Everything I know about Lean I learned in First grade

Written by Robert O. Martichenko and Illustrations by Liz Maute.

Foreword by John Shook, President and CEO Lean Enterprise Institute.

Every Lean practitioner wishes they could someday have a simple, fun and quick introduction to Lean Thinking, to give as a gift to their friends, colleagues and family, sometimes even their children. If the Lean philosophy often involves unlearning bad habits, wouldn't it be better if we already learned to think better, and to have better habits, from the beginning? "Everything I know about LEAN, I learned in elementary school" is that kind of book.

The book returns Lean to its original simplicity by showing how present Lean is in an elementary classroom. The book connects the most common Lean tools with Lean transformation, while showing how to identify and eliminate waste, helping the reader to see Lean for what it is: a way to create a culture of learning and problem solving.

Written to educate the entire organization on the fundamentals of lean thinking, this book is the perfect resource for engaging teams at all levels of an organization.