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|The Most Popular Posts on The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Blog in 2018
Past posts include many thoughts that age well. Here are the 20 most popular post on our blog this year.
Appreciation for a System, Deming Philosophy, Dr. Deming, System of Profound Knowledge, systems thinking
|A Brief History of Quality, Part 1 – “Time has no divisions to mark its passage…”
Bill Bellows looks at "step changes" and how they relate to quality.
Deming Legacy, Deming Philosophy, Psychology, System of Profound Knowledge
|Dr. Deming’s work lauded by world famous philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre
One of the most pre-eminent philosophers in the world, Alasdair MacIntyre cites Deming at length in his 2016 book, Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity.
Appreciation for a System, Deming Philosophy, Dr. Deming, systems thinking
|Break the Cycle
Bill Bellows discusses using the Deming approach to turn things around - whether prompted by a crisis or an essential effort in an organization’s continued success.
data, process thinking
|Rethinking Statistics for Quality Control with George Box
George Box shared a presentation on Rethinking Statistics for Quality Control at our 2008 Deming Institute Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.
Deming Philosophy, Psychology
|The Ethics of Quality
Dennis Sergent explores the strong correlation between quality and ethics.
Appreciation for a System, Customer Focus, Deming Philosophy, Psychology, System of Profound Knowledge
|Customer Satisfaction is Not Enough
To succeed over the long term, organizations must seek not to satisfy customers but to delight them.
Continual Improvement, Deming Philosophy, Dr. Deming, System of Profound Knowledge, Understanding Variation
|What we see…
Bill Bellows talks about lean management within the (oft-overlooked) larger context of the Deming Philosophy.
systems thinking
|Change Management – Post Change Evaluation and Action
Change is difficult in most organizations. Most often the process should start by using the PDSA cycle.
Deming Philosophy, Deming Today, System of Profound Knowledge
|Why Deming / Why Now / Working to transform “our” system
"Learning is essential for our survival as a society." - Dennis Sergent shares his Deming journey.