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Learn how leader standard work can help leaders move from firefighting to intentional, value-driven leadership that strengthens alignment, accountability and continuous improvement.

Discover how creating a culture of psychological safety and open communication can unlock honesty, engagement and continuous improvement across an organization.

This session explores how treating a career like a continuous improvement project can help professionals grow their influence, lead cultural transformation and advance within a single organization.

Build confidence in experimentation and drive better outcomes with proven methods that strengthen resilience and reduce project risk.

Join this interactive workshop to discover how deliberately designed management systems enable teams to out-learn and out-innovate the competition — and gain hands-on experience applying high-velocity learning capabilities to build sustainable competitive advantage.

Join Ashton Burrell with Danner as she shares Danner’s approach to justify continuous improvement through automation.

For many organizations, the administrative office remains a "black box" of manual processes, paper trails and delayed data. At TEAM TAS, we spent a decade shattering that mold. This session will showcases our 10 year evolution from a paper driven manual system to a fully automated, digitized powerhouse.

Learn how to launch, sustain and scale operational excellence through real-world insights, peer learning and practical strategies.

Leadership expert Heléne Smuts shares practical strategies for overcoming team dysfunction and building a culture of trust, engagement and accountability. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to strengthen team performance and create a more productive work environment.

Join Krystal Nelligan to learn how through coaching we can connect with our direct reports. This will help you to engage and direct your team members to achieve their goal and realize their protentional while aligning with the company strategy.

Learn how Story’s Construction Production 2.0 system combines lean principles, scientific thinking and facilitative leadership to create more consistent “good days” for craft teams while improving project performance.

Join David Coyle and Jacqueline Richard to discover how Re:Build Manufacturing is revolutionizing product development by integrating Manufacturability for Design™ (MFD), Production Preparation Process (3P) and Process Preparation (2P).

Discover how Bruno strengthens manufacturing excellence through design for manufacturing, mistake proofing and flexible production systems. This tour highlights how integrating quality, efficiency and adaptability into operations reduces waste, improves reliability and supports customer responsiveness. Learn how these core programs empower teams and drive continuous improvement across the organization.

Discover how embedding lean from day one in a greenfield environment can build trust, align teams and accelerate performance.

Learn how layered process audits (LPAs) can strengthen accountability, improve quality and drive lasting culture change.

See how shifting from “start more” to “start less” unlocked major performance gains using Theory of Constraints principles.

Discover how A-dec’s CI Champion program develops employees to lead change, apply lean tools and strengthen engagement across the organization.

Learn how leader standard work can help leaders move from firefighting to intentional, value-driven leadership that strengthens alignment, accountability and continuous improvement.

This session explores how manufacturers can align hiring with operational excellence by replacing outdated selection methods with a clear framework that identifies talent capable of stabilizing operations, driving continuous improvement and adapting to future technological and sustainability challenges.

This session explores how Medtronic’s quality function is deploying Leader Standard Work (LSW) to make daily management real. Attendees will gain practical insights on adoption, measurement and sustaining habits globally in a complex organization.

Join United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) executives Kevin Rho and Glen Henderson as they highlight lean six sigma (LSS) concepts, tools and process improvements through implementation, cultural integration, improved operational efficiency and increased employee engagement within USPIS.

This session will guide participants through the collaborative efforts of contractors supporting the National Nuclear Security Administration, including Sandia National Laboratories and the Kansas City National Security Campus, as they addressed this challenge.

This session explores how organizations can balance local autonomy with standardized processes to maintain operational excellence in flatter, more agile organizational structures.

Learn how Greene Tweed uses structured rapid improvement events to eliminate waste, improve flow and achieve measurable gains in throughput, quality and operational performance.

Turn cultural challenges into competitive advantage by applying proven strategies that drive engagement and continuous improvement.

Discover how aligning daily management systems across multiple business units can create consistent behaviors, improve information flow and strengthen organizational alignment.

Join Emily Swaney and Todd Schneider as they share how we embraced the challenge of empowering our small lean team of 11 individuals to support an organization in its journey to develop 35,000 problem solvers.

Reducing changeover time is a standard manufacturing goal, but lasting results require more than just time studies and quick fixes.

Discover how Gibson Guitars introduced standard work in a high‑skill, high‑autonomy environment without sacrificing craftsmanship or pride.

Rethink how lean is taught and learn practical ways to develop curious, adaptable problem-solvers for today’s complex workplaces.

Learn how turning vision into aligned systems, data and problem-solving can drive real engagement, innovation and involvement on the shop floor.

This session explores how respect and collaboration can strengthen engagement, empower teams and drive performance in today’s rapidly evolving workplace.

Explore how lean thinking, behavioral science and frontline engagement helped double engine production and dramatically reduce grievances without capital investment.

Karen Martin challenges conventional thinking around one of lean’s core principles, showing how leadership and work systems can create the conditions for people to grow, contribute, and drive better business results.

Turn continuous improvement into daily practice using a simple framework that aligns people, processes and technology.

Explore how lean thinking, behavioral science and frontline engagement helped double engine production and dramatically reduce grievances without capital investment.

MIT senior lecturer Steve Spear explores how top-performing organizations create systems that make problems easier to see, solve and learn from. Drawing on lessons from Toyota and leading organizations worldwide, he shares how leaders can unlock collective ingenuity, accelerate improvement and build a lasting competitive advantage.