Pawley Institute
Lean for Schools and Higher Ed



Solutions in a Demanding, Knowledge-Driven Economy
In these demanding times, shortages of resources compounded with increasing demands for higher levels of performance hinder schools from achieving a proactive position in the knowledge economy. While schools should be a centerpiece of our culture, they often struggle to accomplish the ideals of society.
Read more about this continuum of quandary.

There are proven solutions for overcoming this quandary by empowering schools to operate at their full potential promoted by the Pawley Learning Institute at Oakland University's School of Education and Human Services.
Read more about the origins of lean solutions from the Pawley Institute.

Creating Value for All Stakeholders through Innovation and Eliminating Waste

School administrators and teachers show great commitment to student achievement and school improvement, but are often beset by obstacles in the dynamic quest for academic and organizational distinction.

Working with an established system for institutional development, administrators and teachers learn to study their schools in new ways to create value for all stakeholders through innovation and the elimination of waste. This system is based on a way of understanding known in other sectors as “lean enterprise” with consistent and distinguished success for over 60 years.
Read more about the elements of lean.


Leading Schools in a New Way Interview
The Pawley Learning Institute promotes the use of lean thinking and
applications in all sectors. Service-based organizations, such as schools,
financial institutions and non-profits are discovering the usefulness of lean
tenets and have benefited from process-based thinking to create value and
eliminate waste.

Learn more about the benefits of lean in service-based organizations.

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Contact

Shannon Flumerfelt, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pawley Learning Institute
School of Education and Human Services
flumerfe@oakland.edu
www.oakland.edu/leanschools


Julianne Leigh, Director

Pawley Learning Institute

Macomb University Center
44575 Garfield Road, Building UC2
Clinton Township, MI 48038-1139
(586) 226-8462

lean@oakland.edu

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