Old Dawgs! I am in the middle of writing contracts and I am interested on how those of you utilizing Takt refer to schedule and Executive Summaries in the contract. Feels sticky, I almost want to completely get rid of the Executive Summary but I have been in litigation before where it comes up. What language can I use to navigate this and lean more heavily on the Takt Plan contractually?

I am creating a Family Feud style game to teach the 8 waste. I need to survey the people! Please take 5 minutes to answer what are the top types of waste you see in construction. When I am finished with creating the exercise I will share with the group. The Survey...says? https://forms.office.com/r/E3yQqDvwHJ I also included Jason Schroeder's 8 waste video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrsQDc6crbE

Who is or has submitted a Congress abstract? Who is thinking about it but not yet taken the step? I am working on a few ideas and would love to get feedback from the group and also see if anyone is interested in joining me. 1. Lean That Works for Every Brain — Neurodiversity & ADHD in Construction Exploring emerging research on ADHD in construction and connecting common ADHD traits to Lean tools (visual management, Last Planner) that help teams manage cognitive load and improve communication. 2. Strength-Based Leadership on Lean Projects. How teams can move beyond personality assessments (CliftonStrengths, Working Genius, DISC, etc.) and apply strengths frameworks practically to improve collaboration and reduce team friction. 3. Designing High-Performing Lean Teams from Day One Building on the LCI High Performing Teams and Project Team Onboarding work to share practical approaches for aligning teams early and accelerating trust and performance. If any of these resonate and you might be interested in joining, I’d love to connect.

"If you don't need to provide input, don't attend the meeting." This is common advice. Although incomplete. Because in construction, the meeting where you have nothing to say is often the same meeting where decisions are made that directly affect your work next week. Skip it, and you're the last to know about a design change that just shifted your sequence. Attend it, and you're spending 90 minutes to get 10 minutes of usable information. Both options are waste. We just don't talk about it because one of them looks productive. The issue isn't meetings. It's that we use meetings as our primary information delivery system, and we force people to sit through the entire package to get the piece they need rather than make it intentional to get needed information to the necessary people following the meeting. Three things I've seen actually solve this: 1. Separate "decide" lists from "inform" lists for every meeting. Different people, different channels. 2. Real-time downstream flags — when a decision is made that affects someone not in the room, they get a message within the hour. A clear message, not buried in next week's minutes. 3. A standing 5-minute post-meeting summary that answers one question: "What changed and who does it affect?" How do you all handle this type of waste?

Old Dawgs!! We are kicking off our college tour, starting with a visit to Clemson University!! Clemson University Date: 03/10/2026 Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm EST (Possibly additional classes earlier in the day and a table sit-in) Purpose: Teach a session on Building High-Performing Construction Teams and educate students on current construction conditions. Are there any Old Dawgs that are able to make this event? Really leaning on those who are local, to come down if possible! @Justin Uyar @Hamlin Landis II @Eric Nightingale @John Ellis @Peter Sheridan @Brent Darnell (I know you're coming a couple of weeks later!). We also have some funding that could potentially fly folks in. We plan to have another in Mississippi State a couple of weeks later so stay tuned for more info there. Tentative lineup is: Mississippi State Date: 03/19/2026 Time 8:00-11:00 AM CST Purpose: To do a takt simulation and help them understand and see the production laws in real time. @Boone White, Mississippi isn't really near many others, although I know Hamlin said he was down to come in. 3 makes it a solid visit in my book! Anyone else interested in partying with me and Boone in MS!?