Topic(s)
- Business operations improvement
This content will not be available on-demand. Ideal participant is in an operator/support role.
Overview
LeanSetGo is a fun and interactive way to learn how aligned and empowered teams can help a struggling company perform optimally. Each participant is assigned critical roles in a simulated beverage processing plant. The team has three rounds to demonstrate they can meet customer demands. Otherwise, the plant must close its doors forever. Before each round, participants will learn vital tools and methods to shift their company from surviving to thriving. After each round, team members reflect on their performance and apply their knowledge to continue iterating toward the company’s shared vision and goals.
Key learning objectives
- Learn how to apply common Lean tools and principles to meet customer demand.
- Learn how to use Toyota Kata and coaching techniques to improve team performance.
- Understand OEE and how it supports TPM and Lean.
- Learn how visual management dashboards help grow aligned teams who win together.
Interactive components
LeanSetGo utilizes the Learn-Do methodology to introduce essential Lean tools and principles before each high-energy, interactive round. Then, during each round, participants are assigned roles in a simulated manufacturing facility. When each round begins, they interact with each other, the equipment, the nine processing stations and nine support roles. Additionally, mini-games are built into the simulation to ensure maximum interaction and fun. Between each round, participants collaborate and use the innovation center to iterate incrementally toward meeting their customers’ demands.
The following roles are assigned to participants who receive clear roles and responsibilities before starting the simulation.
9 INTERACTIVE PROCESSING ROLES
- Blending
- Quality control lab
- Brewing station
- Filler station
- Capping station
- Labeling station
- Date coding station
- Case pack station
- Warehouse/shipping
9 INTERACTIVE SUPPORT ROLES
- Customer
- Site leader
- Material handlers
- Maintenance
- Engineering
- QC inspectors
- Storeroom clerk
- Waste analysis person
- Sanitation
Company
LeanSet shifts individuals and organizations from functioning well to performing optimally. The company offers training programs, leadership programs and consulting services, with a mission to help its clients master their performance. https://www.leanset.com/
Presenter
David Donnerstag has a passion for helping people improve, and from that passion, LeanSet was born. Continuous learning and personal and professional improvement are vital to serving and exceeding LeanSet’s client’s expectations. Donnerstag holds a master’s in business administration and compliments this with a B.S. in industrial engineering and an AAS in human resources and aviation technology. Donnerstag also maintains professional coaching certifications from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC).
Throughout his career, Donnerstag has led large and small organizations. His success culminates in 30+ years of practical leadership experience, continued education and dedication to LeanSet’s most valuable resource: people. He believes remaining current in emerging social and technological changes is crucial to success. 
Jessica Donnerstag, VP of LeanSet’s business communication services, is an experienced speech-language pathologist passionate about helping individuals and organizations enhance their communication skills and processes. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Tennessee. She holds a state health board license and educator license and has obtained certification in the PESL Method of Accent Modification from The Institute of Language & Phonology.
Donnerstag received her associate’s degree in logistics from the Community College of the Air Force, her bachelor’s degree in communication Disorders with a minor in special education from Middle Tennessee State University and her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Tennessee State University.
Donnerstag has a proven track record in education, healthcare and corporate settings. She has extensive knowledge of screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, advocacy and counseling in the areas of fluency, speech production, spoken and written language, cognition, voice, resonance, and feeding and swallowing. She is also knowledgeable and experienced in accent modification therapy.
A visionary leader, Donnerstag has spearheaded teams of certified speech pathologists, creating efficient and effective processes for optimal client service. Her unique gift for seeing “the big picture” drives her commitment to communication excellence. She feels everyone deserves to be heard and works diligently to help others communicate with confidence.
