Designers, architects, engineers, and anyone involved in construction design are invited to attend the 2024 LCI Lean in Design Forum this spring. We’ll come together for a valuable exploration of how design benefits from Lean thinking and practices. This unique event will illustrate the potential of integrating Lean methods into designers’ workflows. Join us to discover the benefits that Lean approaches can bring to designers.

This year’s Design Forum theme focuses on the marriage of Lean and Design Thinking. Our LCI community will discuss the advantages of integrating Lean into Design Thinking — a nonlinear, iterative process that promotes understanding of true human needs, challenges assumptions, and redefines problems to help create innovative solutions, prototyping, and testing. We’ll also emphasize the importance of the Lean tenet Respect for People in effective Design Thinking. Lean and Design Thinking creates a mindset aided by but not based in tools. Attendees will gain ideas and tools to accomplish more with fewer resources, drive added value, and better serve humanity through intentional design. Engage in transformative presentations to discover new potential for Lean.

Why attend?

• Explore Lean design principles and practices presented by the best in the industry.
• Gain ideas and implementable tips to improve your workflows.
• Connect with other professionals interested in Lean design.
• Transform your career and practice by learning the latest in Lean design.
• Build a competitive edge and stand out by adopting Lean in your work.

Who should attend?

• Architects, engineers, and designers
• Owners, owners’ reps, and general contractors
• Trade partners engaged in Design/Build and Design/Assist
• Preconstruction managers
• Design managers
• Estimators
• BIM/VDC managers
• Anyone interested in or impacted by Lean in Design!

FEATURED SPEAKERS [Thursday, May2nd]:

• Design Thinking:  Discovering Unmined Opportunities 
  Michael Chapman, Design Research Leader
• The Ultium Lean Journey, LCI 2023 Engineering in Design Award Winner 
  Alonso De Avila, Jr. & Alan Thompson, General Motors; Hal Plaag, Gresham Smith; Alan Blanchette, Barton Malow
• Saving our AE Industry with Prefab and Wild Collaboration
  Jenny Han, Boldt; Romano Nickerson, Boulder; Kyle Weisman, HGA, Stan Chiu, HDR
• We have a Design Manager, Now What?
  Ken Burgun, Brasfield & Gorrie; Troy Hoggard, CannonDesign; Randy Hoover, Bostwick Design, Monica Steele, SSOE; Moderator: Annmarie Thurnquist, Jacobs

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Please select three Learning Round Table Discussions during your registration submission:

1:30-2:15 PM

• Set Based Design:  A Fireside Chat:  Mike Williams, Justin Wise, Stantec; Stan Chiu, HDR
• Riding the ‘L’ Train – Delivery Process Defined:  Hitesh Dewan, Stantec; Paul Klemish, Herrero Builders; Wayne Low, DegenKolb
• How are Firms Educating Their Employees? Andrea Sponsel, HKS; Bryan Wahl, Bostwick Design
• New Lean Partner? Set Engineering Boundaries Early to Thrive:  Orion Morrissey, Stantec; Scott Mullins, Del Monte Electrical; Arne Knutsen, Southland

2:45– 3:15 PM

• How to Deploy Design Thinking Lean Process with New Friends:  Bernita Beikmann and Andreas Sponsel, HKS
• Deploying a Lean Holistic Target Value Design Approach:  Mike Doiel, HDR; Grace Gonzaga, Advocate Health Care; Alex Smart, Boldt
• Trials and Tribulations of Organizational Adoption of CBA:  Julie Dolan, SSOE
• Lean Design on the Fly:  Lessons Learned from a Landmark:   John Moebes, Crate & Barrel
• Creating a Product Out of a Program:  Megan Burns, Boulder Associates; Corrie Neuens, Boldt; Keith Novenski, Indigenous PACT

3:30– 4:00 PM

• Hermosillo Way:  Gaining Client’s Trust with Design Workflows:  Diana Gasca, Karla Quintana and Nydia Mendez, Hermosillo
• Integrated Lean with Design Curriculum at US Universities:  Sagata Bhawani, CSU - Fresno
• Emotional Intelligence – Active Storytelling in Early Design:  Dennis Tanida, Stantec
• Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin:  Lean Design Success:   Kurt Neubek, Page
• Modular and Prefab rules and Rails for Building Construction:   Kyle Weisman, HGA; Jenny Han, Boldt, Scot Lauwasser, Boldt

Expand your Lean learning with optional Learning Day sessions (Wednesday, May1st) for an additional fee.  Each class is registered with AIA CES for 4 LU credits.

• Getting Decisions that Stick
• LCI Effective Big Room
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 1:  Learning the Fundamentals 
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 2:  Setting the Stage for Success
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 3:  Organizing for Flow and Efficiency
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 4:  Modeling for Predictable Outcomes
• LCI LAST PLANNER SYSTEM ® IN DESIGN
• LCI AI-POWERED SCRUM:   STREAMLINED SUCCESS IN CONSTRUCTION
• LCI INTERMEDIATE LAST PLANNER SYSTEM® FOR DESIGN PRACTICAL APPLICATION
• LCI LEAN IN THE DESIGN PHASE