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1. Posted by Kelvin Lewis 9th June, 2008 at 9:07 pm

   Dude, where did you learn how to make presentations like that? This is without a doubt one of one of the best slideshows I have ever seen! Really, really, really good job, Ron.

2. Posted by Scott Edwards 9th June, 2008 at 10:53 pm

   Ron, you mention “thinking production system” instead of Toyota. How do you learn to “think” better? What’s your recommendation for that? I agree with your premise but in my experience, learning to think better is not trivial. The best tools I have come across to improve thinking are the Thinking Processes from the TOC and Goldratt communities. I would be interested in your opinion on that subject.

   @Kelvin: I agree with you. What Ron did was the best way to do a presentation, not a mere Powerpoint slidument. I recommend “Beyond Bullet Points” by Cliff Atkinson (beyondbullets.com) and “Presentation Zen” by Garr Reynolds (presentationzen.com), both great books on presentations, not just Powerpoint or Keynote or other software.

3. Posted by Chris Carson 10th June, 2008 at 8:24 am

   Very excellent job, Ron. I’m continually looking for ways to encourage our leadership in their never ending journey. Is there any way we can download the video? Thanks!

4. Posted by mike t 10th June, 2008 at 2:19 pm

   I find entropy confusing, i read that its highest when a system is in equlibrium and when its most disordered??

5. Posted by Ron Pereira 10th June, 2008 at 5:50 pm

   @ Kelvin - Thank you for the nice words. Scott nailed it with his comment regarding Presentation Zen and BBP. I would say personally like P Zen more than BBP although they complement each other.

   @ Scott - Great question regarding thinking. I ‘think’ you just chose my next article topic!

   @Chris - I am glad you liked it. I will get the video up on Google video soon… then you will be able to download it. If you email me your address I can burn you a copy on a DVD for now.

   @Mike - I think you have it right. Entropy is a measure and not really a thing like I make it out to be… so since it is a measure of the disorder in a system your comment makes sense.

6. Posted by Scott Edwards 10th June, 2008 at 11:40 pm

   Excellent! I look forward to reading it.

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8. Posted by Ron Pereira 11th June, 2008 at 9:55 pm

   @ Chris Carson - You can now download the video from Google Video. Just follow the link below the video. Let me know if you have any problems. All the best.

9. Posted by Bob Delaney 12th June, 2008 at 7:10 am

   Nice job with this. I love the idea of changing control to continue. What this does is make the PDCA better by using DMAI but then you strengthen DMAIC with continue which is similar to the act in PDCA. So, what you have is the best of both worlds. Time to write a book, Ron. Kidding (sort of).

10. Posted by Mark Graban 17th June, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    Good job, Ron! I definitely like the “continue” instead of “control” change.

11. Posted by Ron Pereira 17th June, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    Thanks, Mark. All of our friendly discussions on this very topic have helped form my current opinion on the matter.

    Interestingly enough, when I gave the full presentation there was a MBB who “took exception” to some of my comments about six sigma.

    In the end, however, we both agreed that moving things forward was a lot easier than trying to maintain the status quo.

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