Now in our seventeenth year of operation, the aim of our "OD" sessions is to continue to foster an improved appreciation of "thinking together about thinking," which we refer to as InThinking, within an emerging thinking network that is developing inside Aerojet Rocketdyne and beyond.

This is a toll-free conference call within the United States and Canada. International participants are welcome to join in as well, provided they do so at their own expense for the conference call.

Conference call information, both toll-free and for-fee, is provided upon completing the participant survey for each month's conference calls. Link here for instructions on how to use Skype for toll-free participation. Link here to find your time zone in comparison to the Pacific Time zone, where the calls are hosted every month from 12-2pm.

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Ongoing Discussions and Thinking Together About... Webinars
The Ongoing Discussion (OD) emerged in January 2000 from a small group meeting within Aerojet Rocketdyne (then a division of Boeing) to review an article, the first "Thought Piece." The meeting went well and we saw value in continuing. With colleagues within Boeing at other sites, we moved from a physical gathering to a conference call. As we opened our doors for in-house seminars to more and more ”Members of the Community,” we included them as well. All along, the focus to foster a conversation, was not a presentation, using voice-only communication. Nice and easy. Only once in 16 years of OD sessions did we use the internet to present material to the participants who had internet access. After that, with partial access to the material he shared for a specific question, we went back to the model of voice only, with the Thought Piece to contain all visuals. We don’t mind sending additional printed material afterwards, but didn’t want to interrupt a call with the need for participants to need internet access.

As for the Thinking Together About... (TTA) webinars, we saw value in presenting highly visual material in a presentation format, which is missed in the OD sessions. As a result, the TTA sessions are designed to be “a presentation and not a conversation,” yet include time for Questions & Answers for inquiry. As for the roles of the OD and TTA sessions, both have the aim of sharing ideas with thought leaders who endeavor to improve teamwork in their respective lives.

Participant Size: Unlimited

Prerequisite: None

Length: 1 hour sessions, 4 per month

Target Audience: Anyone who is concerned about improving the effectiveness of individuals and organizations will gain from these conference calls.

Business Issue: Provide an opportunity for sharing insights on thinking patterns with colleagues both inside and outside of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Description: This is a toll-free conference call within the United States and Canada, initiated in February 2012. International participants often join in as well. Conference call information, both toll-free and for-fee, is provided upon completing the participant survey for each month's conference calls.

Objective: The aim of these sessions is to continue to foster an appreciation of InThinking within an emerging InThinking Network that is developing inside Aerojet Rocketdyne and beyond.

Fee: None.

History: As always, there is no relentless root cause to explain anything, such as the ideas behind this new webinar offering. There are, however, common causes present always and a special cause on occasion. From death to birth, singular causes offer insufficient explanations when attempting to move well beyond what Dr. Deming referred to as "the prevailing system of management."
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January 29-30, 2015 - Announcement
Thought Leader: Gipsie Ranney
Thought Piece: Legitimacy and Fairness in Organizations
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, January 29th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, January 29th, from 1-2pm 
Option 3 - Friday, January 30th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, January 30th, from 1-2pm

February 26-27, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Phil Monroe
Thought Piece: W. Edwards Deming - What I Heard
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, Febuary 26th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, February 26th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, February 27th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, February 27th, from 1-2pm
Reference files:
Steve Prevette's website for Statistical Process Control
Video by Donald Wheeler - The Japanese Control Chart
LA Times article on Deming, In Endless Pursuit : A Hero in Japan, Deming Continues His Quest for Quality at Home, December 5, 1993

March 26-27, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Mike Beck
Thought Piece: By What Method?
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, March 26th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, March 26th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, March 27th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, March 27th, from 1-2pm
Reference files:

April 16-17, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Steve Dightman and Dave Nave
Thought Piece: Thinking In Community While Framing Your Project - Beyond Playing Nice
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, April 16th, from 12-1pm-start end
Option 2 - Thursday, April 16th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, April 17th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, April 17th, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

May 11&14, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Bill Bellows
Thought Piece: A Brief History of Quality
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Monday, May 11th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Monday, May 11th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Thursday, May 14th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Thursday, May 14th, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

June 25-26, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Tom Smith
Thought Piece: A Personal Development Strategy for Safety
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, June 25th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, June 25th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, June 26th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, June 26th, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

July 30-31, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: David Auda
Thought Piece: Decision Governance - Thought, Meta Cognition, and Emotional Sabotage
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, July 30th, from 12-1pm - part 1, part 2
Option 2 - Thursday, July 30th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, July 31st, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, July 31st, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

August 20-21 (new dates), 2015 - Announcement
Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Kevin Cahill
Thought Piece: Breaking the Mold on Leadership - My Journey of Discovery
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, August 20th, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, August 20th, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, August 21st, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, August 21st, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

October 1-2, 2015 (new dates) - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Bob Browne
Thought Piece: The Sys-Tao Way (Profound Knowledge of the Real Thing)
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Option 1 - Thursday, October 1st, from 12-1pm
Option 2 - Thursday, October 1st, from 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, October 2nd, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, October 2nd, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

October 29-30, 2015 - Announcement Post-Announcement
Thought Leaders: Friends and Family of Myron Tribus
Thought Pieces: A Tribute to Myron Tribus
The calls will be recorded and posted here afterwards.
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Options 1 + 2 - Thursday, October 29th, from 12-1pm, and 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, October 30th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, October 30th, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

November 19-20, 2015 - Announcement - Post-Announcement
Thought Leader: Jan Gillett
Thought Piece: ISO9001:2015 Supports Dr. Deming's Approach - Let's Take Advantage
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Options 1 + 2 - Thursday, November 19th, from 12-1pm, and 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, November 20th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, November 20th, from 1-2pm
Reference files: see Post-Announcement

December 17-18, 2015 - Announcement
Thought Leader: Peter Stonefield
Thought Piece: From Judgment to Discernment
File links for the four 1-hour calls follow below;
Options 1 + 2 - Thursday, December 17th, from 12-1pm, and 1-2pm
Option 3 - Friday, December 18th, from 12-1pm
Option 4 - Friday, December 18th, from 1-2pm