Lean, IT, and UC San Diego’s Process Palooza, with Miguel Rodriguez

It's Episode 88 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with Miguel Rodriguez. Miguel is the Educational Technology Analyst in charge of Communication for this year’s Process Palooza—UC San Diego’s signature live, Lean Six Sigma Competition. He’s also been a contestant so we’ll hear his take on this crazy improvement festival. For Hot Apps we’re highlighting red-hot Artificial Intelligence—Depending on who you talk to it’s either a godsend of information, or the reason college students will never learn to write. And for Q&A we address the issue of expectations with improvement. Is it okay to improve things a little bit, or do you need to push for big dollar savings? What’s the right approach?   It's another great day at the cafe! 0:00 - Intro 01:25 - What's on the Menu? 02:23 - Hot Apps ChatGPT 07:04 - Q&A Is it okay for improvements to be small? Should there be a minimum threshold for dollar savings? 13:21 - Featured Guest Miguel Rodriguez 41:08 - Upcoming Events March 16 Webinar: Five Ways to Build a Healthy Workplace with Kim Crowder March 30 Webinar: Salsa and Standard Work: : Why You Need Recipes, and How to Write Them with Hugh Alley   Thanks for Listening!   Listen to more podcasts at JITCafe.com.   Link to the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/P90h-74ZEPM   Find us on: - Apple Podcasts - Stitcher - Podbean - Spotify - RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/JITCafe/feed.xml