CXO Lean Summit 2019 | Singapore Institute of Technology

The Lean Transformation Innovation Centre held its annual CXO Lean Summit on 24 April 2019. The theme for this year’s summit was ‘Transform Fire-Fighting into Lean Leadership’, with Mr Ng Cher Pong, Chief Executive, SkillsFuture Singapore, as the Guest-of-Honour.

John Shook, Executive Chairman of the Lean Global Network, delivered his keynote speech on Organisational Stability, sharing ways to achieve stability and predictability at the workplace so that leaders can build effective strategic plans for their organisations. His presentation was followed by company sharings by Four Seasons Group, Shalom Movers Pte Ltd, and Particle Measuring Systems, Inc., on their Lean transformation experiences and how they apply the five core principles of Lean and strive for stability within their organisations. SIT Faculty Assistant Professor Jawn Lim and Assistant Professor Lim Chun Yee shared their insights and main takeaways from the companies they were attached to on the Lean Skills Development Programme.

More than 400 participants from various organisations at different stages of their Lean transformation journey brought the summit to a resounding success.

At the summit, SIT launched a new Innovation Development Programme to strengthen its service innovation offerings for local organisations, with the National Library Board on board as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with SIT. Read more about it HERE.

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Keynote Speech by

John Shook

Executive Chairman
Lean Global Network and Lean Enterprise Institute, USA

How much of your organisation’s resources are deployed for fire-fighting? Are you able to sustain improvements in your company? Organisational Stability forms the foundation in which process flow and productivity improvements can be built upon. In this annual Lean conference, John will share ways to achieve stability and predictability at the workplace in order for leaders to build effective strategic plans for their organisations.

Lean Insight Sharing by Companies and SIT Faculty

Hear from companies and SIT faculty as they provide insights on how they apply the 5 core principles of Lean and strive for stability within their organisations through their Lean Journey with SIT.