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Don’t Buy the Fix Before You Find the Problem
Steve DeWitt
A problem shows up, and the fix usually arrives five minutes later. “We need more training.” “We need a better system.” “We need another person.” “We need a new checklist.” Sometimes one of those answers is exactly right. Too often it’s not. The organization has named a solution before even agreeing on what failed. Anyone who works around quality knows the tools: root cause, process variation,…

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The Secret Keys to a Great Pitch

People pitch ideas all the time. Most of those pitches never get heard. Why? Because they don’t consider the audience.

I get ideas pitched to me all the time. My inbox is flooded by emails from PR professionals asking me to carry guest blog posts, do book reviews, share their…

ISO 9001:2026 Ethics and Quality Culture

Leadership responsibility is included in ISO 9001:2026, Clause 5.1.1,  to promote quality culture and ethical behavior. A strong argument could be made for adding safety as well.

Ethics has a very wide range of applications, including the need to avoid conflicts of interest (like…

What Do AI and Jurassic Park Have in Common?

Given that AI has been this century’s biggest disruptor for nearly every industry in the world, it has been met with justifiable levels of angst, anger, questioning, and skepticism. It’s as if our world has essentially been turned into a version of Jurassic Park, where, instead of dinosaurs, we…

AI Image Processing for High-Gloss Components in Quality Control

Highly reflective metallic surfaces are among the most challenging inspection targets in machine vision. Reflections obscure details; defects often become visible only from certain angles, and the quality of manual visual inspections fluctuates throughout the workday.

The Austrian…

The Ladder That Never Comes Down

In my earlier writing, I’ve leaned on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ladder. This is the closing move of his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, where once you have climbed through the propositions you discard them because they have “served their purpose.” I’ve used this language game often enough that I…

Back to the Future: Why Agentic AI Needs a Strong Identity Foundation

As AI matures, enterprises and customers are rapidly deploying agents seeking to unlock the next level of automation and productivity. Agentic AI shows potential to handle a multitude of use cases, from buying personal items on Amazon to customer service applications to enterprise security and…

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