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With a unique systems-thinking perspective, the Iowa Quality Center is one of the state’s premiere resources for quality and performance excellence. The center offers a wealth of resources to support your continuous improvement journey. |
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(319) 398-7101 |
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(319) 398-5698 |
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info@iowaqc.org |
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3375 Armar Drive Marion, Iowa 52302
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Total Production System
TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers.
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| Network | | | | Upcoming Meetings | | | | Past Topics | | | | Map | | |
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Third Thursday of each month |
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7:30 to 9:00 a.m. |
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Hawkeye Community College, Business & Industry Center |
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On Hiatus |
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Topic and Description |
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| Jan. 21 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Feb. 18 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Mar. 18 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Apr. 15 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| May 20 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Jun. 17 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Jul. 15 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Aug. 19 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Sep. 16 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Oct. 21 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Nov. 18 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Dec. 16 |
Topic to be announced |
Hawkeye Community College
Business & Industry Center
5330 Nordic Dr., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
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| Aug. 2009 |
Just Culture is a method for balancing learning from incidents with accountability for their consequences. Sydney Dekker has done extensive work with Just culture in both the health and aviation fields. We will have an opportunity to view this address by Sydney describing Just Culture and Systems thinking. This should prove to be another interesting opportunity to learn and enjoy our discussion after hearing the presentation. |
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| May 2009 |
| Two Million Minutes Special Presentation |
Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately Two Million Minutes until high school graduation. How a student spends their Two Million Minutes – in class, at home studying, playing sports, working, sleeping, socializing, or just goofing off – will affect their economic prospects for the rest of their lives. How do most American high school students spend this time? This film takes a deeper look at how the three superpowers of the 21st Century – China, India, and the United States – are preparing their students for the future. As we follow two students – a boy and a girl – from each of these countries, we compose a global snapshot of education, from the viewpoint of kids preparing for their future. |
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| Apr. 2009 |
| Entrepreneurial Operating System |
Steve Wilson will introduce EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and its use to help ensure that your organizations process improvement initiatives are properly aligned with leaderships big picture view of the organization. |
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| Feb. 2009 |
| The Education side of Business and the Business side of Education |
This month's CVPE Network meeting will be about the connection and challenges that businesses and K-12 education systems have in common. As our K-12 students prepare to leave the education system and enter into the workforce or higher education; what problem solving, quality, leadership skills and resources do they need? This networking meeting will discuss the programs that the Iowa Quality Center has with Iowa business and Iowa schools to better prepare these students for the challenges that face them in the future. |
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| Jan. 2009 |
| When the times get tough, where do the tough turn? |
Learn about services, resources and tools that are available to managers, supervisors and human resource professionals to help enhance a competitive edge for organization and or professional growth. Career Connections will share information on a variety of resources available to help you with your managerial role and that strengthen communication and team motivation. After brief review of services, Human Resources Consultant, Lisa K. Smith will provide a more interactive Q & A session to help address any current issues or concerns that may be of significant interest to you and your organizational role. Join us for this in-depth opportunity to learn of valuable resources as well as learning from each other! |
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| Oct. 2008 |
| Looking to plan for next year? So is the Cedar Valley Performance Excellence Network. |
Over the last few months the CVPE network has been redefining the mission, membership and program content. We invite you to join us for a session selection and content and programs planning for the 2009 CVPE network. The Iowa Quality Center is dedicated to making this network meeting more value added each year. However, we need your thoughts and input as we assist you and your organization reach performance goals. |
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| Jul. 2008 |
| Come Share the Lessons From the Recent Events |
The Midwest has experienced events that happen once in a life time, and even with all the planning we still feel like we could not be prepared well enough. At this CVPE Network meeting we will discuss the lessons learned and preparation strengths that we experienced in the Cedar Valley in relation to the recent natural disasters. Please come with the willingness to share about these lessons whether they are personal, business or community related. We will be working through a facilitated collection of thoughts and then reviewing the possible action plans for future disaster planning. Hope to see everyone there for a great discussion. |
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| May 2008 |
Employee engagement and retention are topics important to all Iowa organizations. We will look at some articles which address these important issues and discuss them with our own perceptions. We will review the Gallup Survey which is designed to measure employee engagement. Bring your employee engagement questions and experiences ready to discuss this important topic. |
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| Apr. 2008 |
Come to the Cedar Valley Performance Excellence Network meeting and hear Steve Wilson, Six Sigma Black Belt from the Why! Company, discuss the advantages and key factors of Six Sigma. Six Sigma is a process improvement method that will increase your organizational development to reach new levels. |
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| Feb. 2008 |
| Coping with the Changing Workplace |
With the level and speed of organizational change today, employees are left feeling dazed and confused. Employees look toward their managers and supervisors for answers to questions that sometimes cannot yet be answered. This session will focus on understanding the process of change and the importance of gaining buy-in to make changes successful. WOW! Change Cards will be used to offer an opportunity to be creative and participative while learning about and planning for change. |
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| Nov. 2007 |
| Systems Thinking - What To Do When The Slack Is Gone |
“Success changes the game – are you prepared to embrace the rules of the new game?” You’ve likely experienced it – implemented continuous improvement efforts yield impressive immediate results but before long you’re doubling your efforts to squeeze out even small gains, or worse yet, to just maintain previous gains. In systems thinking this is called, “taking the slack out of the system.” This meeting will help attendees understand the five forces that work to actively convert success to failure and explores how “taking the slack out” via continuous improvement changes the “game” we play and how systems thinking methodology offers one road to truly breakthrough organizations. |
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| Oct. 2007 |
| Protecting Your Workforce: The effects of stress and change on your workforce |
Learn and discuss how stress and changes in your organization can affect the workforce. Learn the how to minimize the effects for everyone both physically and mentally. |
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| Sep. 2008 |
| The Impact Organizational Change Has on Individual Employees |
A discussion-based presentation on how individuals react to change in their organizations. Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement programs require individual employees to change their approach to their jobs, accept new job roles, and be put into new teams or all combination of all three! We will explore challenges individuals face as they spiral through the change process and how to proactively address these issues at the individual level. We will also examine tools to help individual associates deal with change more effectively. |
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| Sep. 2007 |
| Lean Overview and Implementation |
Does your organization have a continuous improvement strategy? Plan now to attend the Fall Kickoff of the CVPE network which will provide an overview of Lean and will also focus on Lean Implementation in general and the workplace lean ™ program offered by Hawkeye Community College. Please note the change of location….the meeting will be held at the Educational Services Center of Waterloo Public Schools at 1516 Washington Street |
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| Aug. 2007 |
No matter what type of organization you work for, you are (or should be) concerned about how you manage your quality. Plan now to join the August network meeting that will use the Knowledge Café to explore the ideas of the authors of The Elusive Lean Enterprise which support the 14 ways to institutionalize Lean within an organization. I am certain you would agree that any Quality Management system can be assessed using these same rules with a little word-smithing. What is a Knowledge Café? It is a quick (hour long) way to gathering a lot of information that can be leveraged within your organization. Take-aways from the session will include a method to assess your current quality management system and a quick new method for gathering feedback. Take this opportunity to invite a friend….Hope to see you there! |
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Baldrige Green & Measures Matter Workshops, May 6 details
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ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Training, Apr. 19-23 details
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Online Lean Certification
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Get Certified in Lean Manufacturing, Lean Healthcare or Lean Office on YOUR schedule. details
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ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor Training, Apr. 5-7 details
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