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Tag Archives: learning
Experience Teaches Nothing Without Theory
Experience teaches nothing. In fact there is no experience to record without theory… Without theory there is no learning… And that is their downfall. People copy examples and then they wonder what is the trouble. They look at examples and … Continue reading
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Tagged curiouscat, Deming, learning, Psychology, quote, theory of knowledge
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Peter Senge on Systems Thinking
People must be willing to challenge their mental models in order to find non-obvious areas of high leverage – which allow significant improvement. System thinking is a term that is often confusing to people. From my perspective it is important … Continue reading
The Art of Discovery
Quality and The Art of Discovery by Professor George Box (1990): Quotes by George Box in the video: “I think of statistical methods as the use of science to make sense of numbers” “The scientific method is how we increase … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Data, Innovation, Management, Process improvement, Quality tools, Science, Statistics
Tagged control chart, curiouscat, Data, evidence based management, experiments, George Box, Innovation, learning, Process improvement, quote, respect for people, Statistics, technology, webcast
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Your Brain Can Jump to Incorrect Conclusions
How our brain works without us realizing it often is hugely beneficial, but it also creates some faulty conclusions at times. The video gives a good synopsis of the quick intuitive leaps our brains make all the time. These are … Continue reading
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Tagged learning, Psychology, system thinking, theory of knowledge
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Web Seminar with Gerald Suarez: Better Thinking About Leadership
In2In offers some great opportunities for those interested in management improvement. Their conference is excellent. They also offer various conference calls with speakers knowledgeable about Deming and Ackoff’s ideas. These normally take the form of conference call presentations (similar to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ackoff, Deming, leadership, learning, Public Sector, seminar, training
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I Will Co-Facilitate a Deming Seminar in Singapore July 25-27
The W. Edwards Deming Institute is working with the NTUC LearningHub to offer management seminars in Singapore. I will be co-facilitating a Deming 2 1/2 day seminar in Singapore with Kelly Allan in July. The 2 1/2 day Seminar, Deming’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Career, Deming, John Hunter, learning, management, seminar, Singapore
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Learn by Seeking Knowledge – Not Just from Mistakes
Being open to new ideas and new knowledge is what is needed to learn. Experimenting, seeking out new knowledge is even better. You can be successful and see an even better way to do things and learn from it. This … Continue reading
Continual Learning
There are several things that destroy your ability to be effective. Thinking you have all the answers (which leads to stopping learning) is probably at the top, along with any other reason for stopping learning (more interested in other things, … Continue reading
A Theory of a System for Educators and Managers
Excerpts from The Deming Library Volume XXI, Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Dr. Russell Ackoff and David Langford demonstrate that educators can begin a quality transformation by developing an understanding of the properties and powers of systems-oriented thinking. You can order … Continue reading
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Tagged Ackoff, curiouscat, Data, Deming, Education, Innovation, learning, management, management webcast, quote, Systems thinking, theory of knowledge, webcast
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How Could They Know?
I am a big fan of Dr. Deming’s ideas on management. The way I see one of the quotes of Dr. Deming used I don’t agree with. Dr. Deming said “How could they know?” to explain why people continued to … Continue reading →