Next BADUG Meetings - 5 May & 2 June

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MODERATOR'S NOTE:  This comes too late for the May meeting, but still time to sicn up for the
June meeting.

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BAY AREA DEMING USERS GROUP NEWSLETTER

Our next meeting is on Monday, 5 May 2003 from 6:00-8:30pm,
at Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park at the intersection of
Willow Road and Highway 84.  Detailed directions available
below. 

PLANNED PROGRAMS: 

Please note that BADUG meetings are always open to all
interested parties.  Dr. Deming's teaching extended far
beyond the traditional confines of quality.  Consider
inviting a friend or work associate who might share your
interest in learning about, and discussing, innovative and
effective theories regarding organizations, systems and
management.

5 May:  "What's next for BADUG?"  At the February session,
I announced my intentions to step away from the tasks of
coordinating BADUG's activities.  This session will be an
opportunity for discussion and to make plans regarding how
people would like to shape the future of BADUG.

2 June: For our last planned session, we will view and
discuss the video, "How Everyone Wins: Finding Joy,
Meaning, and Profit in the Workplace."  This one-hour
1998 public television history of the quality revolution
in America features Lloyd Dobyns and Clare Crawford-Mason.
Emphasis is placed on the theories of Dr. Deming and Dr.
Russell Ackoff.  The narrators review their experiences
over the past 20 years and discuss which management
innovations have worked and which have not. The viewer
learns what we must do to prosper and survive.  Please
contact Dan R. by May 15th to let us know of your
attendance at this session.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

* The BADUG Systems Thinking Study Group meets monthly,
prior to the main BADUG session.  Please contact Karen
Takle Quinn at ktq@svpal.org / 650-964-5195 or David Camp
at dcamp@ciena.com / 408-366-4863 if you are planning to
join the discussion.

* 13, 14 & 15 May at the Earth Centre in Doncaster, UK --
Sponsored by The Deming Forum, the theme of their 4th
annual forum is "Hitting the Target and Missing the Point."
Attendees will learn from many organizations around the
world that have adopted a better way to manage - based on
the work of Dr. Deming and others.  Pre-conference
workshops, keynote presenters, and parallel sessions
promise thorough coverage of both theory and practice.
The lineup of speakers includes David Howard, Arie de Geus,
Henry Neave, John Varney, Nick Hebborn, Bob Adsett, Paul
Morgan, Tony Miller, and Myron Tribus.  Contact the Deming
Forum via email: demingforum.uk@virgin.net, telephone:
+44 (0) 1525 402323, or worldwide web:
http://www.deming.org.uk for further details.

* Conference in Memphis, TN - "Data, Information and the
Future of Learning (DIFL) 2003: The Legacy of Dr. Deming
in Education" will be held July 23-26. 

NOTE: This conference has meen postponed to a future date.
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* Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position - The
Deming Video Seminar - October 13-16 in Las Vegas, NV.  An
opportunity to experience, learn, and discuss Dr. Deming
theories in depth.  The seminar will be facilitated by
associates of Dr. Deming and will include video footage of
him leading previous seminars.  Contact the W. E. Deming
Institute at www.deming.org or call 301-294-8405 for
details and to register.

* W. Edwards Deming Institute - Fall Meeting, October 18-19,
Washington, DC, USA   Two days devoted entirely to
applications of Dr. Deming's theory of management.  Come
hear how organizations are applying Deming's ideas to
totally revamp their operations, performance appraisal
systems, processes, products and services, and reward
systems.  Learn how they align procedures with policies
and mission, take salesmen off commission, work with their
suppliers, learn from customers and employees, integrate
learning throughout the organization, and much, much more - 
www.deming.org/calendar/fallconference2003.html.  First
Announcement and Call for Examples and Anecdotes: Send
all implementation examples, stories and ideas to the
conference coordinator by e-mail at Orsini@fordham.edu,
by fax at 212-636-7303, or by post to The W. Edwards
Deming Institute, Room 417, 33 West 60th Street, NY NY 10023.

Surf the Worldwide Web to BADUG.  An overview of the group,
past meeting minutes, and an index of Deming-associated
sites can be accessed via your web browser.  Find the site at: 

http://www.cafm-services.com/badug/BADUG-TOC.htm

April Systems Thinking Study Group Notes: 

Myron Tribus shared with the group an overview of
Dr. Reuven Feuerstein's work, as well as providing a few
new and exciting insights he has gained in his continued
study of the latest findings in brain research.  He also
shared a bit of wisdom: "We live only as long as we are
learning, learn only as long as it's interesting, and
find it interesting only as long as it's fun!"  As Myron
guided us through a group exercise in the process of
mediated learning, we certainly had a good time as we
also learned something about the concept.

A key message I came away with was that there are clear
and effective methods for developing our cognitive
abilities.  Also, intelligence - how you use your brain -
is not intrinsic, is not static, and develops as a result
of interaction with others.  Our culture and processes
greatly underestimate the potential of those afflicted
by brain injury/disease, pigeon-holed by so-called
intelligence quotient profiling, or otherwise categorized
as "learning disabled."  

For more information on the topic, Myron suggests starting
with a read of "On Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment",
a collection edited by Meir Ben-Hur.  Many more resources
are referenced at the International Center for the
Enhancement of Learning Potential website - www.icelp.org


Dan Robertson

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** Directions to BADUG's May meeting **

Venue: Sun Microsystems, at 1601 Willow Road, Building 10,
in Menlo Park.  Contact Pat McMahon at 650-786-6430 if
you have questions about the directions.  Do your best
to arrive by 6pm, so an escort will be available to bring
you to the meeting room.

1/ From freeway 101 take Willow Road exit at Menlo Park/
   East Palo Alto, toward the Dunbarton Bridge.

2/ Take Willow Road to the Highway 84 intersection and
   continue straight ahead.  The Sun campus will be
   directly in front of you after crossing 84.

3/ Building 10 is straight ahead as you enter Sun's
   parking lot.  Find a parking spot and enter the
   Building 10 lobby.  Ask for Pat McMahon.

4/ From the East Bay, take the Dunbarton Bridge
   (Highway 84) across the bay to Menlo Park / East
   Palo Alto.  Turn right at the Willow Road
   intersection.  You will be turning into the Sun
   parking lot.  From there follow the instructions
   in Step 3 above.

The next BADUG meeting is Monday, 5 May 2003.