About this Presentation
The panel moderator is Alan Barnard and the panelists includes: Kathy Suerken (TOC for Education), Kristen Cox (Utah state government), Kishira, Yuji (Japan), Tobita, Motoi (Japan), and Rucinskaite, Milda (Lithuania). Government concerns include: poverty, lack of education, crime and corruption, and lack of economic growth. Others include health issues. Some prioritize; other link causally. We need an economy that is continually generating surpluses. Each person is inspirational. The first question: is where can we help most? There is a need to translate tools to the specific government environment. One must understand the unique constraints of government (advanced planning documents, budgeting process, etc.). Win-win contracts with consultants are views as getting paid on what you save the government. Education goal is to get TOC the main way in education. Networking is required to spread TOC. Encourage everyone to teach others. Rules of playing the game are difference in government. Challenging fundamental assumptions is required to develop win-win solutions. Check the objective, think about actions, and then people think about money. We have the capability to teach people to think clearly. We don't understand exponential growth: the rule of 70 and doubling the time. Suppose a city is growing at 7%. It takes (70/7 =) 10 years for the population to double.
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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.