As I work in the home stretch of finishing a book, these annotations & corrections resonate. Also, remember the book you have is the latest version of a work. via The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/science/2024/j…

Interesting piece. Enhance economics for our southern friends, reduce economic migration, improve supply chain, better security, and great food.

We had a great time Q2 Stadium for the Austin FC opener. Fun to be interviewed by FOX 7 Austin, get a plug in for Jon Gallagher and thank CapMetro for a game day well done!

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Great segment with college student journalists. A smart group representing their peers well and the future of local and national journalism. #hope

Learning about PDSAs with Potatohead direct from Dave Williams at TX NAEMSP Conference

I preordered this great new book. It’s a must read for improvers wanting to learn how to change systems with the science of improvement. I love learning from Brandon, Alicia, and Sandra’s work.

Interesting. Years ago, I remember a senior journalist worrying about the fragmentation of media consumption. When we shared the national nightly news and a local newspaper, we started from the center with facts.

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Feels similar to the challenge American manufacturing faced with competition from Japan after WW2. U.S. needs to innovate rapidly.

“Culture gets changed by doing real work in line with the new strategy...” hbswk.hbs.edu/item/to-change…

I agree we need to invest more in public transit. Busses, bikes, and walking are very viable options. We also need to reduce our prioritization and dependence on cars AND recognize we are very behind and need to catch up to our growth faster!

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data bit.ly/3S0b7K5

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People talk about the waste of meetings and connectivity in hybrid or virtual organizations. Few organizations seem to be improving their approaches to make it better. Interesting data here.

The latest U.S. presidential election coverage from Nate Williams of MAC Journalism fresh from the Summer Journalism Academy at College of Communication, Boston University. busji.wpengine.com/how-boston-uni…

Who created the Pareto Chart? Learn something new every day... qualitydigest.com/inside/lean-ar…

The majority of U.S. fire service responses are to assist EMS. Fire departments provide 1/2 of ambulance service. Leadership typically comes from the fire suppression service line. San Francisco is one of the largest departments to name a paramedic chief. firehouse.com/careers-educat…

"No organizational design can eliminate problems. On the contrary, problems seem more glaring, more embarrassing, more irritating in a well-organized system. That's why problems are more apt to get solved in a good system." Jack Stout, 1985. #QualityAsAnOrganizationalStrategy

PDSA testing under different conditions.