This is the first episode of a few episodes on Dr. Deming's works. Adam recaps Dr. Deming's "System of Profound Knowledge" principle: understanding variation. There are two types of variation: common and special causes. Misunderstanding the type of variation leads to wasted effort and lost resources. Understanding variation helps optimize system performance.

The Deming Rabbit Hole:

• ☕️ Small Batches #100: Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis
• ☕️ Small Batches #84: Dr. Deming
• ☕️ Small Batches #67: The Red Beads (Deming's experiment to introduce SPok)
• ☕️ Small Batches #50: Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis
• ☕️ Small Batches #51: System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis
• ☕️ Small Batches #52: Understanding Variation with John Willis
• 📘 Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge
• 📘 The New Economics
• 📘 The Essential Deming
• 📘 Out of the Crisis
• 🎙️The Profound Podcast