All Things Quality: An ASQ Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we'll explore the 8D Problem-Solving Approach.

You will learn how to form an effective problem-solving team, use tools like Ishikawa diagrams and the Five Whys for root cause analysis, and ultimately, how to implement permanent corrective actions, ensuring quality and efficiency in your processes.

To learn more about this process, check out the Quality Progress article "It's All in the Approach: An 8D-Based Process for Problem Solving."

Discover a powerful revamp of the traditional fishbone diagram for digital transformation.

Originally a tool for root cause analysis, this diagram has been adapted to assess an organization's current state and drive digital change by replacing traditional categories with those essential for the digital age.

Tune in to learn how this customized tool pinpoints digital strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, and provides a structured roadmap for digital maturity.

This episode is based on the article "Land big returns with a revamped fishbone diagram customized for Quality 4.0 and the digital age" by Darshi Bassi and Marissa Gentling in Quality Progress magazine.

In this episode, we're looking at Artificial Intelligence and its application in quality management.

We're joined by Jayet Moon, author of ASQ's new book, "Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals," a straightforward guide designed for quality professionals.

We'll discuss how AI fits into quality work, including how tools like ChatGPT can be part of a quality professional's toolkit.

Jayet addresses common questions like how to handle data overload and compliance pressures with AI. He also shares practical examples, such as using AI to help create FMEAs and audit reports, and explains how AI can act as a "digital assistant that speaks quality language," making expertise more efficient.

To learn much more about this topic and stay ahead of the curve, get your copy of his recently published book through ASQ!

In this episode listen into a lively discussion exploring the benefits of ASQ membership, including access to a vast library of quality resources and a global community for networking and problem-solving.

You’ll also learn a bit about ASQ's rich history, from its beginnings in 1946, to its evolution into a global leader empowering excellence across industries today.

How is the modern workplace reshaping leadership and teamwork?

In this episode of All Things Quality, we explore insights from the article Three Transformative Workplace Trends Reshaping Leadership and Teamwork, featured in Quality Progress.

Our guest speaker, Natalia Brattan, unpacks the three key trends every quality professional should be watching:

• the shift from time management to energy and attention management,
• the growing role of artificial intelligence in productivity, and ...
• the new demands these changes place on leaders and teams.

We look at what this means for collaboration, innovation, and long-term success—and how you can prepare your organization to thrive in a fast-changing environment.

Whether you lead a team or are part of one, this conversation will give you practical strategies and fresh perspective on navigating today’s workplace transformations.

Links:

• Read the full Quality Progress article: "Layers of Change: Three transformative workplace trends reshaping leadership and teamwork."
• Join ASQ for access to 50,000 resources and a network of 30,000 likeminded professionals from around the world - ASQ Professional Membership
• Access over ⁠1,000 ASQ resources⁠ on Productivity
• Connect with Natalia on Linkedin
• Learn more about Natalia's work, publications and free tools

In this AI-assisted episode, listen into a lively discussion … exploring seven technological innovations that can radically enhance transparency and veracity, helping to overcome challenges like "audit fatigue" and rising costs.

For more on this topic, check out the Quality Progress article -

"7 Technological Innovations That Can Change the Way You Audit."

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Audits don’t have to feel like emergencies.

In this quick tips episode titled Making Audit Readiness Just Another Tuesday, we explore how organizations move beyond last-minute audit prep by building audit readiness into everyday work.

Drawing from Quality Progress expert insights, we look at practical ways to strengthen internal audit programs, engage leadership, empower supervisors, and use continual improvement to make compliance routine rather than reactive.

If you want audits to feel predictable, manageable, and part of normal operations, this episode is for you.

Resources to learn more:

• Quality Progress Article: Expert Answers: Audit Readiness
  AI Risks and Rewards

• ASQ Training: Auditing Fundamentals & Internal Auditing Basics
  
• Quality Press Book: Advanced Quality Auditing by Lance B. Coleman

You don’t need a seven-figure budget to unlock digital transformation.
In this episode, Thomas Jones explains how organizations can build a practical, scalable approach to Quality 4.0 using the tools they already have.

We discuss the three pillars (People–Process–Technology), why a data strategy matters more than dashboards, and how teams can move from reactive firefighting to predictive decisions powered by real-time insight.

To learn more:

• 📘 Total Digital Transformation – Book
• 🌐 Quality 4.0 Resource Hub

• 📰 Quality Progress – Articles & Insights:
• 📚 ASQ Learning & Resource Library:
• ⭐ Join ASQ (Member Discounts & Access): https://asq.org/membership

This episode explores how AI is transforming quality, highlighting current impacts like AI-powered test automation, computer vision for manufacturing defect detection, and AI-driven document quality control that boost efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.

It forecasts near-term advances including autonomous testing, NLP-generated test scripts, self-healing tests, and edge AI integrated with robotics for real-time inspection and correction on factory floors.

The discussion concludes that AI is shifting QA from manual, repetitive work to higher-value, strategic roles focused on reliability, user experience, and continuous delivery.

Go behind the scenes of ASQ’s two major 2026 conferences — the Lean and Six Sigma Conference (LSSC) and the World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI).
In this episode, ASQ Events Director Mary Koloski talks with April Thomas (LSSC Technical Program Chair) and Patrice Griffith (WCQI Technical Program Chair) about how conference themes are chosen, how the Technical Program Committees shape the learning experience, and what quality professionals can expect in 2026.

Learn more about the upcoming events here:🔗 ASQ Events Page: https://asq.org/events🔗 Lean and Six Sigma Conference (LSSC): https://asq.org/conferences/six-sigma 🔗 World Conference on Quality & Improvement (WCQI): https://asq.org/conferences/wcqi

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