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How to Start Setting Operational Definitions: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 13)
Now that we understand Operational Definitions (see Part 12), it's time to figure out how to use them to get the improvements and results you want. A…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Importance of Operational Definitions: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 12)
Operational definitions are clearly defined words, phrases, and concepts that everyone working together agrees to use in the same way. Making assumpt…
3 years, 4 months ago
Deadly Disease of Employee of the Month: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 11)
Dr. Deming listed 7 Deadly Diseases of Management in Out of the Crisis, and one of the more surprising is #3: Evaluation of performance, merit rating…
3 years, 6 months ago
Weaponizing Special Causes: Deming in Education with David P. Langford
In this episode, David and Andrew talk about Common Cause Variation vs Special Cause Variation, and the problem of confusing the two. Using the examp…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Taguchi Loss Function: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 9)
What is the Taguchi Loss Function and how does it apply to education? In this episode, Andrew and David talk about statistician Genichi Taguchi's ide…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Problems with Standardized Tests: Deming in Education with David P. Langford
In this episode, David and Andrew discuss the dreaded standardized tests, including how they evolved, how they're used (and not used) now, and what D…
3 years, 6 months ago
Optimization of a System: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 7)
In this episode, David and Andrew discuss going beyond solving problems in schools to preventing them from happening. David also shares a tool for fi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Quality is the Answer: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 6)
With nearly 2 million students not returning to schools and educational institutions after COVID, David and Andrew explore the question "how do we cr…
3 years, 7 months ago
Continuous vs Continual Improvement: Deming in Education with David P. Langford
In this episode of our special Deming in Education series, David and Andrew talk about the difference between "continuous" and "continual" improvemen…
3 years, 7 months ago
By What Method: Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 4)
David and Andrew's discussion of how using Deming in the classroom not only inspires achievement it also creates collaboration among excited students…
3 years, 7 months ago