Lean Institute Africa
Purpose | Process | People
Lean Transformation requires learning a new way of thinking and acting by addressing key questions of Purpose, Process and People.

Education
Advance your knowledge and application.
Our programmes and workshops are certified by the Lean Institute Africa . . .

Advisory
Support to your improvement journey.
Need sound advice from experienced strategic and implementation advisors . . .

Summits
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To encourage the African lean community to advance their lean thinking and practice . . .
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT
The Lean Institute Africa is a non-profit company promoting lean thinking in sub-Saharan Africa. We are a proud member of the Lean Global Network comprising more than 30 institutes globally. Founded by Jim Womack and Dan Jones, the network is a community of thought-leaders and practitioners with the goal of making things better.
Our vision is to contribute to better organisational outcomes and quality of life by advancing Lean Thinking and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.
We aim to achieve our vision by building the community of lean practitioners through co-learning partnerships, action research and knowledge sharing.
learners
Global Institutes
Summits
Founders

Dr. Jim Womack
Founder and Advisor of the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) Inc.

PROF. DANIEL T. JONES
Founder and Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy United Kingdom.

Emeritus Prof. Norman Faull
Founder and Chairman of the Lean Institute Africa.
Head Office
+27 21 406 1477
Graduate School of Business
UCT Breakwater Lodge
V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
Our Global Network

News
As we learn by doing
One of the things that I appreciate the most about my work is the high amount of learning that goes together with doing my work. Recently I concluded a pilot project where we managed to reduce the average patient journey time (from arrival at the facility’s Admission...
A Call to Arms
The call to bare arms is now widespread. In Argentina. In Germany. In Indonesia. In fact, we see the call to arms in all the countries that have secured supplies of the vaccine to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a call for upper arms to be bared, and injected. Our...
THE LEARNING IS IN THE STRUGGLE WITH TERRY O’DONOGHUE
If you missed the webinar with Terry O'Donoghue, from Halfway Toyota, do take a look at the recording below. It is well worth watching! https://youtu.be/3X1z_AISPc4 Read more
Lean Healthcare amidst Covid19: Interview with Len Deacon, SA Homecare
In May 2020 South Africa started to deal with the upsurge in Covid19 cases and healthcare facilities began facing the enormity of the task ahead. On the suggestion of Dr Rob Campbell, CEO of Nurture Health, the Lean Institute Africa coordinated a Lean Healthcare...
The Question of Employee Engagement
I had an interesting conversation with someone that got me thinking about management’s thinking around people engagement in most organisations. The person contrasted experience of working in the private sector with that of working in the public sector. In one of these...
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