This course promotes an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of LEAN processes, and how LEAN thinking can be applied in a variety of contexts and applications. Students will be exposed to a range of LEAN tools that prepare learners to actively participate in LEAN processes and events in support of the development of a LEAN organizational culture. Developing capacity in facilitation and change management, students will prepare to become LEAN practitioners, learning to guide a group through problem solving circumstances, while considering the challenges of organizational change.