Recently I attended a meeting on organizational development. The topic was the Strong Interest Inventory assessment, something akin to Myers-Briggs or the DiSC survey. As the speaker was describing the different… Read More
NPD Teams
How a Criminal Trial is Like New Product Development
I was called to Jury Duty this week and, with a one-track mind, was reminded in the courtroom of the processes in New Product Development. In both cases, proper planning… Read More
Don’t Call Me Unless You’re Bleeding
My actual words were, “Unless you are bleeding or something is on fire, don’t call me during off-hours.” Taken out of context, this sounds self-centered and rude. However, this was… Read More
What are Your Employees Saying?
Listen to the podcast here. Recently I attended a networking event and met three individuals from a local small business that specialized in healthy and organic food, nutritional supplements, and… Read More
Adapt
Listen to the podcast here. Through a recent course, I was introduced to the EconTalk podcasts. Russ Roberts leads a weekly interview on current events, impacts on the economy and… Read More
Breakthrough Teams: “Orange Revolution”
Listen to the podcast here. One of the key elements for successful New Product Development (NPD) is the composition and contribution of the breakthrough team supporting the effort. Adrian Gostick… Read More
Innovation is Not a Flash of Genius
Listen to the podcast here. I recently came across an interesting TED talk by Steven Johnson on the topic of his new book “Where Good Ideas Come From.” His message… Read More
Are You Cooking Up A New Product?
Tonight I have been invited to address the local section of American Society of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for a workshop entitled “What is New Product Development (NPD)?” It should be… Read More
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