The Aim of the Seattle Area Deming Users Group:

To provide a forum to study and apply the principles of Deming's System of Profound Kowledge at individual and group levels.

Our values are:

Individual integrity

Mutual trust and respect, and intellectual honesty

Dignity, self esteem, and joy

Openness to explore aligned topics

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1998 Meeting topics and presenters

• January 13:  The Jurassic Park Error - Helen Harte
• February 10: Open Space Technology - Michael Lindfield
• March 10: Tacoma / Deming Institute Partnership - Alisa O'Hanlon & Penny Hulse
• April 14: Defining a System to Accomplish a Specified Aim - Al Viswanathan & Lyn Wiltse
• May 12: What could we see in the 'tea leaves in the cup of Systems Thinking'? -  Ed Maher
• June 9:  How K/P Corporation uses the Theory of Profound Knowledge - Scott Zogg
• July 14:  Tampering and the "Funnel" experiment - Dave Nave
• August 11:  Seven New Tools for Process Design - Ron Moen
• September 8:  Growing up with Deming - Kevin Cahill
• October 13:  A Proactive Approach to Process Improvement - Chuck Parsons
• November 10:  Quality and the Seventh Generation - Keith McCandless
• December 8: Conversations about "Driving Fear Out of the Workplace" - Dan Oestreich

 

1999 Meeting topics and presenters

• January 12:  "Secret for a Successful Organization" (Richard LaFauve video, from a 1992 TQM conference)
• February 9:  Systems Understandings and New Approaches to Systems Change - Jim Rough
• March 9:  Cultural Differences Affecting Business (Japan / USA) - Mr. Ashizawa

City University
919 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98055

 

 Driving directions from I-405:

- Take the Rainier avenue (Hwy 167) exit northbound
- Turn left at the first signal onto SW Grady Way
- Left at the second signal into the CityU parking lot
- Take the main entrance, then go right at the top of the stairs

(There is a deli just inside the entrance...)

For more information contact Al Viswanathan at (425) 747-7575, or Lyn Wiltse To receive printed meeting anouncements, call Tony Mael at (206) 275-1113 For e-mail meeting announcements or web page submissions, contact Jerry Hines