Deming Institute

JANUARY 19, 2017

To me this is a great example of extending Deming’s ideas with a great deal of useful content on how to effectively become more customer focused. Edwards Deming’s discussion on truly understanding the needs of customers and also Russell Ackoff’s ideas on seeking solutions by looking at the larger containing system.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

While most strategy development efforts focus on content – or what one thinks, strategic thinking is driven by how one thinks – ie., Edwards Deming, management expert, the “principle of anticipation and innovation — driven by the producer, not the customer — is the ultimate competitive advantage.”.

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Strategic Planning Content Covey Industry 131

The Practical Leader

MAY 30, 2012

” BCG’s study identified six critical factors that cause reorganization and restructuring efforts to succeed or fail: Synchronize Design with Strategy. Edwards Deming called “profound knowledge” of how processes and systems currently work in their organization. Clarify Roles and Responsibilities.

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Restructuring Middle Management Deming Human Capital 61

Curious Cat

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Edwards Deming, so appreciating the importance of a systemic view is to be expected. Follow the links in this post to find more details on those management concepts, strategies, tools and tactics. As anyone reading this blog knows my beliefs build on the work of W.

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System Deming Short-term Long-term 40

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Edwards Deming, who used it extensively in Japan in the years following World War II. Of course, Sutherland and Schwaber weren’t alone in their search for innovative methods. They keep customers happier. They enjoy their work more.

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Agility Nonaka Takeuchi Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

A similar type of irrationality affects innovators. As much as I love my kids, it's hard for me to have the same connection with them as my wife does — for obvious reasons — but with innovation. It can blind innovators to real problems and to important signals telling them to do something different.

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Innovation Ries Deming Entrepreneur 13

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The classic method of segregating innovation to a single department, or to a process led by specialists, just isn’t fast enough any longer. What’s needed is a culture in which innovation is the mission of everyone, everywhere, every day. Most innovation methods don’t actually result in innovative solutions.

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Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

The elements of strategy.). Capital raising strategies. reward processes and systems, A Value Based Management System has three principal objectives: Creating Value – How the company can increase or generate maximum future value; more or less equal to strategy. Beginner’s Management [Newbie or Management 1.0].

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Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2014

Most growth-related decisions in management are made this way because managers do not have data that reliably predicts how new customers will react to their offerings or how any customer new or old will react to innovative offerings. Disruptive innovation practitioners have just such a tool for reliably predicting customers’ behavior.

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Disruptive Innovation Levitt Innovation Tools 11

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

The concept of inclusion in business started when Quality gurus like Deming asked Americans to drop the ‘product-out’ mentality and instead practice a ‘customer-in’ mindset. Every professional must include as many people and organizations in their decision making as possible. Consider leaving a comment!

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Self-aware Engineering Chief Technology Officer Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Tailoring a process improvement initiative — i.e., borrowing from several religions and making a tight fit with your core brand, history, strategy, and culture — will decrease the chances that your organization rejects foreign ideas. Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation. Eradicate process lingo.

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Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

Leapfrogging — using the lack of existing infrastructure as an opportunity to adopt the most advanced methods — has been a highly effective strategy for developing nations over the last few decades. Edwards Deming). Even better, blockchains can spur local high-tech innovation.

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Marketing Technology Banking Efficiency 8