4601 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22203
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The Minnesota CoP brings together the most forward thinking and respected design, construction, and supply chain and professionals in our in region.
Through effective lean leadership we are creating a “buzz” within our community, an excitement, an infectious desire far beyond our core group for a sustainable local lean culture. We are creating a rising tide that will lift all the boats in our local construction community.
The best way to get involved is to come to our monthly Lean Coffee events that are on the second Thursday of each month! There is no cost, all are welcome, and no previous lean experience is necessary. For more information about the Minnesota CoP please contact me, Ryan Ring.
Our dedicated core group members include:
Leader — Ryan Ring
Vice Leader — Ben Foreman
Events Leader — Josh Singsank
Communication — Karen McHugh
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Mark your calendar for March 25, 2021!
The LCI Minnesota CoP is hosting its 1st Annual Lean Day on Thursday, March 25, 2021. In preparation, the CoP core group is seeking presenters for this full-day event with 150-200 Construction Industry Professionals anticipated to attend. Eligible presentations shall be approximately 50-60 minutes in duration, target trade partners and general contractors and shall demonstrate significant improvements to the construction process. Submittals are due no later than October 2, 2020. Access the presentation submittal form HERE.
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The Lean Construction Institute Minnesota Community of Practice (LCI MN CoP) is hosting the 1st Annual Lean Day, Thursday, March 25th, 2021. We are seeking presenters for this full-day event with 150-200 Construction Industry Professionals anticipated to attend. Eligible presentations shall be approximately 50 – 60 minutes in length, target trade partners and general contractors and shall demonstrate significant improvements to the construction process. Please submit your presentation abstract no later than October 2, 2020.
RefinemySite is a cloud-based construction collaboration platform that applies Lean principles to enable your entire team — from superintendent to trade contractors — to plan, communicate and execute in real time. Join us for this educational program so you can experience how your project team can use Last Planner System® practices with RefinemySite to more productively plan, coordinate, confirm and learn from your work.
Join the vPlanner team for this short overview of the best practices of managing collaborative pull planning while working remotely. Since February, our team has coached dozens of project teams around the world to transition from on-site management to remote/hybrid management of their production plans using vPlanner. We will also share how we have been adapting takt planning to a variety of project types and situations including in recovery planning to lessen the impact of social distancing on the workflow. We have assembled lessons learned for planning the design, construction, commissioning, and activation that we will share during this webinar.
Review 10 essential Lean books with Lean construction leader and author Hal Macomber. Intended for people starting to implement Lean practices as well as those continuing to build their Lean organizations and projects. This is the perfect precursor to Congress and will help keep teams on track well after the event is over.
Discover the presentations that mean the most to your Lean journey with five tracks built around the overarching theme of The ABCs of Lean: Transformation through Actions, Best Practices and Coaching:
High-performing teams function on collaborative brain power to rapidly advance work and add value by operating in a Big Room setting. Effective Big Rooms are only possible with the mindset and behaviors that break down the traditional silos to allow for cross-functional team collaboration and decision-making. Through the Effective Big Room webinar, you will gain a foundational understanding of the concept of a Big Room by learning the benefits, purpose, and implementation considerations. This webinar will lead you to understanding how to improve collaboration and drive transparency within your team to optimize project outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
Join us for a 90-minute virtual CoP experience to engage deeply with independent Lean Coaches in a collaborative discussion.
Come with your most vexing Lean implementation or project problems and get expert advice. We will utilize breakouts to discuss topics in small groups, each led by a coach.
The Zoom link for attendance will be included with your registration confirmation email.
This is going to be a fun and interactive session and we will be capping registration at 70 in order to keep the groups small! As well, joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are only allowing attendees to join from your computer. We also ask that everyone #turnyourcameraon and come ready to actively participate! It will enrich the experience for all participants.
 LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Date: Thursday, May 12, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM Location: Kraus-Anderson Construction Company | ||
| Join us for another successful Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! 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. 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. Attendance is free! Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (CST) Location: Kraus-Anderson Construction Company | ||
| Join us for another successful Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! 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. 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. Attendance is free! Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (CST) Location: WSB& Associates | ||
| Join us for another successful Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! 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. 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. Attendance is free! Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Villego: A Last Planner® Experience Date: Friday, January 29, 2016 Time: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Location: JE Dunn Construction | ||
| The Villego® simulation enables participants to experience the contrast between traditional project management and the management of projects using The Last Planner System® of Production Control. Participants will assume the various roles typical commonly found on project sites, including that of trade foremen, superintendents, and project managers. As part of a team you will be required to build a complete building out of LEGO® blocks within a given budget and time constraint. The learning goals of this training include obtaining an understanding of The Last Planner System®, an understanding of the skills and attitude necessary to truly cooperate successfully, and the important ways The Last Planner System® structures the conversations necessary to work reliably. Participants will learn the importance of engaging all elements of The Last Planner System® as a key piece of their Lean implementation. Jason Klaus – Associate Principal with Lean Project Consulting – His experience as a project superintendent makes him a valuable resource when working with project teams. He has experience using The Last Planner System®as a superintendent and has consulted on lean construction projects across the US and internationally. He has led a number of workshops using the Villego simulation for owners, contractors, and suppliers. Jason has a Bachelors Degree in Construction Management from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.
Elizabeth McKierman – Lean Specialist for JE Dunn, providing direction and support for the company’s continuous improvement journey. Elizabeth has over 8 years’ experience in the Construction Industry and previously worked as a Project Manager with JE Dunn. Elizabeth has a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management from Minnesota State Mankato.
Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (CST) Location: Common Roots Cafe | ||
JOIN OUR LOCAL LEAN COMMUNITY FOR LEAN COFFEE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND LEARN AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR LEAN ENDEAVORS! 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.LEAN COFFEES WERE CREATED BY JIM BENSON AND JEREMY LIGHTSMITH AS A MELDING OF OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY (OST) AND PERSONAL KANBAN (PK). OST IS A PROCESS FOR HAVING A GROUP DEMOCRATICALLY DEVELOP AN AGENDA FOR CONVERSATIONS AND THEN MANAGING THAT AGENDA. KANBAN IS USED TO VISUALLY MANAGE THE CONVERSATION. LEAN COFFEE IS A FREE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO EXPLORE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT THEY OTHERWISE DON’T GET TO DISCUSS. THIS FREE SPACE GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO TRY OUT BEHAVIORS, EXERCISE LEADERSHIP, GET HELP, GIVE HELP AND GROW PROFESSIONALLY.COME AS YOU ARE AND BE READY TO LEARN.
Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Lean Transformations: Strategy Deployment from the CEO to Frontline Employees Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM Location: McGough Construction | ||
| Transforming to a Lean organization takes focus, time and patience. We are excited to have two stories of lean journeys undertaken by companies operating in our area. Learn about practical tools, coordinated Lean systems and fundamental behaviors to build and improve a strategy deployment system where employees at every level have a role to play. Didier Rabino, Lean Sensei at HealthEast will be discussing how strategy deployment enables the organization to focus on the right things to get them done. This Lean management system stimulates enterprise wide alignment, focus and engagement against the backdrop of PDCA and visual management. Josh Thrap and Mike Sherman from Hy-Vee Construction will walk through Hy-Vee Construction’s lean transformation timeline from 2007 until present. They will cover the successes and struggles of implementation in the field as well as office operations and support, and will discuss the initial momentum, the learning, and the revitalization of their efforts. Register HERE | ||
LCI Upper Midwest Community of Practice Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Location: Mortenson Construction | ||
JOIN OUR LOCAL LEAN COMMUNITY FOR A LEAN COFFEE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND LEARN FROM AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR LEAN ENDEAVORS! 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.LEAN COFFEES WERE CREATED BY JIM BENSON AND JEREMY LIGHTSMITH AS A MELDING OF OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY (OST) AND PERSONAL KANBAN (PK). OST IS A PROCESS FOR HAVING A GROUP DEMOCRATICALLY DEVELOP AN AGENDA FOR CONVERSATIONS AND THEN MANAGE THAT AGENDA. KANBAN IS USED TO VISUALLY MANAGE THE CONVERSATION. LEAN COFFEE IS A FREE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO EXPLORE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THEY DON’T OTHERWISE GET TO DISCUSS. THIS FREE SPACE GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO TRY OUT BEHAVIORS, EXERCISE LEADERSHIP, GET HELP, GIVE HELP, AND GROW PROFESSIONALLY. COME AS YOU ARE AND BE READY TO LEARN!
Parking is available in the surface lot or garage outside of the Mortenson office. Space fills quickly, so additional parking is available across the street in the surface lot of the 4150 Olson Highway building (red brick building). Register HERE | ||
LCI-Upper Midwest CoP Date: Friday, March 13, 2015 Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location: Lyn Lake Brewery and Modulus MEP Parking is recommended in the lot behind the Jungle Theatre and can be accessed via Lyndale Ave (see map) | ||
KEVIN BEUMER, MODULUS MEP | ||
| REGISTERHERE. LCI Members: $15.00 |
LCI-Upper Midwest CoP Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM Location: McGough Construction | ||
DAN BRENTESON, MCGOUGH CONSTRUCTION | ||
REGISTERHERE. LCI Members & students: $15.00 |
LCI-Upper Midwest CoP Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM Location: HGA Minneapolis | ||
DR. JOHN TOUSSAINT, THEDACAREThedaCare and Dr. Tousssaint were featured in a TIME magazine article of October 2013 as “The Real Face of Healthcare Reform”. Dr. Toussaint retired as CEO of ThedaCare in 2008 and went on to found the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, a 501(c)(3) that exists to improve the Healthcare industry across the globe. Come learn with us from their successes and failures. John’s experience as a CEO leading a large organization through a Lean transition will be relevant to everyone in attendance. C-suite people in the audience will learn what Lean is really about. Non-C Suite people in the audience will learn how to effectively communicate the case for Lean with their C-suite. Logistical Details Enrollment capped at 90 people 1:00 – 1:45 Social 1:45 – 2:00 Welcome/Introduction to LCI and John 2:00 – 2:45 John’s talk 2:45 – 3:30 Q/A 3:30 – 5:30 Social Recommended Reading: http://business.time.com/2013/10/09/the-real-face-of-healthcare-reform/
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LCI Upper Midwest CoP Intro to Lean for Design Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM Location: Intereum, Inc. | ||
STACEY ROOT, BOULDER ASSOCIATESBoulder Associates often uses a 3P Event to kick-start a design. Working alongside Lean-thinking architects, a dedicated staff of 14-24 end users start from square one exploring current metrics and processes versus the ideal state that they define as a team. Then they build full-scale models to simulate – and continually improve – the processes and the design while testing concepts in real time and space, a Lean process known as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA). This presentation will define the 3P process and explain how early collaboration between designers and users can be a great way to ensure that a building adds value to Owners by supporting process first. Attendees will learn what a 3P Event accomplishes, the value of designing process first, what elements are essential to its success, lessons learned, and how it adds upfront value to Owners, constructors, and (most importantly!) end users. AKA: Why on earth would I do this?
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4601 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22203
©2020 Lean Construction Institute. All Rights Reserved. · Threshold Technologies, Inc.
