Okay kiddo, so have you ever heard of a puzzle? You know, those little pieces that fit together to make a picture? Well, think of a company like a giant puzzle. There are lots of different parts that need to work together smoothly for the company to be successful.
Now, sometimes when a company wants to add a new piece to the puzzle (like a new software system or a new way of doing things), it can be really hard to make it fit in with all the other pieces. That's where "lean integration" comes in.
Basically, lean integration means finding the best way to add the new piece to the puzzle so it fits in as smoothly as possible. This involves looking at all the other pieces (or the existing systems and processes in the company) and figuring out how to make everything work together seamlessly.
It's like if you were building a tower out of blocks, but some of the blocks were slightly bigger or shaped a little differently. You would need to figure out how to fit them in so the tower wouldn't fall down.
So, when a company is using lean integration, they are taking their time to carefully plan and make sure the new piece of the puzzle (like the new software system) will work well with all the other pieces. This can save them a lot of time and money in the long run because they won't have to go back and fix things that didn't work properly.
Does that make sense, little one?