The CNU Charter – Through a Lean Lens

Tenets and Principles The Project for Lean Urbanism is an open-access, open-source initiative to devise means and methods so that community-building becomes more locally initiated, takes less time, reduces the resources required for compliance, and frustrates fewer...

Lean Charrettes

Shifting the Scope As we think about trying to re-vamp the charrette process to fit with the goals and spirit of the Project for Lean Urbanism, the first step in Leaning the charrette process is a matter of shifting the scope and focus of the projects themselves to...

Basic Lean in Gabon, Africa

Education should foster innovation. To succeed they should take the risk. Youths should not wait to have a lot of money before they can venture into business. They should think big, start small, and start now.– Eric Kinoti, MD, Shade Systems, East Africa (Kenya)...