Continuous Improvement with Lean
OperationsProductivityBusiness

Continuous Improvement with Lean

⏱ 12 hours

Every business has waste: wait time, rework, extra steps, handoffs nobody needs. Most of it hides in plain sight.

Continuous Improvement with Lean is a six-module, self-paced class that teaches you to find it and fix it. You learn what continuous improvement really means, then work through four stages: find the waste, build the plan, make the change happen, and check that it worked. Module 6 is a test drive where you put it all together.

AI tools help at every stage: a Lean Language Decoder, Waste Spotter, Process Mapper, Rollout Planner and Review Analyst. You finish with your own Continuous Improvement Plan, reviewed by the Capstone Evaluator. No black belt required.

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What you’ll learn

Name which of the eight wastes is eating a process, in words your team recognizes Run the five screening questions on any complaint before you try to fix it Map a process four ways (flow chart, fishbone, SIPOC, value stream map) and pick the right one for the question Choose between Kaizen and Kaikaku on purpose, and plan the rollout and communication Prove a change worked with real baselines and keep-it or roll-it-back thresholds set in advance Direct AI tools on a real process while keeping every judgment call in human hands

Who this course is for

Front-line staff, team leads, supervisors, and small-business owners who are new to Lean and can already see the friction in their everyday work.

Before you begin

None. No prior Lean training or certification needed. Bring a real process at work that annoys you (the Star Events case study is there as a fallback).

Course curriculum

  1. Get Started

    Orientation: how this class works and how to use it.

    • Get Started
  2. Course Book

    The full self-guided Course Book for this class.

    • Course Book
  3. Module 1: What Continuous Improvement Really Means

    Module 1 — What Continuous Improvement Really Means.

    • What Continuous Improvement Really Means
    • AI Tool — Lean Language Decoder
    • Module 1 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 1: What Continuous Improvement Really Means — Workbook Reflection
  4. Module 2: Find the Waste

    Module 2 — Find the Waste.

    • Find the Waste
    • AI Tool — Waste Spotter
    • Module 2 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 2: Stage One: Find the Waste — Workbook Reflection
  5. Module 3: Build the Plan

    Module 3 — Build the Plan.

    • Build the Plan
    • AI Tool — Process Mapper
    • Module 3 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 3: Stage Two: Build the Plan — Workbook Reflection
  6. Module 4: Make the Change Happen

    Module 4 — Make the Change Happen.

    • Make the Change Happen
    • AI Tool — Rollout Planner
    • Module 4 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 4: Stage Three: Make the Change Happen — Workbook Reflection
  7. Module 5: Check That It Worked

    Module 5 — Check That It Worked.

    • Check That It Worked
    • AI Tool — Review Analyst
    • Module 5 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 5: Stage Four: Check That It Worked — Workbook Reflection
  8. Module 6: Test Drive

    Module 6 — Test Drive.

    • Test Drive
    • AI Tool — Capstone Evaluator
    • Module 6 — Knowledge Check
    • Module 6: Test Drive: Your Continuous Improvement Plan — Workbook Reflection
  9. Course Materials & Capstone

    Workbook and Capstone materials.

    • Workbook
  10. Course Wrap-Up

    Course conclusion: what you built, where you go next, and the glossary.

    • Course Conclusion