Lean Construction Events: Classes, Workshops, and Lean Coffee

Lean Events

Collaboration & Integration

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05
Thu
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Pathway to Certification: Your Ultimate Guide!
Webinar
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<br />Registration for this webinar will close 30 minutes before the webinar starts and you will receive an email with the webinar registration link immediately after registering. If you register the day of, you will receive your confirmation directly before the start of the webinar.<br /><br />Please use the registration link email to add this webinar to your calendar. If you are not able to attend the webinar due to time zone or scheduling misunderstandings, no refunds are given – there are no exceptions!<br /><br />**This webinar will be recorded and a link will be sent to all paid registrants**
12
Thu
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Minnesota Community of Practice
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Lean Coffee
Minnesota Community of Practice
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Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed.    Come as...
13
Fri
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
LCI National
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
From Vision to Value: Build Better with Lean
LCI National
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Why Attend? As an Owner, your primary goal is to maximize value while minimizing costs and inefficiencies. Lean Project Delivery offers a transformative approach that focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration, and the systematic elimination of waste throughout the project lifecycle. By requiring Lean methodologies in your projects, you can achieve: Enhanced Efficiency: Lean project delivery fosters seamless collaboration among all stakeholders, leading to improved workflow and reduced delays. Cost Savings: By eliminating unnecessary processes and optimizing resource utilization, Lean practices contribute to significant cost reductions. Improved Quality: A focus on value and continuous improvement ensures that the final deliverable meets or exceeds your expectations. What to Expect? This 90-minute virtual session will provide: Overview of Lean Project Delivery: Understand the...
25
Wed
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Chicago Community of Practice
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
In Person - Lean Beer
Chicago Community of Practice
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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. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics....

National Events

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LCI Congress

October

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:

  • 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

April 30 - May 1, 2025

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!

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2025 Design Forum
Palmer House, Chicago
April 30-May 1, 2025

Lean in Design Forum

Webinars

Virtual Learning Sessions

Expand your Lean education with no travel downtime or lost work days. LCI offers webinars on a variety of Lean principles conducted by LCI instructors and industry experts with real life case studies and examples.

Webinars
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Respect for People

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.

Respect for People

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