Quarterly Community Network Meetings (CNMs) bring together i&i Members to meet, network and share knowledge. A strict code of conduct includes a no-selling policy and attendance by consultants is restricted to invitation only. Professionally facilitated discussions focus no practical knowledge exchange and post-meeting reports capture and disseminate the knowledge shared. CNMs are exclusive forums for high quality information exchange and collaboration.

Organised by a dedicated i&i events team, the meetings are supported by an extended network of professional industry and academic experts working within business improvement (including but not restricted to Six Sigma, Lean and Change Management) and Innovation.

High quality presentations and focused discussions address the approach to implementing improvement programmes, harnessing innovation, managing change, integrating methods into business, understanding their origin, adoption, future development and application to different working environments.

These meetings are designed for experienced senior professionals, including business unit leaders, deployment leaders, heads of Change, Innovation, Lean, Master Black Belts and experienced Black Belts. These meetings are not conferences. The format and agendas have been carefully designed to enable attendees to master new ideas, network, transfer knowledge and lessons learned into practical business improvement activities. i&i meetings are highly interactive and involve group discussions and workshops.

These sessions are professionally facilitated and designed by subject matter experts to inspire discussion, thought and improvement or innovative action. Attendee numbers are deliberately limited to ensure higher quality dialogue within smaller groups. Members actively participate in the sessions with a shared spirit of sharing experience and ideas, and case study presentations and discussion panels provide the ideal platform for members to present success and lessons learned.

The purpose of these meetings is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge amongst i&i Members and to stimulate debate around key subjects. The i&i team have engaged with knowledge management experts to design an approach to managing these meetings, which involves a combination of learning and networking tools, that guarantees value for members.

In advance of the meeting, carefully designed joining packs provide supporting reading materials and guidance in advance to the subjects being covered. Spaces at these meetings are restricted to a maximum of 60 (depending on the venue it may be less) and i&i members are given first refusal to attend. A limited number of spaces are available for prospect members of the i&i Community of Practice.

Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture

"Great content, very insightful, and very relevant: gave me some good ideas"
Vodafone UK

"Excellent"
The Automobile Association

"Great Networking"
"Really enjoyed the day, networking and dialogue. Presentations were well delivered and great content!"
"Lively and enthusiastic. Great day"
Rolls Royce

"Very comprehensive and honest view of what works and what doesn't, is really helpful."
"I liked the mix of activities and speakers. The balance was just right."
Betfair

"Extremely likely to recommend onesixsigma.com to a colleague"
Areva

"Great examples, good explanations, energising. I have already recommended this forum to several colleagues"
3M

"Good, thought provoking discussions and debate. Very stimulating and much food for thought"
Royal Mail

"Thought provoking"
IKON Office Solutions

"Another great day. All speakers were good, and I admire those new to speaking and brave enough to have a go. The panel Q&A session worked well"
3M

"Excellent. Useful to network and benchmark"
ICI Paints

"I have relatively little experience in Lean Six Sigma, but I have learnt a great deal from today's session"
Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Six Sigma as a Strategy Enabler

"Great Location, Great Presentations, Great Ideas, Nice mix of Agenda - Well done to all involved in creating..."
Operational Excellence Facilitation Manager, Tyco Healthcare

"I enjoyed the format and the smaller group size seemed to make it more relevant and productive for me than the recent London summit."
Master Black Belt, American Express

"I found the whole meeting to be really well run and fascinating to attend. Excellent event- Thank you"
Global Director, Quality Improvement, i3 research

"Excellent presentation, very useful feedback group activities"
Carrilion PLC

"The meeting was well organised and value added."
Process Excellence Consultant, Johnson & Johnson

"A good event all round - well done!"
Head of Six Sigma Deployment, Network Rail

"My first meeting which was great - cannot think of any major improvements."
Decision Support Manager, RBS Insurance

"Structure of this event was very good. "
LSS Deployment Manager, 3M UK PLC

DfSS TRW

"Excellent report"
Best Practice Manager, TRW1

"I would have no hesitation in recommending your events to colleagues and possibly hosting one in the future (when our strategy is a little more imbedded), I am already considering which events to attend in the future and who I can bring with me."
L & D Officer, Dunlop Aerospace Braking System

"In summary this was an excellent event. Well done to one and all!"
Vince Grant, Catalyst Consulting

Anonymous post-meeting comments

• "good explanation of tools"
• "good interaction"
• "good mix of companies"
• "very good presentations and slides"
• "well put together agenda"
• "good workshops; short and to the point"
• "outstanding presentations"
• "real experience in the attendees - & shared"
• "mixture of case studies, tools, workshops worked well"
• "well organised and structured"
• "real experts, unobtrusive consultants"

To register your interest in attending a Community Network Meeting, please complete the contact form.