TOC Thinkers

Eli Schragenheim

I had the great pleasure of chatting with Eli Schragenhim - author of Management Dilemmas, co-author of Manufacturing at Warp Speed, amongst other things.

You can listen to the two recordings here:

Part 1 - http://clarkeching.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=302325 - which ends suddenly due to network problems.
Part 2 - http://clarkeching.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=302327

We start slowish, but warm up after about 5 minutes.  It was probably the most interesting and revealing conversation I had during 2007.  Eli made a few unexpected revelations too.  I hope you enjoy!

I'll soon publish a chat with Alex Knight about his work in health care.  And, in February I'll be sharing a remarkable story about the use of TOC in Singapore prisons.

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Clarke Ching
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Eli Schragenheim - 3 quick questions.

If you are not in the mood for a podcast then here are 3 questions from Eli Schragenheim.

I'd like to ask you a few things about your background in TOC, what you are currently working on, what you are most proud of, and whether you would ever write a Dilemmas 2 book?

1.  I started working for Dr. Goldratt in 1/1/85.  I got the job described this way:  "A programmer to develop a computer game for adults that will teach them how to think".  Later I went with Eli Goldratt to start Goldratt Institute, became a partner, and resigned in 1991.  Continued to do TOC, consult, teach and develop educational tools.  In 1998 Eli Goldratt asked me to re-join him.  Now I'm part of the Goldratt Group and especially The Goldratt Schools.

2.  I'm most proud when I succeed to convince Eli Goldratt to see certain things my way.  In the last two years Goldratt has formally adopted the notion of Simplified DBR, which Bill and I developed.  He even developed it further, but I'm still quite proud on that.

3.  Dilemmas 2?  I'm not sure.  I might write a full fictional story about management, with more emphasis on drama than on teaching.