Events and Outreach
By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. We are offering 2 new seminars in the UK this May: The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Organisations as Unusual Workshop (Shift from Big Problems to Great Opportunities) and The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program. The first is a workshop over two half days. The second includes both […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. Cliff and Jane Norman (Profound Knowledge Products, Inc.) presented a session at our 2016 annual conference titled: Applying Deming’s Philosophy and Theory to Create the Foundation for a Learning Organization. Cliff, quoting Brian Joiner in the presentation: It takes one kind of brains to […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. We have launched an updated web site for The W. Edwards Deming Institute. The new site offers much better usability when using a smart phone and has an updated design. We have added several new features to the site to aid those seeking to apply Deming’s ideas. I expect […]
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The Wyoming Business Alliance, in partnership with The W. Edwards Deming Institute®, presents the Deming Scholars Seminar on November 9, 2016 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2016 Deming Prize winners. Three companies were awarded the Deming Prize this year: Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar Plant (India) Toyota Motor Kyushu (Japan) Maruwa Electronic & Chemical (Japan) Here is a blog post on a 2006 visit to the […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Presentation by Michael King and Jane Kovacs at the 2015 Deming in Education conference – Finding Joy In Learning: Applying Deming’s Theory to Schools. The speakers work for Quality Learning Australasia (QLA). QLA’s website has quite a bit of useful information. One of the tools they used in the […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Kevin Cahill’s welcome message to 2015 Deming In Education Conference. Kevin is the Director the The W. Edwards Deming Institute. Kevin talks about the need to break the bounds of common sense practices. Without change we continue to get the results we have always achieved. To improve we need […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. We have several events scheduled throughout 2016 for those interested in applying Dr. Deming’s ideas today. Deming Management Method for Owners and Executives May 23-25, 2016 in Hauppauge, New York 2 1/2 day seminar with Kelly Allan and Lynda Finn. This seminar is aimed at those interested in implementing […]
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It is easy for me to imagine the power of focusing on meaning in education. We are naturally curious and interested in learning. The education system often beats that out of us, but if you switched the aim from grading to providing meaningful learning experiences you harness the natural desires we have to learn.
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). Eric Budd’s presentation, Is There Hope…?, at our 2015 annual conference. In Eric’s presentation he frequently asked the attendees to think and discuss or write down their ideas related to the ideas he was presenting. It is very valuable to have those […]
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