Global Lean Network Lean Global Network (LGN)

The Lean Global Network (LGN) is an international network of organizations dedicated to developing and spreading lean philosophy and practice in different countries. It brings together institutes and partners that share the purpose of improving organizations, developing people and creating more value for customers and society. Through joint learning initiatives and partnerships with universities and organizations from many sectors, the LGN connects knowledge, hands-on experience and management reflection on a global scale.

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Global presence

Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania

27

institutes in the network

2007

LGN founded

Browse the interactive map or check the list below to meet the members of the Lean Global Network around the world.

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Institutes by country

Hover over the globe to see the details or use the quick search to visit each network member's official website.

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What do LGN members do?

LGN members work in different ways to develop and share knowledge about management. This includes workshops and hands-on learning experiences, publications, events, content production, research and learning partnerships with companies, universities and public and private organizations.

Rather than replicating a single approach in different countries, the network creates the conditions for real experiences to be studied, discussed and shared. The LGN itself lists gemba-based education, publications and co-learning partnerships with organizations from different sectors among its activities.

Learn

Investigate real problems, experiment with new practices and deepen the understanding of lean thinking and management.

Develop people

Create learning experiences that help leaders and teams understand the work better and build their own capabilities.

Produce knowledge

Record and systematize experiences, reflections and lessons learned through books, articles, studies, videos and other content.

Share

Keep knowledge flowing between organizations, sectors, countries and professional communities.

Planet Lean: the official magazine of the global network

Planet Lean is the official online magazine of the Lean Global Network. It gathers articles, interviews, case studies and analyses on applying lean thinking and practice in different sectors around the world, connecting real transformation experiences to deep reflections on management. Its content helps leaders, teams and organizations learn from the global community and move forward on their development journeys.

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Articles in English, published on Planet Lean.

Frequently asked questions about the Lean Global Network (LGN)

The Lean Global Network (LGN) is a collaborative international alliance of 27 independent institutes. Our shared purpose is to develop and spread lean philosophy and practice in different countries, driving the evolution of management, the transformation of organizations and the development of people.

The origins of the LGN are tied to the international movement that grew out of MIT's research on Toyota's management system. James Womack, Daniel Jones and Daniel Roos wrote The Machine That Changed the World, the book that helped spread the term lean worldwide.

In the following years, institutes led by Jim Womack in the United States, Daniel Jones in the United Kingdom and José Roberto Ferro (Lean Institute Brasil) in Brazil began developing this knowledge in their countries and helped form an international community of institutes.

The Lean Global Network was formally established in September 2007 as a consortium dedicated to advancing lean thinking and lean practice in organizations across every sector.

José Roberto Ferro has been part of the international journey of lean thinking since its early years and played a decisive role in spreading this knowledge in Brazil.

In 1998, he founded Lean Institute Brasil, which became one of the organizations that took part in forming the international movement of institutes later consolidated as the LGN. His work also helped bring Brazilian experiences into the discussions and learning shared internationally.

Brazil takes an active part in the network through Lean Institute Brasil. This connection constantly brings international experts to share global trends and cases at events such as the Lean Summit. At the same time, experiences developed in Brazil are shared with the other members, contributing to learning and to the development of lean thinking on a global scale.

LGN institutes work independently in their regions through education, applied research, reference publications, conferences and transformation projects alongside companies, hospitals, governments and universities. Every initiative seeks to support leaders in improving management, solving complex problems and creating value for customers and society.

Planet Lean is the official digital journal and magazine of the Lean Global Network. Edited by Roberto Priolo, it regularly publishes analytical articles, executive interviews and field reports on lean transformation journeys around the world, serving as the network's main living library of practical knowledge.

In the directory and the interactive map on this page, you can filter the institutes by country. Clicking the card or the flag of the country you want takes you to the official website of the corresponding institute.