TY  - CONF
TI  - Dynamics of creative problem-solving within Last Planner sessions
C1  - Singapore, Singapore
C3  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
SP  - 1523
EP  - 1534
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.24928/2026/0143
AU  - Khan, Shoib
AU  - Mutis, Ivan
AD  - Graduate Civil Engineer, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, United States of America, skhan144@hawk.illinoistech.edu, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4854-9324
AD  - Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, United States of America, imutissi@illinoistech.edu, orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-2701
ED  - Hamzeh, Farook
ED  - Poshdar, Mani
ED  - Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P.
AB  - Lean Construction emphasizes reliable workflow, collaboration, and continuous improvement through structured planning practices such as the Last Planner System (LPS). Within this context, collaborative planning is a dynamic process in which project teams collectively respond to uncertainty, constraints, and changing site conditions. This study examines collaborative planning dynamics in LPS environments, focusing on interaction patterns and participants’ experiences related to creative problem-solving. An interpretive research approach is adopted, combining analysis of how communication unfolds among participants in LPS planning sessions with post-session survey and sentiment data collected from these construction professionals. Communication interaction data were analyzed to identify temporal patterns of participation, coordination, and engagement during problem-solving episodes. Survey responses captured participants’ perceptions of creativity, motivation, innovation, and frustration within Lean planning processes. Results indicate that collaborative planning in LPS sessions is structured yet adaptive, shaped by creative dynamics. Creative problem-solving typically emerges through intensified interaction, akin to creative speech (spontaneous, unscripted verbal exchanges), in which a small number of participants initiate solutions and others contribute through responsive coordination, as measured by patterns such as turn-taking balance and idea-building sequences. These findings offer practical insights for improving facilitation and collaboration in Lean planning under uncertainty.
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - Last Planner System
KW  - collaborative planning
KW  - creativity
KW  - problem-solving.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
DA  - 2026/06/22
CY  - Singapore, Singapore
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2464/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2464
N1  - Export Date: 19 June 2026
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -