Leading With Obeya - October 2026

Obeya (Japanese for “big room”) is a visual management workspace that acts as the central nervous system for your team. It pulls your entire organizational system onto the wall so everyone can see the truth in one glance. This two-day, highly interactive training introduces you to Obeya, the Japanese visual management system that connects executive strategy to daily operations.

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Date

19

&

20

October

2026

09:00 - 17:00

Location

iLean Office

Veldkant 7, 2nd floor, 2550 Kontich

Language

Dutch

2 full days

About this training

How much time does your leadership team spend shuffling between spreadsheets, dashboards, and alignment meetings just to figure out what is actually happening? Most organizations do not suffer from a lack of data. They suffer from a lack of overview.

This two-day, highly interactive training introduces you to Obeya, the Japanese visual management system that connects executive strategy to daily operations. This experience is designed to be deeply practical. You will bring your own real-world leadership challenges to the table and actively design a workspace that replaces fragmented status updates with meaningful, decisive conversations.

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Agenda

Obeya is not just about a physical board or a digital workspace. It is about the habits, routines, and human interactions that happen inside that space. Over two days, you will shift your perspective from using Obeya as a simple visual tool to mastering it as a complete leadership methodology.

Through a realistic, hands-on case study and practical design sessions, you will learn how to:

  • Distinguish between basic visual management and the true Leading with Obeya method.
  • Design a workspace that aligns your long-term strategy with daily execution.
  • Master the specific meeting structures and routines that keep an Obeya sharp and efficient.
  • Replace hours of fragmented status reporting with a single, clear situational assessment.
  • Build the leadership skills needed to help your teams see, learn, and act together.

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What’s included

  • Dates: October 19 & 20, 2025
  • Time: we start at 9:00 and end at 17:00
  • Location: Veldkant 7, 2550 Kontich
  • Trainer: Mark Uijen de Kleijn
  • Language: Available in both Dutch and English
  • Materials included: You will receive the official handbook on Leading with Obeya written by Tim Wiegel, the creator of the method.

Programme

18:00
Doors open, food and a drink
18:30
Start session with speaker
20:00
Networking & drinks
22:00
End of the evening

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Mark Uijen De Klein
Trainer Leading With Obeya

€ 1.295

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Trainer

Mark Uijen De Klein

Trainer Leading With Obeya

  • Receive the official handbook on Leading with Obeya
  • Available in both Dutch and English
  • Interactive learning experience.
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Is this training for you

This program is built for leaders, managers, agile coaches, and change agents who are tired of managing in silos. If you are responsible for leading teams, aligning portfolios, or navigating complex organizational change, this training will give you the tools to drive clarity.

No specific prior training or certifications are required to join.

This course will be facilitated in the language indicated on top.

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