This is the first of a three-part conversation on Dr. Deming with John Willis. Adam and John Willis introduce Dr. Deming through his books Out of the Crisis, The New Economics, and impact on lean theory over the course of a multi-decade career.

John Willis is a coauthor of the DevOps Handbook and host of the Profound podcast dedicated to discussing Dr. Deming.

The Deming Rabbit Hole:

• ☕️ Small Batches #100: Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis
• ☕️ Small Batches #84: Dr. Deming
• ☕️ Small Batches #67: The Red Beads (Deming's experiment to introduce SPok)
• ☕️ Small Batches #49: Variation
• ☕️ Small Batches #51: System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis
• ☕️ Small Batches #52: Understanding Variation with John Willis
• 📘 Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge
• 📘 The New Economics
• 📘 The Essential Deming
• 📘 Out of the Crisis
• 🎙️The Profound Podcast