Teaching
We have been teaching a Lean Six Sigma curriculum through the University of Nevada, Reno since 2017, with over 1,000 students certified. The curriculum is the same one we use ourselves; the discipline of teaching it, year after year, is one of the things that keeps the practice’s working knowledge sharp.
Registration runs through the UNR Extended Studies portal; upcoming public dates are also listed at Manufacture Nevada.
Why we teach
A practice that operates by epiphany, the power of a compelling idea, rather than by diktat has to be able to produce that epiphany on demand. Teaching is one of the places that skill is rehearsed. Every cohort that walks through the classes is also a stress test of the curriculum’s clarity, and a meaningful share of our clients arrive having first taken Rishi’s Green Belt class — which means many engagements are, in effect, the second movement of a conversation that began with an extended interview in a classroom.
On-site teaching
More than half of our classes are taken on-site at clients. On-site offerings have the benefit of being tailored to the client’s particular needs, with the cohort working through processes drawn from their own operation. They are also typically more economical and lighter on logistics. UNR certifies on-site students on the same terms as those who take the class at the University.
Other classes
We offer several other classes on demand:
Lean Six Sigma White Belt, Yellow Belt, and Black Belt.
One-day problem-solving. A single-day application of the Lean discipline to one process the client brings in. The class produces a solution; implementation is left for after.
Lean for leaders. A framework for executives sponsoring Lean culture change in their organisations — aimed at people whose role is to commission and protect operational change rather than implement it directly.