Milestones in the Development of Profound Knowledge

Table 4.1 details many of the important milestones in the development of profound knowledge. These contributions have advanced the theories of variation, systems, knowledge, and psychology. Many of these influenced Deming during his lifetime. His major contribution was to have us look at these theories as a system and use this outside view as a lens by which to understand the organizations we work in. The methods and concepts described in this book are based on the science of improvement discussed in this chapter. The rest of the book expands and furnishes the details of this science, which guides improvement efforts in such a way as to lower risk and improve results.
TABLE 4.1 IMPRTANT ...

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