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Tim Higgins, President, In2:InThinking Network and Quality Engineer, NASA, Rocket Science, Profound Knowledge, and The New Economics Study Sessions”
No full textIn our January podcast, Tim Higgins, President of the In2:InThinking Network, www.in2in.org, and Quality Engineer for NASA, based in Los Angeles, California, shares insights from his 30+ years of studying, applying, and illuminating The Deming System of Profound Knowledge®.
Following a brief career as an educator in a public school system, Tim shifted careers and joined the rocket engine industry, employed by“Rocketdyne” (a division of Rockwell, then Boeing, followed by Pratt & Whitney, and now integrated with Aerojet). Along the way, Tim was introduced to Dr. Deming’s theory of management and, upon reflection, realized his inclinations against grades in school, while serving as a teacher, could be explained through his appreciation of Profound Knowledge. For a short time, Tim was a member of Rocketdyne’s TQM Office, where he was introduced to the thinking of Genichi Taguchi and partnered with peers to create Rocketdyne’s pioneering “InThinking Roadmap” curriculum. The subsequent focus on thinking modes led to his contributions as a co-founder of the In2:InThinking Network, a non-profit for which he now serves as president.
In 2009, Tim crossed the employment bridge from the contractor side (“Rocketdyne”) to the customer side (NASA), inspired the proposition of assuming a role that would help Rocketdyne become a better contractor.
Guided by his extraordinary experiences as a quality advisor, Tim has led 14-hour study sessions for Dr. Deming’s The New Economics for the past 12+ years, under the sponsorship of “Rocketdyne”. Beginning in 2017, these sessions, comprised of seven 2-hour calls, are being sponsored by The Deming Institute. Led by Tim, participants share their interpretations and questions of The New Economics, chapter-by-chapter, covering 2 chapters in each 2-hour session. A few highlights from Tim’s musings with Tripp on the study sessions follow below: Why he believes Deming (management) is about learning The popularity of the question Why doesn’t everyone get “Deming management”? Why being conscious of context is essential Why, when dealing with a difficulty in perception, using logic is no help is helping others see things differently Issues associated with extrinsic motivation – punishment and rewards Some challenges of letting go of “patting others” on the head The widespread similarity of organizations What would happen if “rating and ranking” systems were used at home? Lessons from transforming his manager Feedback from his VP’s administrative assistant on rewards systems His realization that the system we have is perfectly designed to obtain the results we’re getting Why asking for different results requires a different system Some implications of empowermen
City piece on Tim Higgins, 38, of Gorham, the former pastor at the Newman Cent
No full textCity piece on Tim Higgins, 38, of Gorham, the former pastor at the Newman Center at the University of Maine at Orono. Higgins, a social worker, left the priesthood in 1995, but is once again saying mass and performing weddings as a Catholic priest. Higgins is married, and is one of around 1,800 married priests nationally who have decided they don\u27t need the Vatican\u27s approval to minister to people
intermedia: The Dick Higgins Collections at UMBC
No full textACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Lisa Moren;
PREFACE
Tom Beck;
[1] “The Wind is a Medium of the Sky”
Lisa Moren;
[2] Eleven Snapshots of Dick Higgins
Hannah Higgins;
[3] Intermedia (reprint)
Dick Higgins;
[4] The Art of Dick Higgins
Piotr Gwiazda;
[5] Boredom as Technique
Ina Blom;
[6] Robert Filliou’s Ample Food for
Stupid Thought
Chris Thompson;
[7] Prints and Plates, Hugs and Kisses
KathyO’Dell;
[8] Friedmanswerk
Ken Friedman;
[9] Joe Jones’s Solar Music Hot House
Timothy Nohe;
[10] Not Just the Start of Something Else
Owen Smith;
A Special Line of Reading Within
the Collection: The Fluxus Challenge!
Marina GrzinicRichard Carter Higgins (1938 - 1998) coined the term “intermedia” to describe an emerging international and interdisciplinary direction in art in his landmark essay of the same name published in the first issue of his Something Else News letter: “I would like to suggest that the use of intermedia is more or less universal throughout the fine arts, since continuity rather than categorization
is the hallmark of our new mentalityWe are fortunate to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), whose generous support enabled us to pursue a project of this breadth and scale. We are especially grateful to David Bankcroft, Museum Specialist of the NEA, for his careful guidance and assistance throughout our grant application. Additional support has been provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, the Baltimore County Commission on Arts & Sciences, and the Friends of the Library & Gallery. We are also grateful for UMBC support from the Dean of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Visual Arts, the Graduate School, and the Humanities Forum . The enormous task of researching and documenting the contents of this collection making this project possible is thankful to the Dean of the Graduate School Scott Bass and the Designated Research Initiative Funds (DRIF) for their support. I also wish to ack n owledge the passion and skill of Cyriaco Lopes Pierera, who photographed and helped organize the on-line archive segment of this project.
We are grateful that the shape of this publication took place under the guidance of Hannah Higgins, Kathy O’Dell, Eugenie Nable, and Rosemary Klein. Rosemary’s thoughtful and broad editorial work shaped the content and direction of this publication. For the contents of the exhibition, I wish to acknowledge the energy and counseling of Alison Knowles, Jessica Higgins, Sara Seagull, Larry Miller, Geoffrey Hendricks, Ken Friedman, Barbara Moore, and the Robert Watts Archive.
I wish to thank my many colleagues whose on-going support made this project viable and enjoyable at its many stages : primarily, Vin Grabill and Kathy O’Dell whose blind trust supported the unusual circumstances in which we acquired this collection; John Sturgeon, Franc Nunoo-Quarco, Larry Wilt, and Steve Bradley whose faith continuously backed this project through its many phases, and Guenet Abraham, whose expertise applied to the design of this catalog was both valuable and invaluable. I also appreciate the guidance of my colleagues Tim Sparklin, Alex Nathan, and especially Peggy Re for her advice throughout many project phases, particularly in navigating funding procedures. Tom Moore has graciously offered enthusiastic support and ideas throughout the project, especially introducing it to a wide audience. Timothy Nohe has generously supported this project in many ways, especially offering his conceptual and technical skills in the audio portion of the exhibition. This project is grateful to be enriched by Art Johnson, Provost. Thanks to Jack Protsko, and the many people in their respective offices, for the Freshman Year Seminar initiative, which among other things, makes the opportunity possible for our students to participate in an unforgettable live performance presentation of historical Fluxus events. I also wish to thank Melissa Parris for her extraordinary professional level of performance and dedication, and I thank the on-going generosity of John Beck and the skills of Drew Alfgren and all the students and staff of the Special Collections Department and Library Gallery. Finally, I wish to thank Tom Beck for his faith and invitation that allowed me to expand the boundaries of my own research into this subject and curatorial platform, and I wish to highlight the energy of Cynthia Wayne, Curator of the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. Cynthia facilitated each stage of this project, ensuring superb organization. Her experience provided knowledgeable guidance that was imperative at every stage for a successful outcome. In her true positive spirit, Cynthia never ceased to support this endeavo r, even in its most expansive moments, and she at all times dedicatedly established a professional atmosphere both creative and enjoyable. Most significantly, I wish to thank the soul of this project, Alison Knowles, who invited me to work on an acquisition of her recently deceased husband. Through Alison, I have learned that her everyday life, her work, and her generosity are a single gesture . Rarely do artists today embody their ideas so fully into their personal lives. She has taught me the distinction between those who h ave learned conceptual art through training and those who have bravely fought for its definition and acceptance. Through Alison, I hope this project will inspire future generations to understand that the meaning of art is truly inseparable from life . My heartfelt appreciation goes to Dick Higgins. He was a man who gave more to inspire the people and the institutions.https://userpages.umbc.edu/~lmoren/pdf/intermediaCatalog.pd
Do dolphins benefit from nonlinear mathematics when processing their sonar returns?
No full textAn interview with author Tim Leighton about the paper
Opportunities for linking young surveyors across professional surveying member organisations and FIG
No full textTim Di Muzio on 'Sabotage'
No full textIn a series of essays published in 2013 and 2014 on capitaspower.com, political economist Tim Di Muzio explored the concept of ‘sabotage’ as it applies to capitalist power. I recently rediscovered these essays and was so impressed by them that I have reposted them here as a single piece.
About the author: Tim Di Muzio is a researcher at the University of Wollongong. He is the author of numerous books, including Debt as power, Carbon capitalism, and The 1% and the Rest of us
1996-1997 Tim Gautreaux
No full textTim Gautreaux is the author of three novels and two earlier short story collections. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and GQ. After teaching for thirty years at Southeastern Louisiana University, he now lives, with his wife, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Photo credit: Randy Bergeron)https://egrove.olemiss.edu/grisham_res/1023/thumbnail.jp
First person - Tim Petzold
No full textFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Tim Petzold is first author on ‘ Connexin 41.8 governs timely haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell specification’, published in BiO. Tim conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Julien Bertrand's lab at the Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Holger Gerhardt at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany, investigating developmental biology – previously his focus was on how blood stem cells develop and now it has shifted to how the vascular system develops
Tim Seibles, 40th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textTim Seibles is the author of several poetry collections including Hurdy-Gurdy, Hammerlock, Buffalo Head Solos, and Fast Animal, which was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. In 2013 he received both the Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Award for poetry and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Misericordia University for his literary accomplishments. His latest collection, One Turn Around the Sun, has just been released. Tim is the current Poet Laureate of Virginia and is a Professor of English at Old Dominion University where he teaches literature as well as classes in the MFA in writing program
Tim Seibles, 39th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textTim Seibles is the author of several poetry collections including Hurdy-Gurdy, Hammerlock, Buffalo Head Solos, and Fast Animal, which was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. In 2013 he received both the Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Award for poetry and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Misericordia University for his literary accomplishments. His latest collection, One Turn Around the Sun, has just been released. Tim is the current Poet Laureate of Virginia and is a Professor of English at Old Dominion University where he teaches literature as well as classes in the MFA in writing program
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