Steve Bell at LAS '12

Lean IT Strategies founder, Steve Bell, presenting In Search of Enterprise IT Value.

First Annual LIT '12

Mike Rother, Mark Striebeck, Rich Sheridan, and Steve Bell each help cornerstone keynote session during the first annual Lean IT Summit.

LCS '12 Keynote Paul Levy

Former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, kicked off the Lean Coaching Summit '12 with a lively and engaging discussion based on his book Goal Play! Leadership Lessons from the Soccer Field.

The Team at Lean Frontiers

Jim Huntzinger, Dwayne Butcher, Linn Asbury, and Amanda Day make up the Lean Frontiers team.

Leap people process passion

Gail's organization has taken the leap and she told their story at LAS '12.

Bob Emiliani at LHRS '12

Bob Emiliani is a university professor, researcher, author, historian of Lean management, and executive trainer.

Women of Lean Jean Cunningham

As a Lean Pioneer, Jean has contributed tremendously to the lean community and has participated in numerous summits.

LAS '12 Keynote Dr. Jeffrey Liker

Author of the international best seller, The Toyota Way, speaks at the Lean Accounting Summit '12.

Mike Hoseus at LHRS '12

Executive Director for the Center for Quality People & Organizations (CQPO), holding a session on "Training and Development for Lean Leadership and Management" at the Lean HR Summit.

LCS '12 Establishing Basecamp

John Shook, CEO of LEI, and Jim Huntzinger, President of Lean Frontiers, deliver the opening remarks for the first annual Lean Coaching Summit.

Ask the Thought Leaders

Our summits give you the chance to ask questions of industry leaders.

Mark Striebeck at LIT '12

Google engineering director and LIT '12 cornerstone keynote presenter, Mark Striebeck, takes his turn to question a presenter.

Bill Waddell Networking at LAS '12

Where else can you bump into lean pioneer Bill Waddell while taking a session break?

The Fab Five at LAS '12

Jerry Solomon, Brian Maskell, Mark Deluzio, Jean Cunningham, and Orry Fiume talk about Lean Accounting.

Thought Leader Larry Grasso

Lean education thought leader and LEI Lean Accounting faculty award winner Larry Grasso takes a moment to share his wisdom with LEI Lean Accounting student award winner Clay Moerland.

Patrick Graupp at LHRS '12

Patrick Graupp, Senior Master Trainer at TWI Institute, delivers the session TWI's Impact on Organizational Behavior.

Lean HR Summit '12 Night Life

A group of Lean HR Summit presenters join the Lean Frontiers crew for a night out on San Antonio's famous River Walk.

Drew Locher at LHRS '12

Drew Locher, president at Change Management Associates, catches up with Jim Huntzinger, president at Lean Frontiers, while in between sessions.

LHRS '12 Thought Leaders Learning

Thoughts leaders Robert "Doc" Hall, Jean Cunningham, Mike Hoseus, and David Veech are always learning.

The Summit Experience

The event is just part of your lean journey, but we feel it's a very important part.

LHRS '12 Keynote David Veech

David Veech, Executive Director of the Institute for Lean Systems, engaged the audience in on the topic of "Doing Better with Less."
 
Annual Summits

Annual Summits

Meet the world's top thought leaders and network with peers at our larger Summits (100-500 participants).
Workshops

Workshops

Regional workshops provide hands-on learning in smaller groups with lean's biggest names (15-40 participants).
Webinars

Webinars

Convenient, Live and On-Demand webinars for the flexibility to learn with others or on your own.

A New Generation of Lean Leader

Lean thinking has matured over the past couple of decades with dramatic contributions from those early pioneers. Today, there’s an awakening among a new generation of lean leader. At Lean Frontiers, we call them Everyday Innovators. They can’t help but to improve. All day. Every day. They are driven for improvement in themselves, their teams, their organizations, and their world.

These leaders are found in HR, Accounting, Sales, Operations, and across the entire organization and they are asking, “What’s MY role in the lean enterprise?” and “How can I best contribute?”

What we do

We provide Everyday Innovators with access to lean’s top thought leaders. This access comes at large conferences that we call Summits, regional workshops, and webinars. Each of these events are laser-focused for specific audiences within the lean enterprise. These events cover topics like Lean Accounting, TWI, Lean HR, Lean Sales, Lean Coaching, Lean Product Development, Lean Supply Chain, and Lean IT.

Thousands of Everyday Innovators have taken part in these signature events…

  • Lean Accounting Summit
  • TWI Summit
  • Lean Coaching Summit
  • Lean HR Summit
  • Lean IT Summit
  • Lean Product and Process Development Exchange
  • Lean Sales and Marketing Summit
  • Lean Logistics Summit
  • Lean and Green Summit