TY  - CONF
TI  - Lean-based dynamic capability: case studies of pluripotential team in field thinking
C1  - Singapore, Singapore
C3  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
SP  - 1204
EP  - 1216
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.24928/2026/0235
AU  - Kojio, Ryusuke
AU  - Ng, Ming Shan
AD  - Doctoral Researcher, Architecture System and Management, Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan, kojio.ryuusuke.27p@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp, orcid.org/0009-0005-6118-4354 / Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, kojio_l@nus.edu.sg / Senior Chief Architect, Strategic Partnership Lead – Architecture & Engineering, International Division, Takenaka Corporation, Japan, kojio.ryuusuke@takenaka.co.jp
AD  - Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan, ng@kit.ac.jp, orcid.org/0000-0003-2610-3561
ED  - Hamzeh, Farook
ED  - Poshdar, Mani
ED  - Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P.
AB  - The construction industry is rapidly adopting digital tools such as BIM to boost productivity and sustainability. Yet, the organisational and human-centric team structures required to harness these tools effectively remain a critical gap in Lean Construction scholarship. While technological advancement is heavily researched, the behavioural and organisational adaptations necessary to manage lean project delivery remain under-explored. To address this, this research investigates the concept of 'lean-based dynamic capability' through a comparative case study methodology. The paper examines the team configuration of a Japanese automobile factory construction alongside a contemporary digital Design-Build project: the Grand Ring mega timber structure at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The analysis reveals that the successful delivery of complex digital projects relies on dynamic capability driven by two key mechanisms: field thinking (genba) and the deployment of pluripotential teams. Unlike standard cross-functional groups, a pluripotential team exhibits cross-over functions, allowing them to dissolve rigid disciplinary boundaries and adapt roles fluidly in response to emergent physical and digital challenges. This study contributes to Lean Construction theory by defining the pluripotential team with Japanese project delivery context as a case study, demonstrating that successful implementation of lean project management demands an equally adaptable, human-centric organisational structure.
KW  - Dynamic capability
KW  - pluripotential team
KW  - design responsibility
KW  - Toyota production system
KW  - field thinking.
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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/2595/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2595
N1  - Export Date: 19 June 2026
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -