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SAVE THE DATE FOR 18TH ANNUAL FORUM - JULY 17-19, 2026 SANTA CLARITA CAFORINIA

Third Tuesday of each Month will be an on line session. Please review Event page for

Our Aim

The aim of the In2:InThinking Network is to promote study, insight, and application of individual and collective awareness of systems, psychology, variation, knowledge, and their interactions - elements recognized as the basis of W. Edwards Deming's “System of Profound KnowledgeTM (S0PK).

The concept of “InThinking” derives from “awareness of our own thinking and the assumptions" we make in how we act when we allocate resources (time, money, space, materials, inventory, equipment, ideas, etc.) where thinking is defined as “a way of reasoning.” Fundamental to resource allocation is whether our activities are deliberately (by choice) proactive or reactive, and whether the resources involved belong to the enterprise ("ours") or to one's own department, function, district, part, etc. ("mine"). InThinking invites an individual to learn to perceive the patterns of interdependencies surrounding him or her and to reason and judge with new insight and thereby engage in the activities of Purposeful Resource Management and Purposeful Resource Leadership across their enterprise. Such efforts would be commonplace in a "Business as Unusual" environment.

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Dr Deming - “The New Economics” Book Review

It begins with Dr. Edward Deming’s book, “The New Economics.” Tim Higgins is conducting a 2 month series on the book with near weekly 1.5 hour discussions.

23 September through 11 November 2025

Description:   A group of participants assembles, via Zoom, for this 8-part, 12-hour series.  Participants discuss W. Edwards Deming's last book, The New Economics, in which he introduced his concept of a "System of Profound Knowledge." The group reads specified chapters before each session and discusses the meaning and application of the ideas, as well as personal reactions to the ideas. Supplemental reading material become part of the conversations, as do reactions to video tapes of Dr. Deming.

Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.

Prerequisite: there are NO prerequisites

Format: 8 1.5-hour sessions, meeting weekly over 8 weeks.

Planned session start dates:
21 January 2026, 20 May 2026, 9 September 2027, 20 January 2027 19 May 2027, 28 October 2027

In2:InThinking Network 18th Annual 2026 Forum 

SAVE THE DATE. JUNE 25 THROUGH JUNE 28, 2026 IN SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA

July 17 to 19, 2026

Santa Clarita, California

Join us at the In2:InThinking Network 20256Forum for 2.5 days of innovation, collaboration, and forward-thinking discussions!

Service charge included in fee. Thank you for your support of the In2:InThinking Network

Basic Forum Schedule

17-July
8-9 AM Breakfast
9 AM-12 PM Sessions
12-1 PM Lunch
1:30-4:30 PM Sessions
5-6 PM Happy Hour
6-9 PM Dinner & Entertainment

18 July
8-9 AM Breakfast
9 AM - 12 PM Sessions
12-1 PM Lunch
1:30-2:30 PM Sessions
3-4:30 PM Networking session
5-6 PM Happy Hour
6-9 PM Dinner & Entertainment
19-July
8-9 AM Breakfast
9-11:30 AM Open Conversations / Forum Café

Background of the 2026 Forum Artwork - tbd

Forum Hotel information

Forum Hotel information

Booking Link: https://group.hamptoninn.com/1d2yvp

Guest may call the hotel directly at 661-253-2400 and request the "In 2 InThinking Conference Rate" over these dates to book over the phone.

Hampton Inn by Hilton Santa Clarita
25259 The Old Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91381

Map Link

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s8fvm9xysdw7p1gzjqk6q/In2IN-2025-Forum-Maps-v1.pptx?rlkey=sotywdcyclaywiy2f1emg8jhv&st=pzzo7osk&dl=0

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