Lean Diamonds Awards – Lean Diamonds Awards

2027

TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME

Does your organisation really know what's holding back its growth?

We acknowledge and celebrate the most brilliant transformations

Solving challenges together at the Lean diamonDs hackathon!

Why organisations don’t reach their potential?

Profit · Sales · Cash flow · Market share · Productivity

Inefficient processes · Lack of priorities · Misalignment · Unskilled employees · Lack of information to make decisions

What organisations can't see is what really impacts their results.

The Lean Diamonds 2022 - 2026

Organisations joined

Countries

International judges

Research hours

+ 0

Published books

Interviews

+ 0

The 360 lean smart assessment

A proven framework for discovering and diagnosing best practices towards business growth

1. Lean

Increase process efficiency and standardisation. Engage and empower employees to continuously improve the status quo.

2. Lean innovation

Accelerate new processes, products, services and experiences. Deliver user-centric solutions through iterative learning cycles.

3. Lean digital

Apply digital technologies to automate processes, make smarter data-driven decisions and design digitalised offers.

4. Lean for Sustainability

Reduce energy use and CO2 emissions, align to the UN 2030 Agenda and implement the circular economy.

The right decisions taken from the assessment will generate business value

Transformation Programme

We aim to energise organisations during their ongoing transformation

Discover:

-Highlights best practices and trends to spark organisational transformation.
-Builds awareness and drives momentum for change.
-Offers teams access to 32 expert-led masterclasses.

Assess:

-Assesses the maturity level of current lean capabilities through the 360 SMART self-assessment.
-Establishes a baseline and provides benchmark information.
-Identifies critical gaps, quick wins and opportunities for growth.

Roadmap:

-Refresh or build your roadmap using expert insights gained from Gemba Walks
-Turns diagnostic clarity into a clear set of priorities and goals.
-Delivers a tailored roadmap aligned to your organisation's unique trajectory.

Execute:

-Puts your roadmap into action to progress steadily towards excellence.
-Embeds an iterative cycle of continuous learning and adoption.
-Share progress in a Quarterly call to follow up the impact
-Re-enters the Lean Diamonds cycle to embed a culture of continuous optimisation.

Which are the benefits?

Discover best practices and gaps

1

2

Benchmark & get recommendations

Upskill your teams

3

Document and co-author your journey

4

Recharge with valuable insights

5

Develop a Roadmap with experts

6

7

Solve challenges in a Hackathon

Network & attend the Lean Forum

8

Certify & celebrate your journey

9

Enhance your brand reputation

10 ROI

5 to 10X

or more...

The Lean Diamonds is a Transformation and Certification Programme that uncovers and celebrates world-class journeys.

We empower organisations to benchmark their capabilities, learn and adopt best practices to accelerate their ongoing efforts towards achieving global competitiveness.

What you will get

Your assessment report

Your competitive benchmark

Gaps & recommendations

32
Masterclasses

Maturity
certification

Action
roadmap

Lean diamonds membership

Implement your roadmap

Incrase resilience

ROI - 5 to 10x, or more...

Lean capability certification

Discover your progress adopting lean practices and obtain insights to recharge your roadmap

AMBER

SAPPHIRE

EMERALD

RUBY

DIAMOND

Certify Your Journey. Multiply Your Productivity.

The Lean Diamonds calendar

Oct 2026

Oct 2026 – Mar 2027

Jan – Mar 2027

Apr 2027

May – Nov 2027

Dec 2027

32 Masterclasses

Individual 45-min sessions · live online and recorded · calendar to be published

Lean

1

Intro to Lean

2

Lean Leadership and Culture

3

Hoshin Kanri

4

Lean Six Sigma

5

Value Stream Mapping

6

Problem Solving Tools and Gemba Walk

7

Lean Supply Chain

8

Lean Diamonds Lessons Learned

Lean Innovation

9

Intro to Lean Innovation

10

Design Thinking

11

Service Design

12

Set Based Design

13

Business Model Innovation

14

Lean Startup & Agile Project Management

15

The Impact of Lean Innovation

16

Lean Diamonds Lessons Learned

Lean digital

24

Lean Diamonds Lessons Learned

23

Integrating Lean, Innovation, Digital & Six Sigma

22

Critical Success Factors for AI Adoption

21

Generative Artificial Intelligence

20

Machine Learning

19

Digital Waste

18

Overview of Industry 4.0 key technologies

17

Intro to Lean Digital

Lean for sustainability

32

Lean Diamonds Lessons Learned

31

Lean Transformation Roadmap

30

ESG Reporting

29

Change Management & Skills Matrix

28

Life Cycle Thinking

27

Remanufacturing

26

Circular Economy

25

Lean for Sustainability

Recognitions

One award to: the most impactful transformation journey

1

One award to: the best lean leader

1

One award to: the best lean culture

1

One award to: the best emerging lean Innovative practices

1

One award to: the best lean kickoff

1 Large and small organizations from all sectors are welcome!

Who can join?

Organisations that... Dare and are willing to transform

BEGINNER

ADVANCED

PRO

All organisations that aim to deliver more value, by developing lean leadership capabilities, upskilling their teams and accelerating a continuous improvement and innovative culture.

Both SMEs and large companies eager to learn and transform are all very welcome to join!

How to participate?

Time investment from each participating organisation.

1

Registration

October 2026 to
March 2027

Estimated time 2 hours

2

Gemba Walks

October 2026 to
March 2027

Estimated time 6 hours

3

Masterclasess

October 2026 to
March 2027

45 min each

4

Self-Assessment

April 2027

Estimated time 6 hours

5

Assessment Report, Case Documentation and Cappuccino Talks

May to
October 2027

Estimated time 18 hours

6

Lean Forum & Hackathon

Lean Diamonds Awards delivered November 2027

2 Days

Five Lean Diamonds Memberships Edition 2027

What's included

Engage

Discover

Insights

Elite

Insights included +
Networking dinner during the Lean Forum 2027
Masterclasses (32 sessions)
Propose challenges for the Hackathon
Roadmapping session (one day in company)
Quarterly follow-up call during 2028

Community

* Depending on the location and costs, Gemba Walks can be done on-site or virtually.
** Community Membership: Bring different sites and/or suppliers into the Lean Diamonds journey and turn individual progress into collective momentum.

Organisations who joined

Testimonials

“It was a pleasure to participate in the Lean Diamonds Awards 2022, share our three Brazilian sites’ Lean journey, and contribute to the book chapter detailing our learnings. Receiving a top score in employee empowerment validates that we are on the right path, while inspiring us to deepen employee ownership and cultivate servant leadership. Keeping things simple while driving sustainable improvement remains our goal, and the awards provided fantastic inspiration through global best practices.”

Flavio Luiz FachinelloOperational Excellence Manager for South America & Mexico Barry Callebaut

"Participating in the Lean Diamonds Awards was a transformative experience. It provided invaluable insights and challenged me to view things from fresh perspectives, fostering growth and development of our current processes. Witnessing the impressive work of other companies was truly inspiring. It serves as an audit of our current practices, motivating us to enhance our Digital Lean approach further."

Magdalena SobolSenior Digital Team Manager Danone
Poland

“The Lean Diamonds Awards enabled us to look and reflect at our achievements from the past, to set new goals for the future"

Stijn JanssenPlant Manager Wienerberger
The Netherlands

“The Lean Diamonds Awards was a great opportunity for us to share our lean innovation journey and the methods we used to change our processes, enhancing efficiency and fostering a more satisfying work environment for our team.”

Stefano MurgiaChief Technology Officer
Mattei Group
Italy

"During this fantastic experience, we took pride in how our case study showcases our dedication to excellence and ongoing innovation, driving continuous improvement in our business practices."

Ida CostanzoInnovation Manager
Mattei Group
Italy

The Lean Diamonds Programme

International partners

Dr. Myrna Flores

President &
Co-founder
LAA Switzerland

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ashaab

The Digital Lean Exchange Ltd
United Kingdom

Dr. Monica Rossi

Politecnico di Milano
Italy

Prof. David Romero

TEC de Monterrey
México

Prof. Christopher Tucci

Oxford University
United Kingdom

Enrique Espino Barros

Lean Analytics
Mexico

Soma Banerjee

Business Brio
India

Dr. Dominic Gorecky

Swiss SMART Factory
Switzerland

Prof. Shaun West

Lucerne University of Applied
Sciences and Arts Switzerland

Dr. Alberto Hernández

Lean Methods Group
Mexico

Luis Enrique Rocha

CCM
CAINTRA NL
México

David Muñoz

IP Aereo
Spain

Hector Garcia

CCM
CAINTRA NL
Mexico

Matteo Frigerio

Hilti USA

Dr. Milan Kumar

Swiss Innovation
Park Biel Switzerland

Prof. Konstantinos Salonitis

University College
Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Arturo Molina

IECOS México

Gautam Banerjee

Business Brio
India

Paolo Gaiardelli

University of Bergamo

Miguel Mendoza

ADS México

Flavio Fachinello

Barry Callebaut
Brazil

Dr. Amaia Sopelena

Tecnalia
Spain

Andy Bhattacharyya

Amplo Global Inc
India and USA

Mariano Ferrera

Digital Biz
Spain

Mónica Aceves

Thement
México

Dr. Lourdes Sosa

London School
of Economics, United Kingdom

Christian Gutiérrez

TEC de Monterrey
México

Transformation Programme

We aim to energise organisations during their ongoing transformation

The LAA was founded in Switzerland in 2012 as a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) to disseminate and exploit the outcomes of the European Lean Product and Process Development (LeanPPD) project.

Ever since, LAA has been actively collaborating with organisations from around the world to discover, learn and adopt the latest trends and best practices to accelerate their transformation journeys.

2027

TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME

Does your organisation really know what's holding back its growth?

We acknowledge and celebrate the most brilliant transformations

Solving challenges together at the Lean diamonDs hackathon!

Why organisations don’t reach their potential?

Profit · Sales · Cash flow · Market share · Productivity

Inefficient processes · Lack of priorities · Misalignment · Unskilled employees · Lack of information to make decisions

What organisations can't see is what really impacts their results.

The Lean Diamonds is a Transformation and Certification Programme that uncovers and celebrates world-class journeys.

The Lean Diamonds 2022 - 2026

The 360 lean smart assessment

A proven framework for discovering and diagnosing best practices towards business growth

1. Lean

Increase process efficiency and standardisation. Engage and empower employees to continuously improve the status quo.

2. Lean innovation

Accelerate new processes, products, services and experiences. Deliver user-centric solutions through iterative learning cycles.

3. Lean digital

Apply digital technologies to automate processes, make smarter data-driven decisions and design digitalised offers.

4. Lean for Sustainability

Reduce energy use and CO2 emissions, align to the UN 2030 Agenda and implement the circular economy.

Transformation Programme

We aim to energise organisations during their ongoing transformation

Discover:

Assess:

Roadmap:

Execute:

Which are the benefits?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ROI

5 to 10X

or more...

Full visibility of the current situation

Prioritise on what really matters

Team Alignment towards your true north

The Lean Diamonds is a Transformation and Certification Programme that uncovers and celebrates world-class journeys. We empower organisations to benchmark their capabilities, learn and adopt best practices to accelerate their ongoing efforts towards achieving global competitiveness.

What you will get

Your assessment report

Your competitive benchmark

Gaps & recommendations

32Masterclasses

Maturitycertification

Actionroadmap

Lean diamonds membership

Implement your roadmap

Incrase resilience

ROI - 5 to 10x, or more...

Lean capability certification

Discover your progress adopting lean practices and obtain insights to recharge your roadmap

AMBER

START

SAPPHIRE

MOTIVATE

EMERALD

APPLY

RUBY

REVIEW AND IMPROVE

DIAMOND

TRANSFORMED

The Lean Diamonds calendar

Oct 2026

Launch

Oct 2026 – Mar 2027

Registration &Gemba Walk

Jan – Mar 2027

32 Masterclasses

Apr 2027

Self-assessment

May – Nov 2027

Cappuccino Talks and cases documentation

Dec 2027

The Lean Diamonds is a Transformation and Certification Programme that uncovers and celebrates world-class journeys.

We empower organisations to benchmark their capabilities, learn and adopt best practices to accelerate their ongoing efforts towards achieving global competitiveness.

32
Masterclasses

Maturity
certification

Action
roadmap

Registration &
Gemba Walk