Ignite: Fueling Organizational Excellence

Ignite: Fueling Organizational Excellence features interactive workshops that focus on the tools and resources faculty and staff need to promote and sustain organizational excellence at UW–Madison.

In these hour-long sessions, experts share ideas, methods, and approaches to help participants build skills to support continuous improvement and increase organizational effectiveness. Participants leave with stronger cross-campus networks, new strategies on how to improve their work, and the inspiration to implement their ideas.

The series is a mix of virtual and in-person workshops. You can register for the entire series or select individual sessions.

Continuous Improvement and Process Mapping: An Essential Introduction
Presented by Elizabeth Fadell and Jim Thompson, internal consultants, Office of Strategic Consulting

Content level: introductory

This interactive three-part miniseries will walk you through some of the key components of continuous improvement and process mapping. You’ll learn the fundamentals of various process mapping techniques and then progress to advanced practices for visualizing and analyzing processes. You’ll hear real-world case studies demonstrating the practical application of a variety of tips and tricks. By the end, you’ll know how to understand current processes and identify opportunities for improvement in your work. This miniseries is limited to 40 registrants; attendees are expected to be present at all three sessions.