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Find upcoming events near you through LCI’s calendar of events and check back regularly for new event postings. Never miss a networking or educational opportunity when you join your local Community of Practice! Contact us with any inquiries.
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03
Tue
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Unlock Potential and Increase Efficiency with Pods & Panels
Webinar
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Unlock Potential and Increase Efficiency with Pods & Panels
Webinar
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M3C’s products lines and library of templates are produced in an off-site factory setting allowing for unmatched flexibility, quality, expedited construction times, and seamless transportation for on-site success. Whether you’re embarking on a ground-up project or seeking to update an existing facility, our library of templates allow you to buy building elements in bulk.
04
Wed
03:30 PM - 07:00 PM
A3 Problem Solving: Unleash Your Problem-Solving Potential
Wisconsin Community of Practice
03:30 PM - 07:00 PM
A3 Problem Solving: Unleash Your Problem-Solving Potential
Wisconsin Community of Practice
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Are you ready to take your problem-solving skills to the next level? Whether you’re a beginner looking to grasp the fundamentals or an experienced professional seeking advanced techniques, our ” A3 Problem Solving: Unleash Your Problem-Solving Potential” event has something for everyone.
05
Thu
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Digital Strategies Drive Lean Insights
Webinar
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Simplify Your Construction Planning: Go Digital with Hoylu
Webinar
02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Lean Congress Presentation Preview
Northern Ohio Community of Practice
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Digital Strategies Drive Lean Insights
Webinar
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There are different strategies for digital technology adoption that will have varying degrees of impact or disruption on an organization’s practices. Learn how a progressive implementation of digital tools will remove waste, increase production, and improve how you work. The differences between digitization, digitalization and digital transformation will be explained through customer examples that illustrate the lean insights gained by adopting digital strategies.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Simplify Your Construction Planning: Go Digital with Hoylu
Webinar
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Join us as we unveil the innovative world of Hoylu for Construction, the ultimate game-changer in digital construction planning for Lean, Last Planner System®, Pull Planning and more. From real-time collaboration to automatic updates, visual project planning, and seamless team communication – discover how our smart solution is reshaping the way construction projects are managed. We’ll explore a realm where efficiency meets precision, errors fade into the background, and project success becomes the norm.
02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Lean Congress Presentation Preview
Northern Ohio Community of Practice
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Join us for a Congress Preview as two local teams share their presentations prior to LCI Congress in October. 15 Years of Supercharging: Akron Children’s Hospital’s Newest Emergency Department Fifteen years into their Lean Journey, Akron Children’s Hospital is celebrating the grand opening of the Mahoning Valley Emergency Department, located on the Beeghly Campus in Boardman, Ohio.  2023 marks 11 years of utilizing lean integrated project delivery (IPD) and is the fifth successful IPD project delivered by the hospital. This project was originally envisioned to replace the outdated and physically fragmented department. The 30,000 square foot addition plus a 16,000 square foot renovation was valued at a $35.7m market cost. The target cost was set at $30.4m. In early 2020,...
06
Fri
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
LCI Field Crew Huddle Virtual Lean Coffee
Webinar
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
LCI Field Crew Huddle Virtual Lean Coffee
Webinar
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Join us for a virtual Field Crew Huddle Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! You will participate in an open conversation in a safe, small, and low-pressure environment. Together, we’ll talk about Lean Construction Institute and LCI Congress. You’ll learn about the exciting opportunities you have as Trade partners to engage in the Lean community. This is an opportunity to share the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you are learning on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required.  Lean Coffee Format: All topics are open for consideration. There are no irrelevant topic and any participant can propose a topic. Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch...
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Tue
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
A Lean Method Eliminates Trade Damage on Welded Metal Frames
Webinar
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
A Lean Method Eliminates Trade Damage on Welded Metal Frames
Webinar
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90% of the headaches on a construction project are caused by welded hollow metal frames.  The Door Schedules are always late, the frames have long lead times, and Trade Damage must be repaired at the end.  This webinar describes the Root Cause of these problems along with data proving how all of these issues are eliminated when Qwikinstall Welded Hollow Metal Frames are specified for the project.
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Thu
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
In-Person Lean Coffee
Los Angeles & Orange County Community of Practice
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
A Virtual Lean Coffee
Carolinas Community of Practice
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
How OpenSpace Reality Capture Connects Field & Office Teams
Webinar
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Real-Time Analytics Meets Patented Pull Planning
Webinar
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Reliable Workflow: The Parade of Trades Simulation and a
Minnesota Community of Practice
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Appropriate Use of Prefabrication
Wisconsin Community of Practice
03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
3rd Annual Innovation Fair
Central Indiana Community of Practice
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
In-Person Lean Coffee
Los Angeles & Orange County Community of Practice
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Join us for a Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn – THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS!
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
A Virtual Lean Coffee
Carolinas Community of Practice
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Join us for a virtual Lean Coffee for October.  Meet like-minded people who share your passion for Lean principles. Come prepared to share and learn!
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
How OpenSpace Reality Capture Connects Field & Office Teams
Webinar
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With ongoing innovation in construction tech and exciting solutions like OpenSpace’s reality capture, it’s easier for builders to adhere to Lean  construction practices and mitigate the environmental impact of their projects. Using reality capture, field and office teams can collaborate more effectively, avoid rework and destructive investigations, build with greater efficiency, reduce travel, and unlock other operational improvements to avoid the “8 wastes.” Join us to learn how your company can benefit from this technology.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Real-Time Analytics Meets Patented Pull Planning
Webinar
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The foundation of the Last Planner System® paired with a software platform that provides real-time analytics and a patented pull planning feature is an unmatched recipe for project success. In this webinar, we’ll dive into how Touchplan supports your entire project lifecycle and reduces planning related delays.
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Reliable Workflow: The Parade of Trades Simulation and a
Minnesota Community of Practice
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Lean Happy Hour Developed by the Lean Construction (LCI) Institute over 20 years ago, the Parade of Trades® is a key foundational experience for anyone interested in implementing Lean scheduling and workflow within a project setting. The simulation explores the impact of variability on a construction project and participants will experience the possibility for success when reliable workflow is achieved on a project.
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Appropriate Use of Prefabrication
Wisconsin Community of Practice
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The presentation will cover JP Cullen’s Lean journey with prefabrication and evolution of where we started and what we are doing today. It will also highlight some of the benefits seen along the way.
03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
3rd Annual Innovation Fair
Central Indiana Community of Practice
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Join the Central Indiana Community of Practice for its third Innovation Fair showcasing inventive efforts to transform the design and construction industry and advance the Lean mindset!  Owners, Designers, Contractors, Trade Partners and anyone eager to learn about innovations in our industry are encouraged to participate. Exhibitors from all sectors of the industry will highlight how their teams are adding value to the planning, design and implementation process, along with the innovative ways they are solving complex problems.
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Fri
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
A Lean Coffee
Ohio Valley Community of Practice
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
A Lean Coffee
DC Metro Community of Practice
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
A Lean Coffee
Ohio Valley Community of Practice
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Join us for a Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required.
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
A Lean Coffee
DC Metro Community of Practice
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Join us for a Lean Coffee at the LCI Main Office to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No Previous Lean experience is required.
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Tue
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
An IN-PERSON Lean Coffee
Chicago Community of Practice
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Measuring Continuous Improvement: The Last Planner System®
Greater Des Moines Community of Practice
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
An IN-PERSON Lean Coffee
Chicago Community of Practice
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Join us for a Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey.  No previous Lean experience is required. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn – THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group....
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Measuring Continuous Improvement: The Last Planner System®
Greater Des Moines Community of Practice
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This is the first meeting in LCI Des Moines Series on: Measuring Methods for Continuous Improvement.   Join us in person to hear the Lomar Distribution Center project team discuss their implementation of the Last Planner System and how they have continuously scaled the LPS to fit the needs of an ever-fluctuating, naturally progressing scope of work.
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Fri
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Groundbreaking Career Fair!
Chicago Community of Practice
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Groundbreaking Career Fair!
Chicago Community of Practice
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The LCI Chicago CoP is excited to welcome you to its  inaugural Career Fair which seeks to bridge together Lean practicing organizations with A/E/C students from the Chicagoland area and beyond!   The LCI Chicago CoP actively fosters connections between Lean organizations and A/E/C program students with a goal to facilitate meaningful connections and empower the next generation of design and construction professionals to shape their Lean future.  Through this initiative, it opens doors to potential internships and employment opportunities, bridging the gap between academia and industry in pursuit of Lean construction excellence.
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Mon
11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
LCI Golf Event
LCI National
11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
LCI Golf Event
LCI National
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If you can’t make it to Congress, you can still join us for a day of golf! The 3rd Annual LCI Congress Golf Tournament will take place at Plum Hollow Country Club, featuring a nationally recognized championship golf course. Set within beautiful surroundings and sweeping elevations just outside of Detroit, the club hosts tournaments including PGA, Ryder Cup, and the Western Open. There will be a shotgun start at 11:00 a.m. ET and each sponsored hole will have a separate contest such as marshmallow and frisbee golf. This is a perfect setting for a fantastic day of golf!
24
Tue
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
25th Annual LCI Congress in Detroit, MI
LCI Golf Event
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Silent Auction at 2023 Congress Detroit
LCI Golf Event
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
25th Annual LCI Congress in Detroit, MI
LCI Golf Event
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08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Silent Auction at 2023 Congress Detroit
25th Annual LCI Congress in Detroit, MI
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Fundraiser for local industry-related charity

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LCI Congress

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For nearly 25 years, Congress is where your Lean community comes together for unparalleled knowledge-sharing across disciplines. Attendees come back year after year to reconnect while sharing experiences and successes—and return home with critical, actionable knowledge. Upcoming dates include:

  • 2024: Oct. 22-25, San Diego, California
  • 2025: Oct. 21-24, Arlington, Texas
  • 2026: Oct. 13-16, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 2027: Oct. 25-28, Long Beach, California
LCI Congress

Lean in Design Forum

May 1-2, 2024

As a member of the design community, your involvement in the beginning of the project planning process is crucial. From saving the team from delivering projects late to ensuring the greatest value in these projects, your role is vital to your team’s success. Lean in design can help you continue to exceed expectations!

Lean in Design Forum

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This is an event for all roles in the AEC industry. The issue of mental health and well-being effects all of us, whether we work in the Design Community (Architects, Engineers), with a trade partner, in preconstruction and estimating, or for an Owner or general contractor.

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