{"id":12165,"date":"2015-05-08T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T18:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2020-02-20T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:01:35","slug":"ceo-chris-hefley-explains-new-leankit-logo-and-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/ceo-chris-hefley-explains-new-leankit-logo-and-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Chris Hefley Explains New Planview AgilePlace Logo and Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12167\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-LeanKit-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-LeanKit-logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-LeanKit-logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-LeanKit-logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/New-LeanKit-logo-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited to announce Planview AgilePlace\u2019s new logo and brand. This marks a significant milestone in our journey, providing an opportunity to reflect on everything that the original Planview AgilePlace brand stood for and everything that we aspire to become.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Journey So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Since our founding in 2009, Planview AgilePlace has experienced tremendous growth. We\u2019ve become a trusted leader in bringing lean thinking, practices and principles to the companies that we serve.<\/p>\n<p>Our journey started with a vision to create the kind of company we wanted to work for \u2014 a company that empowers individuals and teams to do their best work, based on respect, transparency and collaboration. Drawing from Lean, Agile and Kanban principles, Planview AgilePlace was born.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we help our customers grow a culture of continuous improvement by applying lean management principles to their work. We empower teams to work together, giving them tools to identify and reduce waste so they can improve\u00a0their processes.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re calling this approach\u00a0<i>Lean for Business<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 helping you optimize your business flow within and across teams of all types and at all levels of the organization to deliver\u00a0<em>your<\/em>\u00a0unique customer value faster.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to announce our new Planview AgilePlace logo along with an entirely new look. It marks the next phase in our journey and a new opportunity to help\u00a0<i>your<\/i>\u00a0business innovate, transform and evolve.<\/p>\n<h3>The Thinking Behind Our New Logo and Brand<\/h3>\n<p>AgilePlace\u2019s new logo and visual identity are inspired by our mission to help teams actively work together to deliver customer value faster \u2014 building business fitness and strength from within.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12166\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LK_logo_hor_onWhite_rgb-01-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The triangle at the center of our new logo represents the synergy between executives, teams and individuals \u2014 three unified parts that form the heart of every business. As the strongest shape in nature, the hexagon that surrounds it reflects the organic strength that comes from the entire organization working in harmony to optimize its business flow.<\/p>\n<p>We chose green to symbolize health and growth. This reflects our commitment to continuously innovate and evolve to improve the health of your organization \u2014 and ours \u2014 to achieve sustainable growth.<\/p>\n<h3>Some Things Won\u2019t Change<\/h3>\n<p>Behind the new look we\u2019re still the same company and team, dedicated to providing you with the best possible products and services.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to sharing this next phase of our journey with you and continuing to enable your success.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m excited to announce Planview AgilePlace\u2019s new logo and brand. 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