TLS Continuum Daily Tip - I suspect no real problem, but I am not sure there’s no real problem (Richard Feynman) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - For successful improvement efforts encourage the existence and operation of cross-functional teams. (Steve Jobs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - We can’t act on what we don’t know. (Dr. Mikel Harry) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - We don’t know until we search. (Dr. Mikel Harry) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - If we don’t question we won’t search. (Dr. Mikel Harry) #TLSContinuum

An AHA Moment

The world wide web defines an AHA moment as that moment when you experience a sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension of a concept. I have had one of those AHA moment lately. It began with reflecting on an adage I learned when working for the Borders Group sometime back. The adage tells us not to judge a book by its cover.

Come with me and go back a decade ago, when I picked up a copy of…

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Don’t be a problem solver, become a solution seeker. (Dr. Mikel Harry) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Do you feel the problem facing your organization? (Dr. Mikel Harry) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.” (Proverbs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. (Proverbs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - To know and not do is really not to know. (Proverbs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Manifesto Principle 10: Through the use of logical thinking tools, the TLS Continuum will establish a universal problem-solving process

Beginning with the identification of the system constraint, the organization should establish the format for the development of any problem-solving process/ We recognize that this process is an evidence-based scientific experiment towards resolving organizational issues. We believe that there…

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Fix the problem not the blame. (Proverbs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding. (Proverbs) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - The ideas of control and improvements are often confused with one another. This is because quality control and quality improvement are inseparable. (Karou Ishikawa) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - When you see data, doubt [them]! When you see measurements, doubt them! (Karou Ishikawa) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Quality control starts and ends with training. (Karou Ishikawa) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Manifesto Principle 9: The TLS Continuum is focused on the development of a process improvement roadmap.

We believe that the path to continuous process improvement is he development of a log-based toolkit that can be used to develop process maps, and value stream maps to establish a standard method for controlling process flow. While not mandating a process, since recognizing that now two problems will be resolved in the same fashion, we recognize that…

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - Failure is the seed of success. (Karou Ishikawa) #TLSContinuum

TLS Continuum Daily Tip - As much as 95% of quality related problems in the factory can be solved with seven fundamental quantitative tools. (Karou Ishikawa) #TLSContinuum