When those things are all working together in ways that take into account the individual classroom and school context, they spiral together to keep improvement going, Parker says.
Although Gillette's much healthier than a year ago, restructuring charges have kept improvements from showing up on the bottom line.
In the same way that Apple keeps improving the Apple TV via content partnerships and service improvements, Google keeps doing the same with Chromecast, but the short-term potential here is even greater, I think, at least in terms of immediate impact for a huge group of Chrome and Android users.
The question is really the rate at which we keep seeing improvements and whether we are still going to see improvements in the overall learning times".
"We keep making improvements and adding modern amenities, like a nice big commercial kitchen that can cater to groups, and people keep finding out about us through word of mouth.
"We achieved cold shutdown in December, but we must ensure we keep making improvements because we still can't say for sure the facilities on site are totally trouble-free".
But the work doesn't stop there; you've now got to keep making improvements, listening to customer feedback and do whatever else to make your project a success.
Last week, at the end of a weekly meeting of top officials and district commanders inside Police Headquarters, Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy took the floor, urging those assembled to keep the improvements going.
Shoe manufacturers keep adding improvements to shoes in the form of cushioning gel pods, microprocessors and so-called thrust enhancers, but these upgrades don't seem to make runners safer.
"I'll never beat Sony in name recognition in the home," concedes Harker, "but if I keep the improvements coming, I can keep the competition running".
