SUMMARY A comprehensive Lean educational system is the foundation of an effective Lean

management system.

Lean education should target 100% employee participation and have a plan for employee participation.
Everyone in the organization should be aware that Lean is for everyone and promote lean across the
company.

As a first step to a comprehensive Lean management system, senior managers must commit to Lean,
and establish and deploy a Lean educational strategy.

This encompasses setting up the infrastructure to deploy a Lean Learning Cycle structured for
continuous operation and improvement. T

he outcome of the Lean Learning Cycle is the creation of a learning organization.

One where employees are encouraged to look for opportunities for improvement and use the Lean
tools to develop and implement creative and innovative solutions for the challenges faced in their
respective functions.

A learning “Try Storming” environment is present in all successful Lean management systems, and will
begin to appear soon after commitment to the Lean Learning Cycle