Lean Articles

Lean in higher education: improving Macquarie University

Developing lean coaches to improve student outcomes

“Half-hearted” management reflects weak primary education

What does basic education have to do with management in Brazilian companies?

Building a Lean Student Relations Center

Anyone who has attended university knows how frustrating and difficult it is to resolve a bureaucratic issue at the student service center. Hours and hours waiting to be served. Days and days waiting for an answer to your problem and, often, if you want that answer, you have to go back and insist on a solution. And this kind of situation is not something that happens occasionally; on the contrary, it is more common than you might think. That is why Anima decided to think about how to improve its service and deliver more value to its students (customers).

The future of lean education

<em>Lean Institute Brasil spoke with Ana Carolina Sarmento of Grupo Anima, one of the country's largest education groups, to learn about the lean implementation in her organization. The director of </em><em>student relations shared several insights about the transformation at the group and about the road ahead. Below is the transcript of the interview.</em>

Lean philosophy can also change Brazilian education; companies and society as a whole would gain greatly

A “lean education”, focused on developing students to seek the knowledge they need and solve problems, would deliver professionals better prepared for today’s world of ever-faster change

My Lean Child

CASE STUDY - A pioneering school in Rogaland, Norway, is proving that some elements of lean thinking can be successfully adapted to the education system to create better conditions for teaching and learning.

A countermeasure to business school education

<p><strong>WOMACK'S YOKOTEN - Surprisingly, business schools teach very little about management, and when they do, all the learning is classroom-based. Instead, they should go to the <em>gemba</em>.</strong></p>

Without good education there will never be good management

Science, reading and math are fundamental to any professional’s education

Shaping the new leaders of education

Teaching lean in universities