We Apply QCD to Machines – But Not to Brains

We would never accept “improve quality” as a slogan without defining standards, inputs, constraints, and measurable outcomes.

And yet when it comes to culture and people, we abandon that discipline.

We say:
• “Put people first.”
• “Improve mindset.”
• “Increase engagement.”
• “Build morale.”

But we rarely apply the same thinking about the biological system as we do about machinery and process…

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What Deming Pointed To with SoPK – Which Neuroscience Now Explains

The LinkedIn algorithm has shown me several posts lately discussing Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK). And while many of them echo familiar and valuable insights, it inspired me to share a different perspective, one that, I hope, builds on the original, not breaks from it. What if SoPK was missing just one element, something

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INNOVATION

“Innovation!”, like “engagement,” “ownership,” and “culture change”, is one of those buzzwords that falls under the “soft skills” banner but proves devilishly hard to get right. Ironic, isn’t it? So, what exactly is ‘Innovation’? Let’s unpack this in a way we rarely do in business: by using root cause thinking, not the usual 5 Whys,

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