The Process Palooza Podcast

Have you ever wondered what planet-shifting generative AI tools mean to the lean mindset? Episode 1 of The Process Palooza Podcast offers a special preview of the March 26 Process PaloozAI Webinar all about this very topic!

Special guests include UC San Diego CIO Vince Kellen, Business Improvement Consultant Stephen Yorkstone, and Neil Sahota, who is not only an IBM Master Inventor, but serves the United Nations as the official AI Advisor!

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

Show notes:

• Neil Sahota's website: https://www.neilsahota.com/
• "Own the A.I. Revolution" by Neil Sahota & Michael Ashley: bit.ly/3Tflrhg
• "Humanising Higher Education" by Camila Devis-Rozental & Susanne Clarke: bit.ly/49QXKmn
• Song snippet of "'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" by Fats Waller: bit.ly/3ViIGtw

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Building a culture of continuous improvement starts with a singular vision. But where does that vision come from? In this episode, we will explore the role of leadership in directing and modeling major large scale changes and helping employees and stakeholders succeed and grow!

Special guests include UC San Diego CIO Vince Kellen, Business Improvement Consultant Stephen Yorkstone, and Tracy O'Rourke, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Co-Founder of the Just-in-Time Cafe community and podcast.

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

Show notes:

• Just-in-Time Cafe website

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Are you thinking of adopting a continuous improvement strategy for your organization? Maybe your organization is implementing one that will affect you. Thus far on this podcast, we have looked at continuous improvement within the contexts of AI and leadership. In this episode, we are going to focus on some of the direct methodologies, in this case Lean Six Sigma, and discuss some of the ways UC San Diego - a massive institution of higher learning and world-class research - has imbued the work culture with a continuous improvement mindset.

Special guests include Senior Strategic Programs Manager and LSS Black Belt Tony Nava, and recent Green Belt recipients Emily Viney, Melanie Crane, Vanessa Yang and Sarah Vogel Harper.

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

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Join hosts Miguel Rodriguez and Paul Krueger as they deconstruct a major process improvement project currently in the works using the Lean Six Sigma methodology. Ideas and strategies shared in earlier episodes will be applied to an authentic and current implementation!

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

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We decided it was time to bring AI back into the discussion for this month's episode of the Process Palooza Podcast. To help us do that, we have invited Jon Wade, a professor of practice at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Wade specializes in systems engineering, a goldmine field for process improvement information. What we are really interested in, though, is his work in mining that field for the world's largest and most complex system: human society.

Topics Mentioned:
1. An introduction to Dr. Jon Wade and his background
2. A world changed by a pandemic
3. Human Society as Systems (and types of systems)
4. How philosophies can evolve over time
5. Building connection and accepting when something can't be changed
6. Knowing what to measure when improving systems
7. Experience with continuous improvement
8. What is systems engineering?
9. Real world examples of systems engineering (for good or ill)
10. Societal impacts of technologies
11. Ethical implications of AI
12. Potential and promise of AI
13. The OODA Loop, or how large organizations can make decisions quickly
14. The power of the open source movement
15. Reaching the public

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

Show notes:

• Donella Meadows and Leverage Points: donellameadows.org/archives/levera…ne-in-a-system/
• A closer look at the OODA Loop: thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide…e/the-ooda-loop
• My own book recommendation about building connections and empathy: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/55061…jamil-zaki/

Transcript w/ timestamps: Coming soon!

This episode of the Process Palooza podcast takes listeners on a journey through the lively and bustling Process Palooza 2024 event. With over 660 registered attendees, the event is a hub for innovators and leaders in business and education.

Hosted at UC San Diego, the event champions the idea of continuous improvement with a lean Six Sigma mindset. With engaging sessions, speeches, and even interactive challenges, this episode captures the essence of a movement dedicated to continuous improvement and compassion in the workplace and beyond.

This is a not-to-be missed show, filling your brain with the best thinkers in process improvement!

Transcript w/ Timestamps coming soon!