truesimple consulting uses a variety of methodologies to target the individual project needs of our clients. Our approach involves collaborating to benefit from client knowledge and experience, encouraging deep participation to build commitment, taking a comprehensive systems view, achieving results, and transferring competencies that are sustainable over time.
David M. Williams, Ph.D.
Improvement Advisor/Founder
Dr. Williams started his career as an urban street paramedic. For the last decade, he has acted as an internal and external improvement advisor to governmental agencies, hospitals, and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He works with clients to improve their organizations by enabling appreciation of systems, understanding data and variation, testing changes, and recognizing the influence of psychology.
He is on the faculty at The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and is an IHI improvement advisor able to support teams through leading system changes using the Model for Improvement. He is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Dr. Williams is on the teaching faculty of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In addition, he has published nearly 100 articles, led intensive workshops, presented at major conferences to thousands of attendees, and writes a popular blog.
He earned a B.S. from Springfield College, an M.S. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and his Ph.D. in Organizational Systems from Saybrook University.
Dr. Williams lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Gwen, daughter Ella, and son Nate.