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(Link to upcoming class schedule - listed below)
(Link to seminar and workshop descriptions listed below)
Beginning in 1995, colleagues within Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) in Canoga Park, California (then a division of Rockwell International) created the concept of "A Thinking Roadmap" as a means to formally integrate their classroom education efforts (both seminars and workshops), all with the aim of leading a thinking transformation, both individual and organizational. The need for the thinking transformation is to foster better thinking about sub-systems, psychology, variation,
knowledge, and their interactions - elements recognized
as the basis of W. Edwards Deming's “System
of Profound Knowledge (SoPK)". The phrase Thinking Roadmap followed from Rockwell's concept of a "Technology Roadmap," wherein each division of Rockwell was responsible for defining both their short-term and long-term technology development plans and presenting them periodically to corporate offices. In seeing the vast opportunities for simultaneously improving the thinking skills of the entire enterprise, including employees, suppliers, and customers, Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network was formed to lead a thinking transformation, with a Thinking Roadmap as a means to create awareness of the thinking of Russell Ackoff, Edward de Bono, W. Edwards Deming, Tom Johnson, and Genichi Taguchi, to name a few of the thinking pioneers whose writings and teachings they have incorporated into their roadmap. For clarification, this curriculum development effort is known as "A Thinking Roadmap," not "The Thinking Roadmap," so as to imply it is the outgrowth of an ongoing development and will never be interpreted as a closed solution, nor the only solution to helping for fostering both an individual and organization thinking transformation. A recent presentation by Bill Bellows, titled "From Infinity (and Zero) and Beyond" offers insights on Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Thinking Roadmap efforts, in addition to contrasts to both "Lean" and "Six Sigma Quality" efforts. Go to our InSights page to find a pdf file of his presentation, in addition to an audio file.
The efforts of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network to foster "better thinking about thinking" continues today, with a process in place to maintain this awareness within seminar and workshop attendees as they leave the confines of the classroom experience and return to their workplace positions. The thinking transformation effort has been designed to inspire a better understanding of "team work," and "working together," with "thinking together," a result of "better thinking about thinking," as a foundation. The role of their Thinking Roadmap is to introduce fundamental aspects of thinking together and to build upon this foundation. In doing so, the Enterprise Thinking seminar has been designed to provide the fundamental aspects of their thinking transformation and subsequent classes, such as Six Thinking Hats, Managing Variation as a System, Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making, and a Study Session for Deming's last book, The New Economics, have been integrated into this 200+ hour curriculum. Included in the roadmap are classroom (in-person) events, such as Managing Variation as a System, and also teleconference events (with toll-free numbers provided to U.S. residents), such as the Study Sessions in The New Economics and also a series of monthly conference calls with noted Thought Leaders, known as the Ongoing Discussion.
The collaborative design of the roadmap allows for plentiful opportunities for "continuous and connected learning," as seminar and workshop attendees are exposed to repeated themes through the entire curriculum. As an example, attendees of the Six Thinking Hats seminar are likely to be reminded of W. Edwards Deming's System of Profound Knowledge and Genichi Taguchi's Quality Loss Function, and Russ Ackoff's concept of Idealized Design, not to mention Tom Johnson's "Mangement by Means," all within the confines of a class dedicated to Edward de Bono's concept of parallel thinking. Such systemic integration is paramount to Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network's efforts to foster and develop "better thinking about thinking."
The In2:InThinking Network was started in 2001 as an means of combining the efforts of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network efforts with the thinking transformation efforts and interest of like-minded colleagues outside of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, with the original intent of working together to host an annual conference. Together, we have designed and hosted an annual Forum in Los Angeles on six occasions since 2002, with our seventh Forum coming in April. Visit our Annual Forums home page to learn more of these efforts. For more insights about the thought leaders we have currently integrated into In2:InThinking Network, visit our InSights home page as well as our Ongoing Discussion home page.
Contact Bill Bellows with questions about these efforts.
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The schedule for upcoming seminars, workshops, and conference calls. Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's offices in Canoga Park, CA, which is located at 6633 Canoga Avenue. These sessions are open to employees of PWR, as well as suppliers, customers, family members, and "Members of the Community." "Members of the Community" are individuals who are involved full or part time, or in a volunteer capacity, in community related work. Visitor notification requests are required for all on-site participants at PWR in the sessions below. For this reason, please provide your citizenship (US or otherwise) when replying through the links below to request seating. Thanks.
Contact Bill Bellows with questions about the Thinking Roadmap schedule beyond 2010.
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE PACIFIC TIME
JANUARY
January 23rd - 24th - Enterprise Thinking - to be presented in Seattle as a public session
Link here for seminar details, including registration and payment
January 28th - 29th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
January 28th - 29th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, with Gipsie Ranney
Link here to find the announcement
FEBRUARY
February 18th (8:00-5:00pm) - Six Thinking Hats
Link here to register to attend
February 25th - 26th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
NEW DATES
March 1st - 2nd (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, with Norman Seeff
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
MARCH
March (3:00-5:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for 8 sessions, beginning on March 1st) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
March 2nd, 9th, and 16th (8:00-5:00pm on each day) - Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making
Link here to register to attend
March (dates TBD) (8:00-11:00am on each day) - Managing Variation as a System
Link here to register to attend
March 18th - 19th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
March 18th - 19th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, with Elaine Johnson
Link here to find the announcement
Link here to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
APRIL
April 19th - 20th (12:30-5:00pm on the 19th, 8:30-1:00pm on the 20th) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend (Note: offered in association with the In2:InThinking Network's 2010 Forum)
April 29th - 30th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
MAY
May (8:00-10:00am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 8 sessions, beginning on May 4th) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
May 13th (8:00-5:00pm) - Six Thinking Hats
Link here to register to attend
May 27th - 28th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
May 27th - 28th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
May (3:00-5:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for 8 sessions, beginning on May 31st) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
JUNE
June 24th - 25th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
June 24th - 25th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
JULY
July 14th - 15th (8:00-5:00pm on both days) - Lateral Thinking
Link here to register to attend
July 29th - 30th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
July 29th - 30th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
AUGUST
August (8:00-10:00am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 8 sessions, beginning on August 3rd) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
August 12th (8:00-5:00pm) - Six Thinking Hats
Link here to register to attend
August 26th - 27th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
August 26th - 27th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
SEPTEMBER
September (3:00-5:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for 8 sessions, beginning on September 13th) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
September 15th, 22nd, and 29th (8:00-5:00pm on each day) - Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making
Link here to register to attend
September 23rd - 24th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
September 24th - 25th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
OCTOBER
October 21st - 22nd (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
October 21st - 22nd (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
October (8:00-10:00am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 8 sessions, beginning on October 26th) - Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods: An Overview
Link here to register to attend
NOVEMBER
November 10th (8:00-5:00pm) - Six Thinking Hats
Link here to register to attend
November (dates TBD) (8:00-11:00am on each day) - Managing Variation as a System
Link here to register to attend
November 18th - 19th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
November 18th - 19th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
DECEMBER
December 16th - 17th (7:00-11:30am on both days) - Enterprise Thinking
Link here to register to attend
December 16th - 17th (12:00-2:00pm) - Ongoing Discussion, Thought Leader to be determined
Link here (when ready) to find the announcement
Link here (when ready) to register to attend by conference call
Link here to register to attend at PWR
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Follow the links below to learn more about the currently listed Thinking Roadmap seminars and workshops:
Design of Experiments & Taguchi Methods - An Overview
Enterprise Thinking
Introduction to Taguchi Methods - Part 1
Introduction to Taguchi Methods - Part 2
Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making
Lateral Thinking
Managing Variation as a System
The New Economics Study Session
Ongoing Discussion
Six Thinking Hats
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