When is the next event?

The next 2 Second Lean Summit (formerly call Global Lean Leadership Summit or GLLS and now called Summit) is to be determined.

What is it?

The Summit is an annual gathering of company leaders who are seriously engaged in implementing lean to continuously improve the lives of their customers and colleagues in order to improve the world. It is held in different locations around the world and the Summit host is specifically selected to showcase their Lean efforts as a learning laboratory for other Lean leaders. The Summit has a strong spirit of generosity, of giving back to society by freely sharing best practices with one another. It also features speakers who will teach from their own examples of implementing lean and how that has improved their own companies and organisations.

Purpose?

To bring together committed Lean leaders from around the world to encourage, inspire and learn from one another.  To spread the world-class concepts of continuous improvement and respect for people in order to:

• Improve the way we work;
• Improve the quality of our products;
• Decrease defects in our products;
• Show deep respect to our customers.

To change the world by teaching the power of small incremental improvements on a daily basis and improve the quality of life for millions of people.

Who should attend?

The Summit is for people serious about Lean, who have no excuses. It is specifically for people who are committed to the Lean principles and have established a culture and organization that is implementing these principles actively on a daily basis. Simply put, it is not for the curious. It is for the totally committed. This is demonstrated by each leaders' personal commitment to creating a culture of continuous improvement in their organization. Since space is so limited in 2020, we have added these criteria for any organization wanting to attend:

• President/CEO/General Manager must attend.  Two others from the same organization may also attend.
• Daily 3 S'ing;
• Morning meeting;
• Facility tours;
• YouTube Channel (or similar app) and be publicing sharing before/after improvement videos;
• Signal (or similar app) for sharing videos/lean improvement internally.

How to qualify to attend?

Every attendee must make a 1 to 2-minute video describing:

• Who you are;
• Your organization;
• Current state of your Lean implementation and culture;
• How you meet the criteria above.

Video applications should be sent via Signal to Paul Akers (+13609413748). Upon approval, you will be sent the registration link. There is no event fee.  It is provided by the host organization, but each participant is responsible for their transportation, lodging, and food.

History

The Summit was first held in 2014 at FastCap in Bellingham Washington. The first Summit was attended by organizations that had successfully implemented Lean and wanted to come to FastCap to learn more about moving their organizations to the next level. Because of the success of the 1st & 2nd Summit, it was decided to have the Summit moved to different locations around the world.

• 2014 Fastcap & Paul & Leanne Akers House, Bellingham, WA, USA
• 2015 Fastcap & Paul & Leanne Akers House, Bellingham, WA, USA
• 2016 Xylem Design, Fort Collins Colorado, USA
• 2017 Cambridge Engineering, St. Louis Missouri, USA
• 2018 Yellotools, Windeck, Germany
• 2019 Fireblast Global, Corona, CA, USA / Phenix Fire Helmets, Riverside, CA, USA
• 2021 Seating Matters, Limavady, Northern Ireland (postponed from 2020)
• 2022 Loewen Windows, Steinbach, MB, Canada
• Next Event to be at Seating Matters, Limavady, Northern Ireland (date to be announced in September 2023)