The Culture Conduit Workshop
Your team wants a lean culture. You only need to know where to start.
The Culture Conduit Workshop gets your whole leadership team aligned, on the same page, and moving in one direction before anyone downstream is asked to follow.
Based On What We’ve Learned From
Xylem Design • FastCap • Cambridge Air Solutions • Seating Matters • TrippNT • Sperrin Metal • Sussex Campervans • BLK BOX
The Problem
Most lean efforts don’t fail on the floor.
They fail at the top.
…because the executive team was never fully aligned to begin with.
The Solution
The Workshop builds the alignment and the leadership habits the journey requires.
Six sections, worked through together, anchored in The Culture Conduit. Your senior leader facilitates. Your team studies lean, practices it, and commits to it—openly, before anyone else is asked to.
This is not a course you watch alone but a team experience. No consultant required.
How It Works
Six Sections, 6+ Weeks
1. See the System
What lean culture actually is, and what good looks like.
2. Practice the Behaviors
3S, daily improvement, and the before-and-after video habit.
3. Know Why It Fails
Candor, the twelve failure modes, and where your gaps really are.
4. Chart the Route
Your first Lean Culture Assessment and roadmap for your course.
5. Coach on the Gemba
Your first coached gemba walk to develop leaders.
6. Develop the Middle and Yourself
Bring all leaders in, building their plan.
Each Workbook section pairs chapters of The Culture Conduit with instructional videos, workbook reflection, and hands-on activities, then closes with a facilitated review your senior leader owns.
From there, ongoing Lean Culture Assessments tell you where you stand, and the Inner Circle keeps you moving with a community of peers.
What’s Included
Everything your team needs is already built.
The Book
The Culture Conduit is the foundation every section builds on. Your team reads it together, chapter by chapter, alongside the workshop—not as homework, but as the shared language everything else depends on.
The Workbook
Your companion for all six sections of the workshop—turning what you read in the book into decisions your team makes together, and decisions into action on the floor. [68 pages]
Video Lessons
Guided instruction that synthesizes the books into a single, cohesive system your team can actually implement.
Meeting Review Guides
Slide decks and facilitation materials for every internal team session. Your senior leader shows up prepared. Every time.
Implementation Tools
Morning meeting designer, launch checklist, gemba coaching sheets, and ready-to-use resources built for real deployment.
Real Results
This isn’t theoretical.
Here’s what it looks like when a leader commits to the process — and what becomes possible when a team starts moving in the same direction.
Case Study — Intsel Steel, Denver CO
Ten months ago, Eric didn’t know where to start. Today his whole team is leading the morning meeting.
At a major US steel distributor with 80 employees, Eric came looking for direction. What he found was a navigation system — and a team that surprised him at every turn.
People nobody expected to step up are now voluntarily running the daily meeting. 3S and improvement activity are underway, documented on video, building momentum.
“[Eric testimonial quote — coming soon]”
— Eric [Last Name], General Manager, Intsel Steel
Is This For You?
Built for the leader at the top.
This is for you if…
- You’re the owner, GM, or division head with real autonomy
- You’ve seen the lean culture vision and want to build it
- You’re ready to bring your leadership team with you
- You’ve tried lean before and want to do it right this time
This isn’t for you if…
- Your senior leadership won’t sponsor and lead the process
- You’re looking for a shortcut, or someone to build it for you
Access
Included in every Lean Smarts Academy membership.
The Workshop isn’t a separate purchase—it’s part of your Academy access, the same as any other course in the library.
Want someone in the room with you instead of going it alone? The Culture Conduit Program pairs the Workshop with a dedicated guide who coaches your implementation in person.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an official 2 Second Lean program?
No. It’s independent, built around Daniel’s own book. 2 Second Lean is one of several outside voices credited inside it, alongside Tom Hughes and Ryan Tierney—not affiliated with Paul Akers or FastCap.
Do we need lean experience first?
No. If you’ve read 2 Second Lean, toured a lean company, or tried lean before, you’re who this is built for.
Who runs the review meetings?
You do. Your senior leader facilitates every session with the provided guides. No consultant involved.
How long does the workshop take?
Six or more weeks, depending on your pace.
What if we’ve tried lean before and it didn’t stick?
That’s exactly who this is for.
What if I want a coach, not just a workbook?
That’s the Culture Conduit Program—a dedicated guide who coaches your implementation in person.