Quality Improvement Theory and History
By the end of this module, you will have an understanding of the history of quality improvement in Saskatchewan and Dr. Deming's Theory of Profound Knowledge. Time to complete: 4.5 hours
READ: Web Browser and Technical Support
READ: Land Acknowledgment
WATCH: Defining Quality - Aiming for a Better Health Care System (4 min)
WATCH: Quality Improvement in Healthcare (10 min)
READ: Always Applicable (8 pages)
REVIEW: Timeline of Healthcare Improvement in SK (3 min)
READ: Appreciation for a System (2 pages)
WATCH: Managing an Organization as a System (3 min)
WATCH: If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk (12 min)
WATCH: Systems Thinking a Cautionary Tale (3 min)
WATCH: Tom Wujec: Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast (9 min)
READ: Complexity Science Primer (15 pages)
WATCH: The Cynefin Framework (8.5 min)
EXPLORE: More Learning on Complexity and Systems (optional)
READ: Theory of Knowledge (3.5 pages)
WATCH: Theory of Knowledge PDSA (8 min)
READ: Circling Back (5 pages)
READ: The problem with PDSA cycles (5 pages)
READ: What's Your Theory (5 pages)
READ: Knowledge of Variation - The W Edwards Deming Institute (3 pages)
READ: Distorting the System - The W Edwards Deming Institute (2.5 pages)
READ: Understanding Variation & Appreciating Variety -the W Edwards Deming Institute (2.5 pages)
READ: Understanding Variation 26 years later (9 pages)
WATCH: Phillip Crowley and Lloyd Provost on quality improvement in healthcare (5 min)
READ: Deming on Management Psychology - The W Edwards Deming Institute (1 page)
READ: Psychology – Managing Human Systems - The W Edwards Deming Institute (2 pages)
WATCH: The Backwards Brain Bicycle (8 min)
WATCH: The Red Bead Experiment (8 min)
WATCH: The Red Bead Experiment Debrief (8 min)