From Toyota to Danaher to Your Enterprise: Introducing Lean Horizons Academy

By Mark DeLuzio | August 19, 2026 |
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From Toyota to Danaher to Your Enterprise: Introducing Lean Horizons Academy
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What if the Lean lessons that helped shape one of the world’s most respected business systems could be made available to everyone in your organization—anytime, anywhere, and in virtually any language?

In this episode of Lean911, we introduce Lean Horizons Academy, a new approach to building practical Lean capability across the enterprise.

Lean Horizons Academy is inspired by the original teachings of the Toyota Production System and shaped by the lessons and practices that helped build the Danaher Business System. It transforms decades of real-world Lean experience into an accessible e-learning platform designed not simply to teach Lean concepts, but to help people apply them where the work actually happens.

We explore how the Academy helps organizations move beyond traditional, consultant-dependent training by creating a common Lean language and giving employees ongoing access to practical knowledge, tools, and methods. The goal is speed to value—getting proven Lean thinking into the hands of more people, faster, so they can begin solving problems, improving processes, and delivering measurable results.

The episode also explores the role of live monthly sessions with Mark, where participants can ask questions, present their real-world challenges, and learn directly from four decades of successful Lean transformations across six continents and dozens of industries.

Most importantly, Lean Horizons Academy addresses one of the persistent challenges of Lean transformation: training that shouldn’t end when the consultant leaves. The Academy is designed to create a sustainable internal capability that continues developing people long after a workshop, kaizen event, or consulting engagement is over.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • How the teachings of Toyota influenced the development of the Danaher Business System
  • How those lessons have been translated into practical Lean e-learning
  • Why enterprise-wide access can dramatically accelerate Lean capability building
  • How organizations can establish a common Lean language across functions, locations, and countries
  • Why combining on-demand learning with live access to an experienced Lean practitioner creates a powerful development model
  • How Lean Horizons Academy can help organizations move from Lean training to lasting Lean capability

Inspired by Toyota. Shaped by the lessons that built the Danaher Business System. Now available to your enterprise.

If you’re responsible for Lean, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, or enterprise transformation—and you’re looking for a faster, more scalable way to develop problem solvers throughout your organization—this episode is for you.

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