We started offering Boot Camps to our Dutch friends in 2018 to see if spending three days immersed in a lean culture would help them live and breathe these principles every day. Through our annual “Dutch Summer Camps,” we have learned that participants leave forever changed by their experience with us.

We want to help you answer the question, "How far am I willing to go to work differently?" While each Boot Camp agenda is custom, we typically include conversations with a variety of Kaas team members, direct observation time, in-depth training on the 7 wastes, and an intro to the improvement tools we use. You will experience our huddles, culture training, team train, team clean, visual management tools, Kaizen problem-solving, Q & R with Kaas leadership and hands-on simulations.

Guests are usually inspired to learn more about Kaizen so they can apply it in their own lives. Frequently they are surprised to learn how much waste is in their world. Many seem willing to explore removing some as they return to work. Our hope is that our guests leave convicted that the principles are true (and always true), and they will not stop until flow is the norm.

A typical progression is to send a scout group on a Waste Tour to get to know us and see if we can help.

Practice self-care! Boot camps can be exhausting so get plenty of rest leading up to your camp.

Groups that get the most out of a Boot Camp have been prepared with some direction on what to look for, what to focus on, and some prework, such as the free content that we have published in the public domain under the learning tab.