The mission of the Jones County Industrial Roundtable is to help promote an environment for Jones County business leaders to network and learn about quality, continuous improvement and important issues facinmg organizations and citizens in the county.

The Lean Six Sigma network purpose is to create an opportunity for those that practice Lean, Six Sigma and other improvement philosophies to share their knowledge; and for those that are considering the methodologies to learn through questioning and relationships with practitioners.

The Quad Cities network is open to all individuals wishing to share experience and learn from each other based on performance excellence and the principles of quality.

The Greater Des Moines Area Learning Network is open to all individuals wishing to share experience and learn from each other about performance excellence and the principles of quality.

The Quality Learning Network in Iowa City has used the networking time to discuss many issues around individual and organizational learning. Topics vary depending on the needs of the attendees. Flexibility and a willingness to learn are key principles of this group. Bring your concerns, experiences, and issues to this group, and we will find a way to make it a future topic.

The systems thinking study group is designed to engage participants in discussions about socio-cultural systems methodology as proposed by Gharajedaghi and work through practical applications of the methodology. The group is open to any and all and is structured to manage a changing array of participants and interests.