ROCHESTER, NY, November 30, 2009 -- The Great Discovery, developed by the co-creator of Six Sigma, Dr. Mikel J. Harry, is a universal process that advances human achievement. Management system provider, The Great Discovery, and learning solutions provider, Element K, announce a partnership for training center channel distribution of The Great Discovery’s Practitioner Program.

As a worldwide, value-added licensee and distributor, Element K will manage The Great Discovery Authorized Training Center partner program as well as provide the instructor-led training courseware and instructor services for the Practitioner Program. The Great Discovery is a time-tested way of systematic thinking that can be used to better unify and focus the efforts of individuals and work teams to increase their odds of achieving breakthrough – in everything they do. The Great Discovery empowers people to transform ordinary performance into extraordinary results.

Dr. Mikel J. Harry, President and Chairman of The Great Discovery, states, “I built The Great Discovery upon the foundation of Lean Six Sigma. This structured and disciplined way of thinking reflects the pattern of demonstrated leadership beliefs, values, and practices that guides individuals and work teams to breakthrough improvements in a highly actionable, accountable, repeatable and teachable way.”

“Element K is excited to offer this instructional opportunity based upon fourth generation Six Sigma principles,” said Cheryl Nelan, Vice President of Training Channel Enablement at Element K. “Previous generations of Six Sigma were practiced by only 5% of the workforce and could take an individual years to achieve black belt status. Through our training channel, any person, team or organization can learn and practice The Great Discovery Practitioner Program methodology.”

This three-day course is delivered by The Great Discovery Authorized Training Centers. Courseware and instructor services for The Great Discovery will be available via the Element K Courseware Store at www.elementkcourseware.com. Element K Account Managers can provide detailed information regarding how to become one of The Great Discovery Authorized Training Centers by calling 1.800.456.4677.

About Dr. Mikel J. Harry and The Great Discovery
Dr. Mikel J. Harry has been widely recognized and cited in many publications as the principal architect of Six Sigma and the world's leading authority within this field.  His ground breaking book on Six Sigma became a national best seller and was listed on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Amazon.com best seller lists.

Most recently, Dr. Harry has synthesized over two decades of successful Six Sigma practice into a simple methodology that virtually anyone can use to create breakthrough levels of improvement.  He calls it “The Great Discovery”.  It is the essence of what is required to create breakthrough, but is has been taken out of the world of upper management and can now be applied in any area of life.  

The Great Discovery delivers an array of supporting products, technology and services that enables business leaders and work teams, at all levels, to rapidly innovate, deploy and implement business solutions for breakthrough goals.      
The Great Discovery offices are located in Scottsdale, AZ.  For more information please visit www.thegreatdiscovery.com

About Element K
For over 25 years, Element K has provided clients with learning solutions to develop their employees, enable their partners, and educate their customers.  Element K offers content collections that include e-Learning, e-Reference, instructor-led, and blended materials to provide learning and performance support in topic areas ranging from management skills to information technology skills to workplace compliance.  We also provide custom learning program design, course development, and deployment.  Element K enables learning delivery with flexible delivery technology, including the KnowledgeHub LMS and ContentHub Integration Server, and a broad set of administrative and advisory enablement services.

Element K is headquartered in Rochester, NY and employs over 700 professionals.  For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.

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