Quality Critical to Successful Innovation, according to ASQ Report
November 25 2015 - 1:21PM
Business Wire
Quality is a key component to successful innovation and, when
paired together, can have a positive impact on an organization’s
bottom line, according to a new report released by ASQ.
The report, released during World Quality Month, is the first of
several reports published as part of ASQ’s Global State of Quality
2 Research, which examines the state of quality and continuous
improvement worldwide, providing organizations with insights into
gaps and opportunities. The latest research expands upon the
inaugural 2013 research, which provided the first-ever view of
quality and continuous improvement on a global scale.
ASQ and its research partner, APQC, interviewed Scott Alexander,
vice president of innovation at ROi, about how organizations can
foster a culture of innovation, and he addresses the role of the
customer in innovation and innovation’s impact on an organization’s
bottom line.
To create a culture of innovation, organizations have to better
understand and appreciate customer demands, develop an interest and
willingness to do things differently, and implement new and proven
ideas that align with the organization, according to Alexander.
World Quality Month promotes the use of quality systems, methods
and tools in businesses and communities, and, as a result,
showcases enhanced business performance and improved product and
service quality. World Quality Month seeks to heighten the
awareness of quality among businesses, consumers and communities
around the world by calling on quality and continuous improvement
professionals to share their stories.
As the convener of World Quality Month, ASQ hosts
worldqualitymonth.org, the hub of the annual celebration. The site,
sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton and Minitab, includes case
studies, videos, quality success stories and more.
Full results of the Global State of Quality 2 Research will be
released in May 2016 at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and
Improvement in Milwaukee, Wis.
About ASQ
ASQ is a global community of people dedicated to quality who
share the ideas and tools that make our world work better. With
millions of individual and organizational members of the community
in 150 countries, ASQ has the reputation and reach to bring
together the diverse quality champions who are transforming the
world’s corporations, organizations and communities to meet
tomorrow’s critical challenges. Learn more about ASQ’s members,
mission, technologies and training at asq.org.
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