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Digital Magic

Joe Wojniak

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The picture shown above was improved with “Google magic.”  It is amazing.  The original picture, shown below, is what it looked like without modification.  Google Photos “assistant” rendered the scene above, making the greens greener and even adding highlights to the rocks that are covered with snow and ice.  The willow branches are subtly contrasted with the snowy background.  Simply amazing.  I’d say that the Google photo assistant is an example of “good quality”, I know it when I see it.  What do you think?

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The Colors of the Sky

Joe Wojniak

Sometime last week, I got up and I left the house a little earlier than usual.  I drove outside of town and watched the sunrise.  The transition from twilight to dawn has always been a great experience for me.  Here’s a picture of early morning twilight and the amazing colors highlighting the clouds.DSC00016-EFFECTS

ASQ, QMD, CMC, T&D!

Joe Wojniak

ASQ, QMD, CMC, T&D!

I have to say that there’s something satisfying about being able to type a long string of acronyms all at once.  I’ve recently been accepted to the ASQ Quality Management Division’s Content Management Committee for Training and Development.

What does this mean?  On a volunteer basis, I contact various professionals about current opportunities.  The Content Management Committee is seeking articles for the Spring 2019 issue of the Quality Forum.  This is a peer reviewed journal that reaches 20,000 professionals worldwide.  Do you have a success story or a horror story about training or development? We want to hear from you!

Email me at joe.wojniak@protonmail.com for more information.

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Exploring B-Corps & Lean

Joe Wojniak

I recently gave this presentation at the ASQ Boulder Section 1313 meeting last week.  The title of the presentation places the emphasis on Lean, however after reflecting upon the presentation a better title may have been “B-Corps & You!”

I found that people that are passionate about Quality are also passionate about making this world a better place for everyone.  I think that alignment and synergy with B-Corps may attract many Quality Professionals to learn more about B-Corps, and B-Corp certification.

Without further ado, here’s the presentation–

The Triple Bottom Line & Lean (video)

The Triple Bottom Line & Lean (slides only)

What does Quality mean to a cliff swallow?

Joe Wojniak

I went for a walk along Coal Creek after lunch today.  I was surprised by the cliff swallows nesting under the bridge there.  As I watched the birds fly to and fro, I was amazed at their agility.  I noticed that their mud-daubed nests built underneath the overhanging bridge looked very secure.  I began to wonder, what does Quality mean to a swallow?

 

Obviously, it must be location, location, location.  The nests are really inaccessible from the ground, the birds can eat the flying insects that hover above the creek, and they could get mud to make their nests.  The birds’ hard work and attention to detail resulted in these marvelous nests.

The birds will only stay here until early Fall, they are only visitors and will fly further south for the winter.

All that hard work and the cliff swallows will live there only a few months.

And yet, without being able to pay attention to important details their summer homes wouldn’t have been possible.

Isn’t this an example of Quality?

Hiking Longs Peak Trail

Joe Wojniak

This post is a break from Quality tools, just like Sunday’s hike was a break from the everyday.  The Longs Peak trail begins at the Ranger Station and approximately 9,400 ft (2865 m).  Today’s destination was Chasm Lake.  Chasm Lake is at 11,780 ft (3590 m) and has great views of the surrounding granite cliff walls and the northeast face of Longs Peak (“the Diamond”).

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Even in early June, Chasm Lake is frozen over.  Cracks in the ice are eerily blue and a thin sheet of ice retreats from the shoreline.

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