Blackbelt Final Presentation Day

Today is one of the busiest days for Blackbelts as they are doing their final presentations.

LPS - BB Report Out

The Blackbelts have their last module this week including the much anticipated Extreme Makeover Kaizen. Having a solid foundation from our Greenbelt program and having learned the ins and outs of lean application in Assessment & Strategy, Supply Chain and seeing lean in all aspects of life with the Japan trip, the Extreme Makeover in some ways is the pinnacle of Kaizens. The Blackbelts utilize Lean Sensei's Lean Problem Solving (LPS) methodology.

Here are photos from the report-out.

Christmas Festivities Have Begun!

What better way to start then week than with a party!

We had our internal Christmas party with the warm company of friends, family and true to Lean Sensei's style, great food.

Here are a few shots we would like to share with you.

Our awesome support staff in front of the beautifully adorned Christmas tree.

 

Regal members of the support team.

One word, delectable!

 

 

Two truths and a lie... can you spot the liar?

And a festive snowman for Executive coach, Andrew.

Happy Holidays from our Family to yours.

Mini Tokyo

We cover a lot of ground in our Japan Lean tour. We visit a large variety of high calibre lean organizations and have many Japanese cultural learnings embedded into the trip as well. You will get an immense amount of value and motivation from this tour.

I found that the tours of some best-in-class Lean organizations helped me fine tune my eye so that I became more able to see positive and negative indicators of Lean without relying on our Senseis to point them out.Though the trip was a few weeks ago but we still have so much to share.

-Skip Weltz, Walters & Wolf Glass

Here is a time lapse video created by president of Lean Sensei International, David Chao. It's a Tokyo, pocket size for us to share with everyone back home.

If you would like to learn more about the Japan benchmarking tour, visit our website.

A Big Day for Greenbelts across Canada!

Today has been a big day for Greenbelts all across Canada. This week we had two Greenbelt classes graduate to Lean Greenbelt Champions!

Greenbelt Operations Toronto Fall 2013:

 Congratulations!


In recognition of the top performers of the class, three medals were presented to the group. These awards are cumulative and look at the overall performance throughout all three modules. The criteria for the awards inlude:

-Teamwork & Leadership in Kaizens and group activities
-Project achievements & total cost savings
-Overall transformation over the three modules
-Final Presentation
-Final Exam score

Medalists: Maribel (Gold), Timothy (Bronze), Lisa (Silver)

Greenbelt Operations Calgary Fall 2013:

Medalists: Scott (Gold), Cody (Silver), Cynthia (Bronze)

It was a very cold week in Calgary and Toronto, and we want to thank all the Greenbelts and hosts for their hard work. With that, our Fall Greenbelt programs have come to an end. We are already registering participants and gearing up for next year! For more information on Lean Sensei programs please check our website here, or send an email to info@leansensei.com. We still have availability in the following upcoming programs:

Greenbelt for Operations (Vancouver – Winter 2014)
Module 1: January 27th – January 31st
Module 2: February 24th – February 28th
Module 3: March 24th – March 28th

Greenbelt Operations (Toronto – Spring 2014)
Module 1: March 3rd – March 7th
Module 2: March 31st – April 4th
Module 3: April 28th – May 2nd

Greenbelt Operations (Calgary/Edmonton – Spring 2014)
Module 1: March 24th – March 28th (held in EDMONTON)
Module 2: April 28th – May 2nd (held in CALGARY)
Module 3: May 26th – May 30th (held in EDMONTON)

Juku Lean People Development

Lean Sensei is very excited to launch our new Juku workshop today!

In Japanese, the term Juku refers to special classes designed to advance students to higher degrees of success. Similarly, Lean Sensei’s Juku Extended Education program focuses on concentration and dedication in developing the best in Lean talent.

A new extended education program has been developed for Lean Sensei Greenbelt, Blackbelt and Master Blackbelt graduates to go above and beyond what they have learned in Lean certification programs. The Juku program is designed to complement other Lean Sensei programs and bring new challenges to graduates who are ready to bring their knowledge and experience to the next level. It is intended to be completed within a 12 month period (ie. January to December).

In addition, the Juku program allows people to stay connected and networked with others who are building their Lean and Toyota Way knowledge base. Learning opportunities will be in the form of workshops and hands-on seminars.


Why is this important?

The Juku program supports the ongoing educational and professional development of Lean Sensei certified Leanbelt practitioners. The purpose of Lean Sensei’s Juku program is to:

• Enhance the professional development of Lean certified practitioners
• Enhance the sustainability of Lean within client organizations
• Encourage and recognize individualized learning opportunities
• Offer a standardized and objective mechanism for attaining and recording professional development activities
• Sustain the recognition and value of Lean Sensei Leanbelt credentials

The next Juku workshop on Lean Mistake Proofing will be in 2014 commencing January 24. Please visit our website for more information - www.leansensei.com 

Mapping it!

Most of you will agree that December is one of the busiest times of the year. We have Greenbelt on simultaneously in Toronto and Calgary.

In the photos below, a couple of the Toronto teams are mapping out processes in their Office kaizen. This is the last module of the program. And this is the last Greenbelt class in Toronto until March 2014.

Registration is open for Toronto now: http://leansensei.com/register

Good luck Greenbelts!

Photos of the day

From our recent Japan trip.