The Iowa Lean Consortium is a dynamic member-driven organization committed to connecting our members to resources that help them improve their people and processes. Since 2010, we’ve been empowering our members with the tools for continuous improvement by providing learning opportunities to enhance their capabilities and their organization’s competitiveness.
When your organization joins, you will experience the power of collaboration and shared experiences and discover innovative strategies and best practices to transform your organization.
Our membership spans all sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, finance, services, construction, government, and education.
Need more? Read the business case for joining the ILC
How to join:
- Review the membership levels and benefits at each level (see below). Click here for PDF.
- Complete an application
- Pay for membership via credit card or request an invoice via the application.
Then:
- Learn about all member benefits via our Member Kanban Board and Members Only Page.
- View the current member listing.
If you have questions, please refer to our FAQ page and/or reach out to us at iowalean@iastate.edu
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| BENEFITS | BRONZE $500 |
SILVER $975 |
GOLD $1,975 |
PLATINUM $3,750 |
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| Number of individual employees who are members | 1 Named Individual | 1-3 Named Individuals | 1-10 Named Individuals | Unlimited – ALL employees are members | |
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| Priority registration and waiting list priority (including our Annual Conference) |
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| Eligible to Apply for the ILC Continuous Improvement Cohort |
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Access to live & recorded online events | |
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| Lean Jobs Board | View | View | View and post | View and post | |
| Access to the NEW and IMPROVED On-demand Learning Library | |
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Access to Members Shared Calendar | |
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| Access to office hours with ILC staff | |
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| Benchmark Request – request to benchmark with other member organizations | |
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| Recognition on ILC website | Organization Name | Logo | Large Logo | Large logo linked to your organization’s website | |
| Transfer membership to new employee in the event of job changes. | |
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| Transfer event registration to another ILC member in your organization. | |
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Access to Mentorship Program | |
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| 5% Discount on CIRAS Lean services | |
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| All employees are members and receive all member benefits. | |
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| 5% off ALL CIRAS services | |
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| Special invoicing (i.e. split invoice between departments) | |
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What others are saying about being members of the ILC:
| The ability to transform our business and remain agile is a competitive advantage in this current work environment. Because of Lean and our relationship with the Iowa Lean Consortium, Vermeer has been able to quickly reconfigure both our manufacturing and business processes to match the way we need to work today. —Larry Ehlinger, Vermeer |
| Muscatine Power and Water is a founding member of the ILC. We continue to participate because it provides us with a way to connect to other organizations across the state—build relationships, learn from others, and share our successes and opportunities. The training opportunities we receive as members of the organization pay for themselves many times over. —Jennifer Peterson, Muscatine Power & Water |
| Mary Greeley values its membership with the Iowa Lean Consortium because it brings valuable, cost-effective training to our workforce. ILC membership also provides us opportunities to collaborate and benchmark with peers, both within our industry and outside. This is important as we continue our journey toward organizational excellence using the Malcolm Baldrige framework. —Karen Kiel Rosser, Mary Greeley Medical Center |
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