Seminar for İmece Circles

Dear Dosts,

The way of "Managing Change" and "Managing Quality" in any organization starts with the establishment of "Continuous Improvement" philosophy. Then, it goes on with the "Project Management" focusing on "Quality Circles (QC)". If we make a list of TQE Aopplications, the steps can be listed as follows:
- After "Awareness and Leadership" seminars, drawing the Road map and Making the "Strategic Planning".

- SWOP Analysis and,

- İmece Circles (QCs) with the collaboration of students, parents and teachers.

Since 2000, we have been conducting the QCs under the name of İmece Circles. İmece is a very important concept within the Turkish culture. For years, Anatolian people used to finishing up all their works with their neighbours and friends. Such as wedding ceremonies, harvesting, building a new house, or agriculture... In order to start a new method or approach you must not apply it as it was founded in its original land. Re-inventing the "tyre" is wasting time, energy and money. But localization and adaptation are the key words. That is why I changed the content and philosophy of SQCs and localized it for the Turkish schools as "İmece Circles" and since 2000, I have conducted almost 1000 students' İmece Circles: Not only in my university courses but within my projects like Bigg-İst and ICT Seagulls. Participants appear both successful and happy. These features are very important. Students learn critical thinking and problem solving skills at a very early age and through "technology use", they share and present their projects. Using affective technology (Web page and Blog design) forms a good sample for the partners abroad.
Tomorrow, I will give the "İmece Circles and Project Management" seminar in Boğaziçi University. We will meet on the North Campus, between 1.00-4.00 pm. Participation will also be certified. We invite you to our meeting. With love and peace...
Hayal KÖKSAL