Originally published on ExpertClick on March 10, 2016 Submissions are due March 15 for the most inventive and resourceful Inland Empire manufacturers to participate in E=mc2 Innovation Awards. Winners will be recognized among their peers and the media at the 5th Annual Manufacturers' Summit, April 26th at the Ontario [...]
My APICS (#1 trade association for supply chain and operations management) chapter hosted an executive panel & networking symposium which was focused on the topic of innovation. Innovation is a critical topic! Problem solving and maintaining the status quo is no longer enough as customers expect more, regulations increase [...]
Bold ideas in employment may be counterintuitive but you have to be willing to fail to win big. I recently attended the Southern California Logistics & Supply Chain Summit hosted by the Center for Supply Chain & Logistics of the Drucker School of Management and the Inland Empire Economic [...]
Published September 26, 2014 In today's Wall Street Journal, there is an article about Alan Turing who believed strongly in artificial intelligence and is one of the pioneers related to understanding the power of the computer. What I found compelling about the article was it's sub-title, "Today's biggest innovations [...]
Published August 29, 2014 According to today's Wall Street Journal, Apple and Google are on the hunt for software prodigies to develop apps. They see advantages in younger thinking (13 year old whiz kids are becoming more common). It is also a new avenue to find talent. As evidenced [...]
Projects often have a way of going from exciting ideas to abandoned ventures. Successful project management feeds off a culture of innovation to sustain projects all the way to the finish line. In today’s new normal business environment, innovation is a must for project success! Often, I hear my [...]
Published July 26, 2014 According to a recent survey by KPMG LLP, although executives are increasingly confident about their companies and the broader economy, they are concerned about competition and their products' relevance long-term. I find that my clients must innovate in today's new normal business environment, if only [...]
Pinpointing success is about re-packaging—literally and figuratively—by connecting the dots in a new way and seeing trends and hidden profit opportunities. Published in "The Business Edge" website, November, 2011 There has never been a better time to cultivate an environment of innovation! We are in what has been referred [...]
It is becoming more and more challenging to find a profitable niche in the marketplace, with more and more businesses competing with commodities and/or commodity pricing everyday. How do you escape from that rat race? One way is by beating your competition through innovation/ research and development (R&D). Innovation [...]
In today's economic environment, slow and steady progress, a continuous improvement philosophy and a low-cost producer, commodity focus will likely result in death. Why? Because it takes more than "good" to stand out in the crowd and deliver consistent and growing profitability; it takes radical change and innovation. In [...]
