April 24 Virtual Meeting with Craig Plain
- Topic: Cartooning in Quality
- Presenter: Craig Plain, Ph.D., Project Director and Process Improvement Consultant, Koniag Government Services
- Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET
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About the Presentation
Charts, process maps, and other graphics are useful in Quality, but have you ever used a cartoon? Cartoons increase team engagement, simplifies explanations, and provides a unique marketing opportunity for promoting process improvement. Topics in the presentation include:
- Using Cartoons in Teaching
- Graphic Recording
- Creating Cartoons from Process Maps
- The power of doodling, how to graphic brainstorm, and other tools
Attendees to the session will learn:
- The Benefits of using various graphics in process improvement events
- When to use graphics, and what types
- How to create their own graphics and cartoons
- See how to use cartoons to elevate your projects and programs
Presenter Biography
Craig “Doc” Plain, Ph.D. is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, an award-winning speaker, a Shingo Prize Winner, a retired Lieutenant Colonel, and lifelong doodler. Doc has over 20 years of process improvement experience having facilitated over 200 improvement events for General Electric, US Air Force, US Navy, Kaiser Permanente, DaVita, and more. He’s led process improvement programs for international companies and organizations up to 74,000 people. He shares his knowledge and experience by teaching at both graduate and undergraduate programs. Doc’s been a keynote speaker, given Ignite Talks, and has presented at numerous conferences and seminars.