2026 Lean Alliance

What is the Lean Alliance? The Lean Alliance is an annual membership program facilitated by NWTC, connecting businesses that embrace Lean principles to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

How Can It Benefit You?

• Collaborate: Engage with industry experts and peers to share insights and strategies.
• Learn: Gain actionable ideas to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risks.
• Innovate: Leverage shared knowledge to drive innovation and growth.
• Optimize: Improve processes and strengthen your CI culture through real-world examples. This annual membership is open to individuals from all industries and experience levels who are passionate about Lean principles and continuous improvement (CI).

Membership includes two to three in-person interactive discussions, sharing of success stories and challenges, and two local business site tours showcasing Lean and continuous improvement (CI) practices in action.

The membership cost per company is $975, allowing up to five employees to attend.

Tentative Topics & Schedule:

• January 23, 8:30-10:30 (Strategy Deployment)
• March 6, 8:30-10:30 (Using BI for your CI data)
• April 24, 8:30-10:30 (Cadence tour)
• June 5, 8:30-10:30 (Six Sigma Tools)
• July 24, 8:30-10:30 (Site tour-TBD)
• November 13, 8:30-10:30 (Emotional Intelligence and CI)

Instructor: Katie Labedz