Productivity offers a wide range of training and educational events to create transformation capabilities.
Public Educational Events
Productivity hosts open-enrollment educational events in Lean and TPM, including certificate and certification programs held at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, trainings, kaizen events and workshops.
Certification/Certificate Programs
Learning Programs
On-Site Training
Let us come to you! On-Site Training curricula are custom-designed to meet a wide array of educational needs, from shop-floor and front-line operator/employee training to executive education programs. Programs can be customized to suit manufacturing, service, and healthcare environments.
Practitioner Skills Development Programs
Customized Training Programs
Customized Certification and Certificate Programs
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Public Educational Events Highlights

Lean Manager Certification – Spring 2023 – Columbus, OH
Week 1: April 10-14 / Week 2: May 8-12 / Week 3: June 5-9 / Week 4: July 10-13
The systemic approach to Lean implementation. Learn the principles, methods, and techniques of lean production (technical) and lean management (social) in this fully-accredited certification collaboratively offered by Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.
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Leading Lean
Achieving and sustaining a CI culture requires leaders at every level to manage change and drive results. Learn the concepts, techniques, and behaviors for creating your lean leadership playbook and routines for teaching/coaching teams.
4-session virtual event designed for site leaders, operations VPs, lean and production manager.
May 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 2023

Lean in Laboratories – Virtual Event – A 5-Day Certificate Program
April 24-28, 2023
In this live virtual event, learn how Lean techniques coupled with a Lean mindset speed throughput, eliminate quality issues, increase workplace satisfaction and improve customer service. The result: a 50 to 90% performance improvement plus an energized, visual laboratory workplace.

The Lean Office – Spring 2024 – COLUMBUS, OH
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Provide an understanding of the foundational Lean techniques specifically designed for application in a service organization or manufacturing service environment. Designed for service and administrative managers looking to start a Lean effort in their organization.
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Total Productive Maintenance Manager Certification – Spring 2023 – Columbus, OH
Week 1: March 27-31 / Week 2: April 24-28 / Week 3: May 15-19 / Week 4: June 12-15
Created to develop resources capable of leading/managing a dynamic maintenance management and equipment improvement process using Total Productive Maintenance. Fully accredited certification for TPM managers and reliability leaders since 2010.
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