About this Presentation
This presentation describes a project of TOC for Education in Malaysia describing what to change, what to change to and how to cause the change, the project 100 clouds and the analysis, findings, and implications of the project. This history of TOCfE in Malaysia is provided. The project 100 clouds is described. The goal of the project was to give students the problem-solving skills they needed. 100 students ages 13-14 from three schools were taught the evaporating cloud tool and constructed one cloud a day for 100 days. A post-test was given to the students that completed the assignment to see if they internalized the use of the evaporating cloud in their problem-solving skills. Some students did not complete the assignment, others did not take the post test, some that completed the 100 clouds did not internalize the issue of the tool, etc. The results are presented for each grouping. The primary conclusion was that most children that completed the assignment learned to use the cloud in their lives.
What Will You Learn
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The project was aimed at teaching children problem-solving skills using the cloud method.
The project was carried out in three different schools with varying socioeconomic status and academic abilities.
The project saw a high completion rate and a significant number of students were able to use the cloud method in problem-solving and decision-making after the project.
Instructor(s)
Khaw Choon Ean
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.