The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2022

Edwards Deming famously remarked that “in God we trust, but everyone else should bring data.” The firms were chosen in part due to their propensity to be early adopters of technology. Despite this huge outlay, research from Rotman highlights the profoundly mixed returns seen on that investment.

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Early Adopters Sample Deming Objective 75

Deming Institute

AUGUST 7, 2017

Jet-Hot ‘s story provides an example of applying Deming’s work to transform a real enterprise. They used Deming’s ideas to turn around a company being crushed in the marketplace to one delighting their customers. Jet-Hot integrates Deming’s system view with their own management or operating system.

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System Deming Gordon Organization 31

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This webcast shows Tom Rudmik’s presentation, Thriving in the World of Massive Change, at the 2012 Annual Deming Conference. ” Like Joel Barker, Tom stresses the importance of making a significant effort to understand the innovation around us and plan for a future using the understanding of where we are heading.*.

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Deming Education Conference System 28

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

No technology or rote process can give you the “correct” plan – BUT a solid process for planning can guide you to the best plan for your team and you. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.” Anadi Upadhyaya presents Is there a magic pill to fix behavioral issues at work? ”

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Blog Leadership Deming Storytelling 218

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

No technology or rote process can give you the “correct” plan – BUT a solid process for planning can guide you to the best plan for your team and you. Rebecca Kearley presents This assault on workers rights will kill innovation | Professional Manager posted at Professional Manager.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 248

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. This is a world that tries to overcome the innovator’s dilemma by learning new things even when their current strength remains powerful.

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Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 96

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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Deming Christensen System Innovation 28

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. The SHS journal article starts with a brief introduction, not in the original document, by Dr. Deming that summarizes the key points, all of which are still relevant today. The lesson learned? Many hands go up.

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Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

Curious Cat

APRIL 28, 2015

I took this photo after presenting a Deming 2 1/2 day seminar in Boston (at the Boston Fine Arts Museum – see more photos ). So I doubt it would be hard to rethink of whatever I had thought of back then and new technology would increase the possibilities. The benefits they bring are very hard to calculate.

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Conference Innovation Transportation Software 40

The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

The personal computer revolution was started by putting together existing technologies in a way never done before. They could see from a 10,000 foot elevation how seemingly unrelated technology trends intersected, eventually disrupting the computer industry in a completely new direction. These leaders are innovators.

Strategic Planning 131

Strategic Planning Content Covey Industry 131

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. Disruptive technologies were terrorizing slow-footed competitors.

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Agility Nonaka Takeuchi Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

The first decade of the 21st century brought about an incredible amount of technological advances — Facebook, Twitter, Android, iPod/iTunes/iPhone/iPad, and many other innovations transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Armed with this perspective, where might management innovation go from here?

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Innovation Supply Chain Management Six Sigma 15

Curious Cat

APRIL 23, 2016

Now there are some times when using technology to provide good service just isn’t worth the effort. Often though businesses just are stuck in their fax-thinking or physical-store-thinking or app-thinking and fail to use a technology that would provide great benefit to their users.

Advertising 40

Advertising Software Deming Technology 40

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

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

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. This is a world that tries to overcome the innovator’s dilemma by learning new things even when their current strength remains powerful. Learning fast and slow.

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 50

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Edwards Deming. But, do organizations solely exist to earn profits or meet financial goals, or, are their profits the result of how well they invest their resources, from innovation to revenue and equipment, and then deliver new and improved products or services? Post by Bill Bellows. billion and a quarterly net profit of $7.7

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Deming System Crisis Industry 28

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) Also, to signal what TQM guru Deming called "constancy of purpose," choose a name that will always resonate, e.g., something tied to customers and service.

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Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

One of the best summaries of Quality Management was written my Edward Deming: Create consistency of purpose toward the improvement of product and service, and communicate this goal to all employees. the company increases profitability and stays in business; and. the number of jobs increases.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

Much has been made of the potential for blockchain technologies to open up new vistas for business and society. But is there a way for this revolutionary technology to empower the rich and poor alike? Edwards Deming). How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. Distributed Database.

Marketing 8

Marketing Technology Banking Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Many are betting on the new generation of technology firms to unsettle the old guard. With the rise of the smartphone and mobile technology, QQ failed to capture new users. ” Rule #2: Find a balance between derivative products, platform upgrades, and breakthrough innovation. Self-cannibalization occurs at different levels.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8