LeanBNB Course

Learn Lean from a Fun Perspective

Discover lean through a fun perspective that is familiar to us all: traveling with AirBNB!

Reinforce 5S, Waste, Standardization, and More

Connect key lean concepts to real-life frustrations and problems that are common to the AirBNB travel experience. See the value of lean fundamentals and laugh while you do it!

Watch the First Video

Join the Lean Smarts Academy

Access all our courses with your subscription to the Lean Smarts Academy.

Start a Free Trial

Included in this Course

8 Bite-Sized Videos

Each of the videos are 3-7 minutes long, making them perfect for topical training or even a daily standup meeting.

2 Locations

Join us in Bellingham, WA and Des Moines, IA. More locations to be added in 2023.

Deliver Training on Your Terms

On the shop floor

Play videos in daily stand up meetings. Reinforce lean behaviors for weeks and months to come!

In your next workshop

Use the course as a complete kaizen curriculum in your next training class or workshop. Train management. Train associates. And even kick-off kaizen events.

At any computer

Assign training to be completed at the learner’s own workstation or desk. Any device with an internet connection will work (phones and tablets included)!

For each new hire

Accelerate new hire comprehension with targeted lean training! Ensure that lean behaviors are taught for years to come.

In your next kaizen event

Prepare participants in your next kaizen event with effective lean knowledge. Make sure they hit the ground running… and in the right direction!

Join the Lean Smarts Academy

Access all our courses with your subscription to the Lean Smarts Academy.

Start a Free Trial

Course Contents

Bellingham, WA

Setting the Kitchen in Order
  • Experience our confusion and frustration finding what we need in the kitchen.
  • Learn not to bury organized tools behind doors and drawers.
  • Make things accessible and visual!
Looking Out for the Next Guy
  • Setting “the next guy” up for success is critical to the success of any AirBNB property.
  • See how the principle of “the next guy” is central to creating a work environment of respect for people.
Desperate for Standards!
  • See how many shortcomings of our AirBNB experience come down to a lack of standardization.
  • Learn to recognize standards of various kinds.
Look With Your Feet and Think With Your Hands
  • Understand what Taiichi Ono meant by “look with your feet and think with your hands.”
  • Learn to plan, prototype, and brainstorm ideas more effectively and efficiently.

Des Moines, IA

Learning the Basics of Lean
  • Witness our first impressions, both good and bad.
  • Discover how lean basics apply to everyone and every industry.
Designing a Work Cell from the Kitchen
  • Understand the advantages of small work spaces.
Poka Yoke and ABC Solutions
  • See two poke yoke opportunities from the AirBNB.
  • Learn what is called an ABC Solution.
The Importance of Keeping Up on Maintenance
  • See why it is important to keep up on maintenance and standards of all kinds.

Join the Lean Smarts Academy

Access all our courses with your subscription to the Lean Smarts Academy.

Start a Free Trial