LCI Lean in Design Forum Keynote Speaker Spotlight: Kyle Majchrowski
We’re excited to welcome Kyle Majchrowski, author of Powerful Conversations, as our April 29 closing keynote speaker at the 2026 LCI Lean in Design Forum taking place April 28–29 in Chicago!
A respected voice in human-centered leadership, Kyle will lead an interactive, people-first session challenging attendees to look beyond coordination and process alone and toward the conversations that truly shape team performance.
Below is a preview of Kyle’s perspective on connection, clarity, and why conversations matter more than ever in today’s project environments.
High-performing teams don’t happen by chance. They’re built through clarity, trust, and meaningful human connection.
Kyle Majchrowski has built a career focused on people, purpose, and performance. With experience across healthcare, research, academia, construction, and technology, he brings a diverse and grounded perspective to leadership development.
He is the founder and leader of NexIntent, a consulting firm dedicated to fostering high-performing teams and unlocking individual potential through intentional development strategies. Kyle’s work emphasizes self-awareness, trust, and the power of authentic connection.
A defining element of Kyle’s leadership style is relatability. He regularly shares personal stories that invite openness, encourage reflection, and create space for meaningful dialogue. This approach has made him a sought-after speaker and trusted guide for organizations navigating complexity and change.
In addition to his professional work, Kyle is deeply committed to community impact. He volunteers with Ripple Intent, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of individuals and communities. Across all of his efforts, Kyle demonstrates a belief that effective leadership begins with understanding oneself and showing up intentionally for others.
Drawing on decades of experience in project delivery.
Kyle brings more than 25 years of experience building construction project delivery teams as an owner. In his keynote, he shares relatable stories and practical insights from real-world projects, illustrating how clarity and connection directly influence outcomes.
Rather than focusing solely on coordination or logistics, Kyle challenges teams to examine how they communicate, how they listen, and how they show up for one another. His approach helps teams move from managing tasks to building trust, alignment, and shared purpose.
Attendees can expect an interactive session that encourages reflection, participation, and honest conversation, all grounded in practical application.
Helping teams reconnect with the human side of performance.
In his keynote, “Powerful Conversations: How Team Clarity Creates Performance,” Kyle will address a growing challenge across industries: the erosion of meaningful human connection.
Over the past few decades, thoughtful and intentional conversations have become increasingly rare. Isolation and loneliness are now common, even in highly collaborative project environments. He’ll invite attendees to consider how this disconnection shows up on teams and how it impacts trust, clarity, and performance.
The session will explore the idea that strong teams are not built through process alone, but through intentional conversations rooted in self-awareness. Before teams can truly listen to one another, individuals must first reflect on their own beliefs, values, and experiences. From that foundation, deeper dialogue becomes possible.
Through conversation, teams can jointly explore how perceptions are formed, where assumptions come from, and how shared understanding develops. Kyle emphasizes that this level of awareness creates stronger relationships and more confident decision-making.
Be part of the conversation shaping project success.
Kyle’s keynote sets the tone for the broader experience of the 2026 LCI Lean in Design Forum, where clarity, connection, and collaboration take center stage. Throughout the forum, attendees will explore how aligning expectations early in the design process creates confidence downstream, strengthening teams and improving project outcomes.
From people-first leadership to practical design and delivery strategies, the Lean in Design Forum is designed for professionals who want to move beyond process alone and focus on how teams truly work together.
Questions about the Lean in Design Forum program? Email Joan Piccariello for more information.
Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this year’s Lean in Design Forum? Email or call Ilene Goldberg at 703.785.9087.