Recent Happenings
This post is an informal one just to share a little news. After taking an MIT course on the Design and Development of Games for Learning (just as we were…
This post is an informal one just to share a little news. After taking an MIT course on the Design and Development of Games for Learning (just as we were…
Formed in 2006, Walk of the Earth is a Canadian multi-genre band that humorously lists their genre as “good” on their Facebook page. Faced with all the challenges of the…
Two weeks ago, the Institute celebrated its first anniversary (although it’s been well over a year since it was formed, it was only formally established in 2014). We marked the…
You can't manage what you don't measure. It’s a commonly accepted maxim. However, while measurement is useful, it is understanding that’s important. “You can't manage what you don't understand,” would…
A few days ago, in conversation with Vicki Hall (the Institute’s most recently elected fellow), the subject of quality came up. Vicki’s a Business School professor and she was looking…
The pragmatic and practical approach BEX take to delivering Lean Six Sigma training ensured the trainees successfully delivered projects that added to the bottom line. Within 3 months of the course ending, the projects – delivered as part of the course – had achieved savings in excess of 5 times the total investment in the training.
The boot camp met all of the needs that we needed to address – key terms, introduction to different frameworks, introduction to the two BEX excellence frameworks, and practical exercises to highlight the skills needed. We had access to a group of highly experienced and skilled excellence specialists from BEX to contribute different perspectives on the content and on us. I fully appreciated the access I had during the sessions to such a high level of expertise. The sessions were highly interactive. I got all of my questions answered and then some.