QI Coin Spin Game
Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to:
Explain how to conduct small, rapid PDSA cycles.
Discuss why theory and prediction are critical to learning when conducing a PDSA cycle.
Collect real-time data for measurement.
Discussion Questions:
What’s your theory about what makes a coin spin the longest? Was your theory different before you started spinning coins?
What did you learn by collecting data on the length of time your coin was spinning? Do you think you would have arrived at the same result without data collection?
In your own words, what is the value of each step of the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle? Use examples from the game, if possible.
QI Tennis Ball Game
Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to:
Know how to design changes to a process.
Know how to test these changes and build on them to design subsequent changes.
Appreciate how having a clear, ambitious goal can energize a team to make improvements.
Key Concepts:
Processes can be improved by changes in the steps that constitute them.
The results of one test of a change can help a team identify additional changes to make.
More tests lead to more knowledge about a process, and to better improvements.
Setting “stretch goals” can push teams to make substantial improvements.
Mr. Potato Head PDSA Exercise
The Plan, Do Study, Act (PDSA) exercise using Hasbro’s Mr. Potato Head toy is a fun and effective experiential method to teach individuals and teams how to do small scale, rapid testing of change ideas and measurement to improve process.
Aim:
Assemble the Mr. Potato Head toy as quickly as possible with all of the right pieces in place and in the right position.
Learning Objectives:
Test ideas, use run charts, and collaborate for improvement. Important lessons quickly emerge about making predictions, building knowledge through testing, developing standard work, and the influence of competition.