Past events

We record many of our events and training sessions. You will find our events with the Continuous Improvement (CI) Community of Practice on our LaunchPad SharePoint site (SSO required), and they are also linked below.

For on-demand training sessions, visit CoSy and run a course search (SSO required). Focus is listed as a training provider.

If you want to take part in future sessions, join the Continuous Improvement Community of Practice on MS Teams, where we regularly share our upcoming events.

Enhancing operations with the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle

Three teams share how they have applied the PDCA tool to enhance operations and drive efficiency in different scenarios.

February 2025

Implementing a joint local service review: the story of two departments improving their HR function

CI Practitioners share details on the collaborative journey of two departments in implementing a joint local service review, following the Focus Service Review Guide for departments and faculties, to enhance the HR functions of both departments.

November 2024

Cultivating the CI culture at Oxford

Focus shares the compelling story of how the Focus Programme went from a small, temporary improvement resource to an established Continuous Improvement (CI) function at the University.

October 2024

Continuous Improvement tools in action

Associate Practitioners share their use of continuous improvement tools and techniques whilst working on local projects as part of the Local Practitioner Development Programme.

September 2024

Secure continuity with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

This session explores examples from across the University where Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been used to capture insights and processes, provide clear guidelines and maintain standards which support everyone.

July 2024

Discover the power of feedback tools

This session explores how to use three different feedback tools from the Focus Toolkit to actively engage with your peers to drive the success of your initiatives and support your professional growth.

May 2024

Continuous Improvement + Technology = Time saved!

Discover how the Workflow and Automation Competency Centre (WACC), part of the Digital Transformation programme, and Continuous Improvement (CI) can help you streamline your working practices.

April 2024

Get the most out of Miro – the tool to collaborate effectively in the hybrid world

CI CoP members share their experience of using MIRO, a flexible collaboration tool, and discuss its benefits and limitations. The hints and tips shared in the session are available, making use of a Miro board.

February 2024

Make sense of your survey data

CI CoP members explore good practice in analysing different types of survey data through the lens of their personal experience.

November 2023

Use Continuous Improvement to review and improve working practices at Oxford

Three colleagues from across the University share how they have used continuous improvement approaches to make things better across Oxford.

October 2023

CI Conference 2023 - Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Lessons from the Frontline

Peter McCulloch, Professor of Surgical Science and Practice, explains how he has used CI and LEAN tools to improve surgical safety.

July 2023

Learn from experience: Improving Finance Dashboards

Finance colleagues share how they have been using their learning from experience to continuously improve Finance Dashboards.

June 2023

Put an end to messy, cluttered workplaces and disorganised online document storage using 6S

Four teams share how they have used a simple continuous improvement tool (the 6S) to provide very practical support in assessing and improving their physical workspace and electronic file storage.

February 2023

Improving admissions administration in the Mathematical Institute

A colleague from the Mathematical Institute shares the team’s experience of using different CI tools and approaches, the improvements they identified, how they used SharePoint and Power Automate to implement these improvements and the challenges and lessons learned.

November 2022

Past events

Find recordings, transcripts and presentations of the Continuous Improvement (CI) learning sessions

Enhancing operations with the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle

Implementing a joint local service review: the story of two departments improving their HR function

Cultivating the CI culture at Oxford

Continuous Improvement tools in action

Secure continuity with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Discover the power of feedback tools

Continuous Improvement + Technology = Time saved!

Get the most out of Miro – the tool to collaborate effectively in the hybrid world

Make sense of your survey data

Use Continuous Improvement to review and improve working practices at Oxford

CI Conference 2023 - Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Lessons from the Frontline

Learn from experience: Improving Finance Dashboards

Put an end to messy, cluttered workplaces and disorganised online document storage using 6S

Improving admissions administration in the Mathematical Institute

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