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This website covers knowledge management, personal effectiveness, theory of constraints, amongst other topics. Opinions expressed here are strictly those of the owner, Jack Vinson, and those of the commenters.

Knowledge Jolt with Jack

Mar 13
Mar 13 Planning: are you running a baseball game or a soccer match?

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project management, theory of constraints

When planning a project, are you more interested in the dates every activity happens, or are you more interested in how all the activities are connected together?

Feb 27
Feb 27 Hey look, a nail!

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Feb 20
Feb 20 Interviewed at APQC on knowledge management

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Feb 13
Feb 13 The Choice - or How to have a full life

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book review, theory of constraints

Jan 28
Jan 28 Law firms and continuous improvement - yes, really

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Jan 23
Jan 23 How Complex Systems (don't) Fail

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business, theory of constraints

Are successes because of the design or despite the design? What about failures?

Jan 22
Jan 22 Critical Chain and Thinking Process videos

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theory of constraints, project management

Jan 17
Jan 17 2013 MAKE Awards

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Jan 15
Jan 15 Bare Bones Change Management

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Jan 10
Jan 10 Look Before You Lean

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book review, continuous improvement

Another book on my December reading binge was Look Before You Lean by “Employee X.” It was recommended by my friend and fellow curious cat, Steve Holt, in a quick Tweet. I took a look, and the topic seemed right up my alley.  Indeed it is. 

Jan 10
Jan 10 Beginners and experts - classic quote

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Jan 3
Jan 3 Critical Chain - read and enjoyed again

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book review, theory of constraints

Eli Goldratt’s Critical Chain is another of his business novels, published in 1997 - about 10 years after The Goal.  I have read the book previously, but apparently it has been much longer than I realized. There were elements here that I didn’t remember at all - most of the story line in fact. 

Dec 19
Dec 19 Out of the Crisis - still relevant

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Dec 16
Dec 16 Knowledge is power, what about ledges?

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Dec 14
Dec 14 The challenges behind KM - do it myself

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Dec 8
Dec 8 FOCUS - two definitions

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Nov 27
Nov 27 The Goal ideas apply everywhere

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Nov 8
Nov 8 Classic KM quote

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Oct 25
Oct 25 Email Charter: in case you need a poster

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Oct 25
Oct 25 You can control email with a feedforward loop

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