Unlock the full potential of every person
in your organization.
Empower every associate with time-tested lean best practices.
Develop smart, capable, and engaged employees.
Reach new levels of performance and take everyone with you. Learn essential frontline lean practices to put into practice today.
Don’t bore them—delight them!
We take lean topics that are otherwise complicated and boring and make them simple and fun.
Deliver training the way you want to
Stream video anywhere. Use facilitator’s guides for training in groups. Test comprehension. Use our lightweight LMS or even integrate your own.
What our customers are saying
“Whether your organization is new to lean or simply has a need to freshen-up on lean principles, Lean Smarts Academy is a game-changer in working smarter, not harder. The videos and resources are clear, concise and to-the-point for everyone, from front-line employees to management. The Customer Service is second to none.”
Genevive Ivers, A&P Technology
“I have enjoyed and greatly benefited from being a Lean Smarts Academy customer for the past three years. Daniel Crawford has developed an outstanding program in presenting Lean concepts clearly and concisely. He demonstrates real-world examples of continuous improvement that I can implement immediately. I strongly endorse anyone to take the Lean Smart journey with Daniel.”
John Kean, Kean’s Detroit Yatch Harbor
“I have found Daniel to be able to make things quite simple that most others over complicate. Thank you so much!”
Ricky Scarborough, Scarborough Industries
“Dear Daniel, I am writing to let you know how happy I am with purchasing your Lean Smarts training videos. Finally someone took the Lean processes and made it simple and easy to understand. I am looking forward to this new year implementing Lean in my small company.”
Scott Alvarez, Qualident Dental Lab
Resource your team members with training that rocks.
See how our curriculum empowers associates to make a difference with lean.
Master the kaizen basics
5S Productivity
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
The 7 Wastes of Lean
Learn to identify each of the 7 wastes. Discover tips & strategies for eliminating them.
Standardization & Standard Work
Learn to love and leverage standardization of all kinds.
Kaizen Best Practices
Tie everything together with scientific thinking and many best practices.
Learn advanced topics
The Fundamentals of Lean
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Learning to See Waste
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Getting Started with Work Cells
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Lean Smarts Accelerator
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Lean at Xylem Design
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Training all associates is just the beginning…
See how the Lean Smarts Academy develops lean experts out of high-potential employees.