About
Nicole Radziwill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University, active in the American Society for Quality, Certified by ASQ as a Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), and an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB). She served as Chair of the ASQ Software Division from August 2009 to April 2011, as a national Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) in 2009 and 2010, and has a PhD in Technology Management and Quality Systems from Indiana State University.
(My professional profile is available on LinkedIn and my CV is here).
I am here to help us all develop our quality consciousness, so this is my space to reflect on any and all topics I happen to be thinking about at the moment. Most of the time, my reflections will deal with quality, continuous improvement, and personal development, because I think about those topics a lot! Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot on quality of life and authenticity issues. I like learning new things, listening to good-vibe-producing and brain-stretching music (especially at summer music festivals), the heat of summer, the zing of jalapenos, all types of Ethiopian food, liverwurst, New Zealand, Colorado, Germany (especially Munich), severe weather, and forecasting of all kinds.
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Figuring out how to balance quality and innovation elegantly is the holy grail for the sustainability of business.
As a result, the mission of this site is to do the following:
- First and foremost, to make research results real in the domains of technology management, socio-technical systems, quality and innovation. There are tons of useful findings out there but they are buried in academic verbosity!
- To figure out how to apply quality concepts to improve quality on life (individual and collective) by exploring the concept of quality consciousness.
- To describe issues and techniques associated with the management of quality and innovation, especially concerning how the topics relate to one another.
- To explain quality concepts in new, different, or unconventional ways.
- To examine current events and public policy through the lens of the quality management literature.
Nicole is also part of the Königsberg line of the Radziwills.
Dear Ms. Radziwill:
I am a friend of Princess Nicole Radziwill of Warsaw, Poland, widow of Prince Ferdinand Radziwill. Princess Nicole was advised of your webpage by another friend and asked me, because I live part of the year in Rhode Island, to contact you. She would like to know the names of your grandparents (presumably of her generation), etc. and to be sure you are included in Radziwill gatherings, funerals, etc. You may reach me either by the email address above or by calling me at 401 595 4119 (until Sept. when I return to Poland), or at my farm in Poland +48 89 513 9191. Yrs sincerely, Dr. R.A.P. Dwight
Ronald. A. Pulaski Dwight, Esq.
July 29, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Are you a robot or human? Humans are not efficient and need goofing off to be happy and creative. Mistakes add to wisdom and make you humble.
Lisa
Lisa
September 5, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Some periods in life I’ve been a robot… for the past few months I’ve been human. I agree that everyone needs to goof off, because it’s when you’re “in the void” – not thinking about anything – that the innovative ideas materialize.
Nicole Radziwill
September 5, 2010 at 9:23 pm
hi this is not really a reply. but i needed a way to get in touch with you. i am a journalism student at Northeastern University and i need to do an assignment where I get an expert’s insight on a question. my question is can people become addicted to technology? if so what are the results. I saw you wrote a book related to the subject and thought you might be able to help. does this sound like something you can help me with. I just need a short phone interview sometime today. thanks, amanda
amanda ostuni
September 21, 2010 at 2:54 pm