Most projects start with inspiring sketches and a budget everyone quietly hopes will hold. In this article, Tom Richert makes the case for designing to the target, not to the hope. buff.ly/2XlWsTZ

[Upstream] Most teams find their worst problems in the rear-view mirror, once they're expensive to fix. In this Upstream episode, Dean Reed discusses with Ed Beck why leaders should inspire Lean rather than delegate it buff.ly/6Z7XQWL

Catch an MEP clash after the duct is already hung and someone climbs the ladder twice — and the team eats the rework. In this article, Gautham Prasad shows how augmented reality turns field verification into a quick tablet check. buff.ly/W8WAfPW

[Upstream] On a jobsite, you know whether you're on track — cost and schedule tell you. In the design phase, where you actually have the most leverage over the outcome, that signal goes fuzzy. buff.ly/0Idy2fO

The Last Planner System calms the chaos on a job — and that's exactly where a lot of teams stop. In this article, Tom Richert argues that "less chaos" quietly breeds complacency, and that the teams still mining their LPS metrics are the ones pulling ahead.buff.ly/uNi1fWK

"You can use the same tool with two different mindsets and get two different results." In this episode, Justin Uyar sits down with George Hunt, Corporate Lean Director at IPS, on why mindset drives everything and how you scale lean without forcing it. buff.ly/S2zOdSk

Takt planning looks clean on the wall, but it only holds if trades will sometimes accept a less efficient sequence for the good of the whole job. #Leanconstruction #TaktPlanning #IPD #LastPlannerSystem #Flow #Collaboration buff.ly/HV3b5Lw

"Lean creates win-win situations where nobody has to be a loser." In this episode, Justin Uyar sits down with Dominic Desmarais, Lean Director at Graham Construction & Engineering, on scaling lean across an organization and making it stick. buff.ly/wL3vlRo

A single project can pull together hundreds of people from different firms who've never worked together and will scatter the moment it's done. In this article, Laura Avery argues the fix is colocation. buff.ly/h7aHzF4

"Transitioning from 'doing lean' to 'being lean' is a continuous cycle of learning." — Tammy McConaughy. In this episode, Justin Uyar sits down with Tammy McConaughy on why mindset beats tools and how small changes build a lean culture. buff.ly/QQbAa8A

When a project slips, the reflex is to find who's at fault — but most of the time the person isn't the problem, the system is. In this article, Dr Marimuthu K walks through the Repair-Co Game, a lean simulation that makes that lesson land buff.ly/BbmDOtl

"My goal is to complete work, not start work." — L.R. Weeden. In this episode, Tim Hoh sits down with L.R. (Leandris) Weeden, an LCI-certified lean advocate at Layton Construction, on trust, production, and why "push everything early" backfires. buff.ly/iRqqG4v

On a high-rise, workers can lose real hours just waiting for an elevator to reach their floor . In this article, Alaa Al Barazi presents research using agent-based simulation to model how vertical logistics quietly shape how much work gets done. buff.ly/fH7Dglw