2. Teaching the Model for Improvement
Improvement Advisors

3. At the end of this session….
Explain the Model for Improvement
Teach the Model for Improvement to teams using interactive techniques
Use innovative practical techniques to explain and demonstrate testing and innovation

4. Content Structure of the Model
Learning points for the 3 fundamental questions
Practical methods and equipment for teaching the PDSA cycle

5. The Model for Improvement

6. Tips before you even start:
Set the context for learning the model to something real…..
Make the learning interactive
Split the learning into 2 parts: the fundamental questions (thinking part) and PDSA cycle (doing part)

7. Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions
Question 1: What are you trying to accomplish?
What?
How much?
By when?
Target group

8. Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions
Question 2: What change can you make that will result in improvement?
Data over time
Learn from the data
Useful not perfection
Pen and paper

9. Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions
Question 3: What change can you make that will result in improvement?
Fixing something or innovative change?
Where are changes sourced from: evidence, experience, hunches
What changes do you choose: what is going to have the biggest impact?

10. If you don’t answer the 3 fundamental questions before you start testing, be prepared to fail!

11. Plan  Do  Study  Act  Plan  Do  Study  Act
“What will happen if we try something different?”
“What’s next? ”
“Did it work?”
“Let’s try it!”

12. Practical Methods for Teaching the PDSA cycle
Mr Potato Head
Skittles
Paper aeroplanes
This is not an exhaustive list, if you have other simulations, please share them with us……

13. Practical Techniques and Methods Exercise
Split into 3 groups
Experience each simulation:
Equipment
Facilitation
Learning points
Have fun
Return to whole group for discussion

14. Discussion Learning points – similar for each simulation?
Will you go out and teach the model?
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