About this Presentation
Learning the lessons from failure is not easy. It is true not only to ordinary people but also to scientists. Research and development require numerous experiments to discover simplicity in nature. For every scientist, it is crucial to have an excellent analytical mind/skill to gain the insight from the experiments. As the scale of research and development gets larger and more complex especially cutting edge biomedical science where many researchers in different science fields such as biology, computer science, medical science, engineering, material science, etc. are involved, it gets very difficult to analyze experimental results in connection with the global picture where it requires some process to effectively study the experiments in a collaborative team effort as whole. It must be simple, easy and practical for researchers' daily use, and yet fit to collaborative team work. A process called Mystery Analysis was developed to cope with these challenges by just asking and answering 7 questions given in a graphical format as shown in the Figure 1. This process was developed to verbalize the learning process in scientific experiments. It is so simple, easy and practical and it only requires less than a 30-minute lecture then the student can move immediately to analyze the experimental results as a team effort. A case study will be shared in the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application Kyoto University with a testimony to its use by Dr. Yamanaka, Nobel Prize winner 2012. This is such a simple, easy and practical process that they are not only using it to study the experiments in research and development but also to learn the lessons from failures in their daily lives which can help people to think like scientists.
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Instructor(s)
Jennifer Eckman
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.