{"id":3603,"date":"2025-12-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:29:21","slug":"gemba-summit-lean-panel-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gembadev.3rddigital.com\/getgembadocs\/gemba-summit-lean-panel-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemba Summit Lean Panel Q&amp;A with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes &amp; Brian Meyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3603\" class=\"elementor elementor-3603\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2859f6d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2859f6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadd3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aadd3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panel Q&amp;A at Gemba Summit 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c5403e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c5403e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple, Seating Matters, and Sperrin Metal), Tom Hughes (GembaDocs), and Brian Meyers (Fat American Manufacturing) gathered for an extended Q&amp;A session at Gemba Summit 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The panel opened by sharing their key takeaways from the two-day event before fielding questions from an engaged audience about the future of the summit, implementing lean in various contexts, and spreading lean thinking beyond manufacturing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6776171 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6776171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6569320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6569320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch panel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73803eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"73803eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Sf8O-rHY5g4?si=9TMXv6OumVM8JgOc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c640fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c640fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e993182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e993182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen to Keynote with GembaTalk Podcast<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3165d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d3165d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; 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The connections made with attendees who want to transform their industries &#8211; from making Germany the next Ireland to changing the entire hospitality sector &#8211; demonstrate the far-reaching impact of bringing lean practitioners together in person.<\/p>\n<h3>Will there be another Gemba Summit next year?<\/h3>\n<p>The audience responded with overwhelming enthusiasm when asked about a repeat event. The panel acknowledged that the need is absolutely there &#8211; another hundred people who should have been at this event will want to attend once they hear about it, which means considering a bigger venue. 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