The W. Edwards Deming Institute

10/15/2026

What if the problem is not the people, but the system?

W. Edwards Deming asked that question for a lifetime. He was born October 14, 1900, and this week would have turned 126.

Ideas do not spread on their own. Someone has to hand them to the next person.

That is what our scholarship fund does. As one scholarship recipient put it:
"So much of [my] growth comes from what I learned during the two-day, in-person Deming experience. It fundamentally changed the way I see systems, connections, and what is possible when you learn to think differently."

The scholarship fund helps educators, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and leaders who might never otherwise get the chance.

If Dr. Deming’s work has shaped you, here is a way to say thank you: give to the scholarship fund and help someone else begin. https://deming.org/celebrate-learning/

10/13/2026

“The Deming Institute Seminar opened our eyes to smarter ways to operate, to be more profitable and to be a great employer, too.”
— Steven Haedrich, CEO, New York Label & Box Works

Join us for two days at Fordham Gabelli School of Business, Nov. 6–7, and see what a Deming lens can do for your organization.

https://deming.org/events/deming-strategies-for-sustainable-success-innovate-streamline-lead/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2dayseminar&utm_content=solve-haedrich-quote

10/12/2026

Eroding market share. Rising costs. Losing good people. Constant firefighting.

Most leaders already know something needs to change. What's usually missing is a clear, proven way to improve the system that keeps producing those problems.

That's what our two-day seminar at Fordham gives you. Nov. 6–7.

https://deming.org/events/deming-strategies-for-sustainable-success-innovate-streamline-lead/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2dayseminar&utm_content=solve-system-problems

10/08/2026

Stuck on big organizational issues? Spend two days and get unstuck.

Give us two days, and you'll leave with an action plan and methods to start solving your organization's toughest problems.
Deming Strategies for Sustainable Success is a hands-on seminar co-hosted with Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, Nov. 6–7 at Lincoln Center in New York.

https://deming.org/events/deming-strategies-for-sustainable-success-innovate-streamline-lead/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2dayseminar&utm_content=solve-get-unstuck

10/08/2026

One week from today, Dr. Deming would have turned 126. Let's celebrate his birthday together by helping more people learn his transformational teachings.

Dr. Deming spent his life helping people learn. And when one person learns Deming, it rarely stops there. They take it back to their team, their community, and often their family.

Your gift helps open a seat at a seminar for someone who couldn't otherwise attend.

Right now, a Deming Institute Trustee will match every dollar you give, up to $5,000. Your $25 becomes $50. Your $100 becomes $200.

Give by October 14, Dr. Deming's birthday, and help someone else start learning: https://deming.org/celebrate-learning/

10/06/2026

What if the way you measure performance is actually making your organization worse? In this podcast episode, Balaji S Reddie and Andrew Stotz dig into Points 7 through 9 of Deming's 14 Points: leadership as a Socratic act of asking rather than answering, why 'drive out fear' is really about removing the fear of telling the truth, and how breaking down departmental silos sometimes means one team taking a loss for the good of the whole.

Along the way: KPIs, internal competition, and why they so often undermine the system they're meant to improve. The episode closes with Dr. Deming's own words: leadership carries a responsibility to make a difference.

🎧 https://podcast.deming.org/a-new-lens-with-balaji-reddie-part-9

Looking for more? Use DemingNEXT to explore Deming’s 14 Points and connect the ideas across the System of Profound Knowledge - it's free for 14 days! https://deming.org/learn/demingnext/

What if the way you measure performance is actually making your organization worse? Balaji Reddie and Andrew Stotz dig into Points 7 through 9 of Deming's 14 Points: leadership as a Socratic act of asking rather than answering, why 'drive out fear' is really about removing the fear of telling the tr...

10/05/2026

Accelerate your learning and start implementing Deming in two days.

Understanding Deming's ideas is one thing. Putting them to work in your organization is another. Most people spend months or years closing that gap on their own.

At Deming Strategies for Sustainable Success, you'll close it in two days, side by side with Deming experts. Nov. 6–7 at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business.

https://deming.org/events/deming-strategies-for-sustainable-success-innovate-streamline-lead/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2dayseminar&utm_content=accelerate-start-implementing

10/02/2026

You're invited: a two-day Deming seminar in New York City.

The Deming Institute and Fordham Gabelli School of Business are co-hosting Deming Strategies for Sustainable Success: Innovate, Streamline, Lead, a hands-on, two-day seminar at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus.

📅 Nov. 6–7, 2026 · 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

📍 Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, New York

👥 Led by Kelly Allan and Bill Soller

Bring a real challenge from your organization and leave with an action plan and methods to start solving it.

Lunch, course materials, and six months of DemingNEXT™ are included. Teams of three or more save $300 per person.

https://deming.org/events/deming-strategies-for-sustainable-success-innovate-streamline-lead/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2dayseminar&utm_content=solve-youre-invited

09/30/2026

She just wanted to do a good job. Instead, she spent days writing a self-appraisal.

In this video, CEO Steven Haedrich shares how a performance review got in the way of one employee’s desire to contribute. He challenges appraisals, commissions, quotas, and management by objective (MBO), arguing that people cannot fairly assess performance without seeing the system shaping their work. Deming’s systems view shifts the focus from judging people to improving the work itself. https://youtube.com/shorts/GA5I1teajUs

Curious about how performance appraisals hurt your system? Learn more in the Performance Reviews Part 1 course on DemingNEXT. (It's free for 14 days!) https://deming.org/learn/demingnext/

She just wanted to do a good job. Instead, she spent days writing a...

09/28/2026

What if your AI strategy is creating more risk than progress? John Willis joins Andrew Stotz to trace how Deming's System of Profound Knowledge shaped the way he thinks about organizations, learning, and change. From his early days building DevOps to the AI transformations he's navigating with CIOs today. Along the way, John connects Deming to fast feedback loops, explains why leaders keep mistaking a learning problem for a technology problem, and shares stories that never made it into his book, Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge.

A fresh conversation for longtime Deming thinkers and those just beginning the journey. https://podcast.deming.org/john-willis-why-ais-biggest-problem-isnt-technology

Are you ready for your own transformation? Dive into DemingNEXT, the only online learning program for Deming thinkers. It's free for 14 days! https://deming.org/learn/demingnext/

What if your AI strategy is creating more risk than progress? John Willis joins Andrew Stotz to trace how Deming's System of Profound Knowledge shaped the way he thinks about organizations, learning, and change. From his early days building DevOps to the AI transformations he's navigating with CIOs....