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The 4-50 for Emission Testing

Denver requires emission testing for cars over a certain age. But it may not be necessary. Here’s why:

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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].

“I live in Denver, Colorado. You know, we used to get in the winter… we’d call it ‘the brown cloud,’ right? So they decided that we had to test every car every few years just to try and do emission testing and figure out which ones were polluting. But there was a guy here that invented a little tool that could detect cars that are polluting as they drive by.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.

Outstanding Improvement Posters at Colorado Lean Network Conference

At the Colorado Lean Network (CLN) Conference, Children’s Hospital put up seven outstanding improvement project posters. They all used control charts, histograms and the tools of quality to tell the story. There were more control charts on those seven posters than in the 100s at last years IHI–Institute for Healthcare Improvement conference.

Some exemplar hospitals are using the tools of quality to improve healthcare. Most are not. It’s time to stop admiring the problem. Start using the tools of quality to save time, save money and save lives.

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*Next Free QI Macros Live Webinar: Thursday, November 13th, 2025

Register for the upcoming FREE QI Macros Live Webinar, happening Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. MST.

Learn more about it in the video below, and register at THIS link.



What:  FREE QI Macros – Lean Six Sigma SPC Software for Excel Webinar.

When: Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. MST.

Where:  Join online from wherever you are.

How:  Register for the webinar HERE.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Data Mining, Excel, QI Macros, Webinar.

9/16/25 Agile Lean Six Sigma Webinar

Over 400 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to teach Lean Six Sigma in one day and generate results, while also answering questions asked by attendees.  Jay Arthur is the author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” which is now in its 2nd edition. You can learn more about Jay’s Agile Lean Six Sigma Trainer Training by clicking HERE. If you’re interested in learning more about Jay’s ideas on Agile Lean Six Sigma, you can download a free brief summary of Jay’s ideas in his “Agile Lean Six Sigma Manifesto,” available at THIS link.

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Ask for the Tools You Need to Do Quality Improvement

Employees often try to make do with whatever they have instead of asking for the tools the need. Here’s what to do about it.



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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].

” One of my employees was having trouble with her computer, but for some reason she was afraid to ask, and she kept trying to fiddle with it, to figure out whatever was going wrong. And she drug one of our other employees who’s more technical in on it… and I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’

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9/9/25 Healthcare Data Analytics Webinar

Over 70 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to implement Healthcare Data Analytics to save time, save money, and (most importantly) save lives.

Books that Jay may have mentioned in the video:

You can view a short two-page illustrated guide to the Zero Harm – Trillion Dollar Prescription by clicking HERE.

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Confusion about Variable and Attribute Data

People are often confused about the difference between variable and attribute data. Here’s a simple way to tell which is which:

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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].

“Over the years, I’ve found one of the things people get confused about is what’s ‘variable’ and what’s ‘attribute.’ Those words, for some reason, strike terror in the hearts of newbies, so I’m going to give you my short way of figuring this out: It has to do with decimals and integers.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.

The Antidote to a Soul-Sucking Job

Feel like you’re working in a Soul-Sucking Job? Here’s what to do about it:



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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals” and QI Macros [software].

“My wife and I were talking, and a lot of people talk about how they don’t want to work in a soul-sucking job… a soul-sucking job. And I will tell you, the only soul-sucking jobs I ever had were working for a manager that I just couldn’t get along with, or I was being forced to do something, that was contrary to serving the customer I was supposed to be serving.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.

The IKEA Effect

The time and effort we spend on something seems to make us value it more. But what if there’s an easier way? It applies to Six Sigma more than you might think.



“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].

“You know, we celebrate Labor Day, and it’s all about workers. I was reading a book called ‘The Friction Project,’ which was recommended by a friend; [in that book] they talk about ‘the Ikea effect.’ If you know anything about Ikea, you go in, you shop around, you look for something, you see a nice bed… well, you buy a kit and then you assemble it.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.

8/19/25 Healthcare Data Analytics Webinar

Over 70 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to implement Healthcare Data Analytics to save time, save money, and (most importantly) save lives.



Books that Jay may have mentioned in the video:

You can view a short two-page illustrated guide to the Zero Harm – Trillion Dollar Prescription by clicking HERE.

Posted by Jay Arthur in Jay Arthur Blog.