The Future of Quality: Quality Throughout
Since 1996, ASQ has published seven issues of the Future of Quality Report. The
latest edition explores 11 topic areas—already impacting consumers, businesses,
and society—that will have a profound effect on the future of quality. These thought-provoking,
personal, and detailed essays are written by distinguished experts from around the
world. Read the full report or start with the essays that interest you the most.
The "2015 ASQ Future of Quality Report: Quality Throughout" will challenge, enlighten,
and spark action.
Interviews With the Authors
ASQ had the opportunity to speak to four of our authors at the 2015 ASQ World Conference
on Quality and Improvement. After a panel discussion about the Future of Quality
during the Executive Roundtable event, Rodney Evans (Chief Innovation Officer, McChrystal
Group, CrossLead Lab), Stephen Rosen (Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National
Security and Military Affairs, Harvard University), Jim Davis (Vice Provost, Information
Technology, and Chief Academic Technology Officer, University of California—Los
Angeles), and Izabel Christina Cotta Matte (Chief Strategic Planning and Budgeting
Officer, City of Porto Alegre), spoke about the main topic of their articles.
What Are the Challenges for Leaders?
The Future of Cities with Izabel Christina Cotta Matte
The Future of Smart Manufacturing with Jim Davis
The Future of Leadership with Rodney Evans
The Future of Aerospace with Stephen Rosen
Future of Quality
Read perspectives on the future of quality from within and beyond the quality field.