Deming Institute

MARCH 14, 2017

Sadly, we have to announce the passing of our dear friend Gipsie Ranney on March 7th. Gipsie Ann Bush Ranney was born in Kingsport, Tennessee to Raymond and Lola Bush. Gipsie is survived by four cousins; Anna Kate Barnes, Dwight Campbell, Rita Marcum Denton and Thelma Marium Smith. Gipsie Ranney.

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Deming Institute

JULY 15, 2019

Improving Problem Solving by Ian Bradbury and Gipsie Ranney explores the example of this idea that Mike used in his presentation (NASA’s Challenger shuttle). Mike Tveite: We don’t understand processes just by looking at defects, we need to be studying whole processes unless there are signals there are special causes.

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Deming Institute

JULY 15, 2019

Improving Problem Solving by Ian Bradbury and Gipsie Ranney explores the example of this idea that Mike used in his presentation (NASA’s Challenger shuttle). Mike Tveite: We don’t understand processes just by looking at defects, we need to be studying whole processes unless there are signals there are special causes.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Edwards Deming (by way of Gipsie Ranney): I know what I said. Bill discussed how seeking to eliminate defects (zero defects) and the wishing to reach perfection are antithetical to continual improvement. We need to understand wherever we are we want to be better. Bill included a great quote from W. I don’t know what they heard.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In case you are wondering if that is Gipsie Ranney asking some of the questions and making some of the comments, it is. Does it result in benefits that are measurable and as George mentions several times in the talk, robust, if so that is likely a useful strategy in the context it is being used.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As Gipsie Ranney explained the trouble with incentives is that “they work” but in doing so cause great unintended damage: There may be cases in which incentives work only as intended, but I suspect they are relatively rare. People keep using extrinsic motivators because they work.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Gipsie Ranney, The Trouble with Incentives: They Work. The best policy may be to avoid incentives altogether and focus instead on creating systems in which intrinsic motivation, cooperation, ethical behavior, trust, creativity, and joy in work can flourish. Improving the system is by far the most difficult.

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