As corporations, educational institutions and government entities continue to develop their visual networks, these networks become the foundation for continued collaboration and innovation. Many organizations are realizing that these networks are content generators, generating valuable knowledge and intellectual property specific to their core competence, and if recorded, could become a resource library for:

• Spreading best practices;
• Training future employees;
• Developing common strategic objectives across geographies and cultures;
• Improving compliance with, and understanding of, essential processes; and
• Customer training and information.

As the ideas and technologies embodied in Lean Communications spread and are applied in new ways, the list of benefits of Lean Communications will continue to grow and positively impact the manufacturing industry.