Content by Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
Made in China: From Scary Bad to Scary GoodPart one: China’s exploding middle class drives improvement
Tue, 05/29/2018 - 12:03
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Japanese products were synonymous with cheaply made. Anyone over the age of 50 probably remembers cheap Japanese transistor radios when they were a kid. We all believed, in the day, that the more transistors a radio had…
Inside Quality Digest Live for May 11, 2018Quotas, overproduction, and core values. It’s all related. Somehow.
Thu, 05/17/2018 - 12:00
In our May 11, 2018, episode of QDL, we looked at overproducing ideas, bad quotas (aren’t they all), and how anger can help identify core values. “Questioning Quotas” When are quotas bad? Most of the time. But here’s a good example. “How to Find…
Inside Quality Digest Live for April 27, 2018Big brains, big ideas, big changes: Who's in charge?
Thu, 05/03/2018 - 12:00
In our April 27, 2018, episode of QDL, we looked at the Global Brain and whether leaders really care about their employees. “Why Tech Innovation Isn't the Answer Everyone Thinks It Is” Is technology innovation the answer everyone thinks it is for…
Inside Quality Digest Live for April 13, 2018Keeping bad bots out and good data to ourselves
Thu, 04/19/2018 - 12:00
In our April 13, 2018, episode of QDL, we talked about anti-hacker robots, data privacy, and new product introduction. “HoneyBot Lures in Digital Troublemakers” MIT nerds come up with a tasty target for IoT hackers. But this one fights back. “We…
We Don’t Care About Data PrivacyReally. We don’t.
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:03
On April 10, 2018, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress regarding the unauthorized sharing of 87 million Facebook users’ personal data, vacuumed up by data research company Cambridge Analytica. There were pointed…
Inside Quality Digest Live for March 30, 2018The gig economy, gearing up for metrology gigs, and gigging executive coaches
Tue, 04/03/2018 - 12:00
In our March 30, 2018, episode of QDL, we discuss the gig economy, metrology training, and psychobabble (you know who I mean). “Are You (and Your Company) Ready for the Gig Economy?” More and more employees are joining the gig economy. What does…
Inside Quality Digest Live for March 16, 2018It’s about people: people in a QMS, management people, teaching people, laid off people
Tue, 03/20/2018 - 12:00
In our March 16, 2018, episode of QDL, we looked at universal basic income, management status quo, ISO 10018, and how a community college is teaching cutting-edge metrology skills. “Public Split on Basic Income for Workers Replaced by Robots”…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Feb. 23, 2018Last week we looked at cost of quality and Industry 4.0, leaders and novelists, and whether innovation is under attack
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 12:00
In our Feb. 23, 2018, episode of QDL, we considered if writing a novel makes you a better CEO, patents and innovation, and if should you blindly trust academic studies. Plus, we threw in cost of quality... just because. “Five Things I Learned…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Feb. 9, 2018A very electronical episode
Wed, 02/14/2018 - 12:00
Our Feb. 9, 2018, episode of QDL looked at electronic notes, electronic privacy, smart electronic device, and... wow... have we taken technology too far? “Study Shows Doctors Record Better Notes After Using Best-Practices Program” Shortcuts to…
Think People Understand Your Texts? Think Again☺Communication is a contact sport
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 12:03
Those of us who care about communication accuracy in the workplace—which should be all of us—cringe at the idea of using something like Facebook or Twitter to communicate with co-workers. We look at how those platforms in particular get abused…