About this Presentation
Stand on Their Shoulders is a focused demonstration of a platform created to make Theory of Constraints knowledge, tools, and historical material easier to find and use. Dr. Alan Barnard introduces StandonTheirShoulders.com and shows how it brings together a broad range of resources in one place, including books, white papers and articles, apps, original quotes, podcast appearances, videos, and other learning material. The platform also includes selected and exclusive content connected to Dr. Eli Goldratt and other thought leaders who influenced Barnard's work. The Summit session is centered on access: how practitioners, students, and TOCICO members can move more easily from a question or learning need to relevant TOC material without searching across many disconnected sources. Barnard demonstrates how the platform can be used to explore knowledge in different formats and introduces the TOCICO partnership created around access for members and Summit attendees. This 20-minute sponsored plenary is distinct from Barnard's Constraint-Focused P5 Medicine keynote; its purpose is to expand access to TOC knowledge, tools, and insights and preserve useful material so it can continue to be learned from and applied.
What Will You Learn
To help you get the most value from this session, we’ve highlighted a few key points. These takeaways capture the main ideas and practical insights from the presentation, making it easier for you to review, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned.
How Stand on Their Shoulders organizes TOC knowledge across books, articles, white papers, apps, quotes, podcasts, videos, and other learning formats in one accessible platform.
How the platform provides access to material from Dr. Alan Barnard together with selected and exclusive content connected to Dr. Eli Goldratt and other TOC thought leaders.
Why reducing the friction involved in finding trusted TOC material can help practitioners and learners move more quickly from a question to relevant knowledge and tools.
How the TOCICO partnership around the platform is intended to expand member and attendee access to TOC resources and support continued learning beyond the Summit.
Instructor(s)
Dr Alan Barnard
Dr. Alan Barnard is a leading decision scientist and Theory of Constraints (TOC) expert with almost 20 years of experience working directly with Dr. Eli Goldratt, the creator of TOC. As the CEO of Goldratt Research Labs (USA), Alan focuses on using advanced technologies and decision sciences to develop Apps and Decision Support methods, enabling organizations to achieve more with less time. Under his leadership, Goldratt Research Labs has collaborated on innovation and research projects with renowned Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Cargill, BHP, Tata Steel, Amazon, and others, along with public sector organizations like Utah Governor's Office and UN WFP. Alan has held prominent roles in various organizations, including past-President of the South African Supply Chain Society SAPICS and past-President of TOCICO. His significant contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards, including inclusion in the 2020 Marquis Who's Who Global Listing, membership in the Forbes Technology Council, and the TOCICO Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an accomplished author and frequent presenter on Decision Making in a Complex World and Theory of Constraints at international conferences. Alan's latest book, "The Bottleneck - How to resolve our attention crisis," is currently in progress. As the chief architect of the award-winning HARMONY Decision Maker, Change Simulator, and Change Maker series of Decision Support Apps, Alan continues to shape the landscape of decision science and TOC. Please let me know if you need any further information or details.