LWO Foundation

Get the most out of your team

In this 2-day training, you will get to know and learn to effectively use Obeya.

  • Enhanced meeting effectiveness
  • Better alignment between departments
  • Systematic goal achievement
  • Spend less time on peripheral matters
  • Achieve more success

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LWO Fundamentals training course

Discover thé management method that’s taking over the world

Ready to enhance and expedite decision-making in your organization, amplify transparency and engagement, and elevate your results? For leaders, managers, coaches, and those aiming to lead teams to success.

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An Obeya (literally translated as ‘big room’) is a space where an organization’s strategy, goals, performance, tasks, and issues are visually presented, leading to an improved overview and more effective collaboration. The visual representation of data and goals contributes to quicker identification of issues and opportunities.

Research shows that teams working with Obeya communicate more efficiently, potentially increasing productivity by up to 30%. Thanks to this enhanced overview and discussions, up to 17% better decisions are made, and it also increases team members’ engagement and dedication by up to 25% (Harvard Business Review).

 

60,000 x

Did you know that visual information is processed 60,000 times faster than text?

80%

80% of people remember what they see or do rather than what they read or hear.

65%

After three days, people remember only 10% of what they read, but 65% of what they see.

The Power of Obeya

People prefer visual information over text, and that’s what makes Obeya so powerful.

  • Obeya doesn’t add extra work; it actually replaces existing meetings, reports, and protocols, ultimately saving you time;
  • It provides a complete overview for clear situational assessment and informed decision-making;
  • Obeya isn’t just about the physical space or board, but rather the conversations that take place here. It’s about seeing, learning, and taking action together.

If you’d like to learn more about Obeya before starting a training, consider participating in our LWO Introduction Game for free.

What will you learn during the 2-day LWO Foundation training?

  • Background: Where does Obeya come from, and how can you integrate Obeya into existing Agile, Lean, or project management practices?
  • Theory: We explore the visual components of Obeya: Strategy, goals, performance, tasks, and complex issues.
  • Practice: As part of a fictitious management team, you will learn to work together in practice within Obeya and use the board.
  • Applicability: You will gain insight into how to apply Obeya in your own environment or organization, and we will teach you what starting a journey with Obeya looks like.
  • Connection: You will learn how to connect different teams and/or different Obeyas within an organization.

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Waar komt obeya vandaan | What is the origin of obeya

Training Outcome

  • Understanding the theory and principles behind Obeya
  • Knowledge and skills to use Obeya on your own
  • Immediately applicable within your organization
  • A step-by-step plan to start with Obeya
  • Start making an impact tomorrow in your work
  • Internationally recognized Leading with Obeya certificate

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This is what our clients say

15 customer reviews

  1. Mignon Buijnsters

    I found the training very interesting and instructive!
    Tim = Obeya, and because of this he knows how to convey everything very well. There was room for questions and comments, and by practicing with the different parts during the training, everything became increasingly clear and puzzle pieces fell more and more into place during the training.

  2. Inge Boot

    Good structure of the training, balance between space for conversation and gas when giving. Completely digital from a small studio. Respectfully and well done with a group of ‘critical’ participants.

  3. anonymously

    Fun, interesting training with plenty of room for interaction, sharing examples and asking questions.

  4. Ingrid Leijen

    Learned a lot in the training, both about the obeya and about leadership. Very pleasant trainer, relaxed atmosphere and nice group of students. Gives a lot of food for thought and it provides good tips on how to use the material in practice. It’s great that I got this opportunity to participate, thank you very much!

  5. Mirel Bosman

    I was very enthusiastic about the training and hope we can put it into practice soon. Tim was great. Very nice way of training and he also remained very consistent and straightforward. If there is a pilot Kata coaching, I am highly recommended 🙂

  6. Carien Leeuwen

    Tim knows how to explain the material clearly and to lead the discussions in directions that are of use to you.

  7. Aswathykutty Chandravathy

    This is a well organised training session with lot of materials and activities to keep you engaged and also prompting you to think in terms of implementing it for your project. The indicators section is a challenging to grasp especially for new projects.

  8. Heli Kortetmäki

    Super interesting content and clearly a beneficial tool. Due to the topic being new to most participants some terms need more time to sink in before we start to use them. Also would be nice to allow a bit more time within the sessions for elaborate discussionsthat are directly relevant to our team, i.e. how WE can use what we’ve just learned, but that might mean the training needs to be four days… All in all, interesting and inspiring sessions with knowledgeable coaches.

  9. Parbeen Thandi

    Thought Tim was very good at articulating challenges and proposed solutions. He quickly understood some of the pitfalls mentioned and was able to provide appropriate examples. Liked the presentation style and the relaxed nature of the conversation. Thinkingabout an ‘even better if’… Wonder if it could be beneficial to have some short pre-requisite reading or briefing to help create alignment on the intended outcomes of the session (felt like some people came into it expecting something different… not wrong,just different).

  10. Irene Trimmel

    I really enjoyed the combination of theory and practice and am looking forward to a follow up training in the future.

  11. Paula Covrig

    I find this training useful, since it hepled me to get the basics of what Obeya is and how it can be implemented in the organization. I would have appreciated to see more examples of how other organisations are running it.

  12. Femke Mastboom

    I wanted more tools to connect the world of implementation and management in a meaningful way: how great when decisions made by directors and the value that the workplace creates reinforce each other as much as possible. Tim Wiegel’s very insightful, and at times confrontational, training on Toyota’s #obeya did not disappoint me! The combination of Visual Management and Agile techniques from #obeya are very practical and very inspiring! Thank you for this beautiful training.

  13. Jos van Minderhout

    Good training, a combination of Leadership and Obeya. Sometimes discussion with participants could have a little more focus and feedback on theory.

  14. Patrick Reep

    Instructive training for organizations that want to change, given by an enthusiastic trainer.

  15. Andy Rebbeck

    Tim, I want to thank and congratulate you on the training you provided and are providing. I think it is excellent and a good mix of concepts and intent with practical activities to reinforce the concepts and let learners have hands on experience to take with them. I don’t have any obvious things for improvement and having taken the course I am reinvigorated and also made re aware of the importance of planning and commitment from leadership for any initiative to have a chance of helping teams long term. The training has also given me thoughts of how to support others in my organization. I hope we can work together in some way on that.

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