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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

By Guest Post / January 16, 2017 / 1 Comment

…workplace (one that existed, at least, at this plant), one based on the Deming philosophy. I was probably the only kid coming out of college who recognized or cared about…

Profits, Pragmatism, and the Possibilities of Possessing “Other Eyes”

By Bill Bellows / December 7, 2017 / 0 Comments

…need to be practical in our efforts to manage systems of increasing size and complexity. Although definitions vary, a common description of a pragmatist is one who “takes a practical…

How Sawtooth Botanical Garden is Transforming Thanks to Deming

By Matthew Moss / August 6, 2018 / 0 Comments

…think and work at her nonprofit organization in this video with Nicole Luisi of Aileron. Kat discusses how the 2.5-day Deming seminar she attended helped her to appreciate the importance…

Continuous vs. Continual Improvement: An Ongoing Conversation with Ed Baker

By Bill Bellows / January 28, 2019 / 0 Comments

…to a liquid to a gas.  Continuous improvement (i.e. change) has no observable or measurable plateaus. Bill:   I like the idea of comparing step changes to plateaus.   My explanation of…

2019 ASA Deming Lecture, Walking with Giants: A Research Odyssey

By Matthew Moss / March 21, 2020 / 0 Comments

…In the presentation, Nicholas shares his experience at a 4-day Deming seminar in Australia in 1991. Nicholas learned from Bill Conway, CEO of Nashua Corporation (who Deming quoted and worked…

Make Time to Improve

By Matthew Moss / May 18, 2020 / 0 Comments

…often put in place as people were trying to get through the day or week; rarely are they the result of a well thought out choice to find the best…

How Do I Apply New Management Ideas Without Executive Level Support?

By John Hunter / June 1, 2020 / 0 Comments

…presentation at George Washington University in 1990. See our previous posts on part 1 and part 2 of the presentation. Peter addresses a common question for those seeking to improve…

But it Doesn’t Mean Anything

By Guest Post / October 2, 2020 / 11 Comments

…student to come late to school. Understanding whether results are caused by the system (common cause) or something unique (special cause) then leads to either focus on improving the system…

Ackoff on Leadership and Transformation

By John Hunter / November 16, 2020 / 0 Comments

Guest post by John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the first video from a day with Russell Ackoff presentation (from 2004). As…

Reflection and Getting to Work on Improvement

By John Hunter / January 11, 2021 / 2 Comments

…you would like to make an effort to improve. It is very easy to get so busy getting through what must be done each day and week that those things…

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