster a culture of innovation within their teams. By the end of our tailored in-house lean thinking program, attendees will leave with actionable strategies to streamline operations and achieve measurable results.

Lean Training &Thinking For Government (Popular Option)

The government sector is challenged to deliver high-quality services efficiently and effectively. This government-focused lean thinking workshop introduces participants to lean thinking principles and how they can be applied to reduce waste, optimise processes, and improve productivity. The inhouse tailored workshop has been popular within government departments

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Key Learning Outcomes

Your in-house Lean Thinking Skills workshop will give participants the skills to:

Understand lean principles and differentiate value vs. waste.
Learn process mapping techniques to identify inefficiencies.
Identify and reduce bottlenecks with affinity diagrams.
Foster a lean mindset to drive innovation and efficiency.
Develop actionable plans with clear goals and metrics.
Sustain productivity improvements with team involvement.
Share insights and finalise personal action plans for success.
Build strategies to remove role ambiguity and enhance clarity.
Encourage collaborative brainstorming for continuous improvement.

Course Description

Example Tailored Lean Training & Thinking Styles Program Outline

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM:

Lean Thinking Fundamentals

Understanding lean thinking principles.
Ground rules and expectations.
The core principles of lean thinking.
Identifying value versus waste in government processes.
Exploring common types of waste (e.g., time, resources, inefficiencies).

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM:

Morning Tea Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM:

Mapping Processes and Identifying Waste

Process mapping techniques.
Identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
Using affinity diagrams to identify and remove waste.

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM:

Lunch Break

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM:

Tools and Techniques for Continuous Improvement

Introduction to tools like 5S, Kaizen, and root cause analysis.
Practical application of lean tools to government scenarios.
Encouraging team involvement in improvement initiatives.

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM:

Fostering a Lean Culture

Building a mindset of innovation and efficiency.
Overcoming resistance to change.
Leading change.
Removing role ambiguity.

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM:

Afternoon Tea Break

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM:

Action Planning and Implementation

Developing a lean implementation plan.
Setting achievable goals and metrics.
Low hanging productivity improvements.
Ensuring sustainability of improvements.

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM:

Review, Refocus, and Refine

Sharing insights and takeaways.
Group discussion: Overcoming specific challenges in government.
Finalising personal action plans.

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM:

Closing and Feedback

Summary of key learnings.
Participant feedback and evaluations.