There is a difference between BS and a BSc
Testing is the crucible of science May 18, 2012 CALGARY, AB, May 18, 2012/ Troy Media/ – “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. That’s because learning only happens through experiment,...
Welcome to the world of con-munications
In war, the first casualty is truth. In politics, it rarely sees life April 17, 2012 CALGARY, AB, Apr. 17, 2012/ Troy Media/ – In the midst of the robocall scandal Postmedia columnist Andrew Coyne tweeted that “everyone in politics is trying to con...
Never trust a statistical ranking
Measuring education system performance March 13, 2012 CALGARY, AB, Mar. 13, 2012, Troy Media/ – It’s that time of year when across North America we begin reporting on the performance of the educational system. In Canada, the Fraser Institute’s rankings...
Alberta health review gets one small piece of the puzzle right
The review will now go through the political wringer March 6, 2012 CALGARY, AB, Mar. 6, 2012, Troy Media/ – A year ago, I authored The Decline of Health Services in Alberta, an analysis of the issues plaguing Canadian health care, drawing heavily on...
Curing health care
Our health care issues won’t be solved by yesterdays thinking February 15, 2012 CALGARY, AB, Feb. 15, 2012/ Troy Media/ – With all the talk of healthcare recently, people can be forgiven for thinking something is being done to address issues...
The Magic of Pull
Push is dead. Its a Pull world now. The world has changed. The mass production model that pushed large quantities of product down the assembly line and onto consumers through the hard sell is dead. The Toyota Production System and the Systems Thinking...