by Jean F. Meeks, Ph.D. on October 30, 2011
For the last few weeks, I have been testing an experiential exercise to quickly train large groups to use rapid cycle, small tests of change (i.e., PDSA cycles). The exercise involves teams learning through testing how to assemble a toy Mr. Potato Head. I modified the exercise after working with with Dr. Eric Dickson on the [...]
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by Jean F. Meeks, Ph.D. on June 14, 2009
Image: waihey – Recently, I had one of those "a-ha" moments with a client as we were working through improving a key process in his company. In the middle of our dialogue about improvement opportunities to test, he stopped me and said, "We are talking about a lot of ideas, but when are YOU going to [...]
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