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Innovation Leadership Conference Coming to Alabama

Help Your Organization Innovate and Grow While Increasing Speed and Reducing RiskThe Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute (IELI) is coming to Alabama, April 10-12th as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership's mission of "Reigniting American Innovation and Growth".  During the two and a half-day workshop in Tuscaloosa, participants will learn and apply the basics of Creating, Communicating, and Commercializing new ideas for growth. The session is led by leading entrepreneur,…See More
Feb 17
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Innovation Doesn't Have to Be High-Tech

Recently a colleague of mind, Walker Jackson, sent me an email with the headline "Why Didn't I Think of That?"  After opening and looking through the message which consisted mostly of pictures, I asked myself that same exact question.  Then I was reminded of a recent meeting I had with several economic developers (connectors) where I explained the need for the Innovation Engineering Management and JumpStart System to define,…See More
Dec 14, 2011
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Oct 31, 2011
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Innovate or Else

This is the mantra of New York Columnist Thomas Friedman and his answer to America's economic woes.  In a recently article published on Fast Company, Friedman describes the need for innovation and his new book "That Used to Be Us."  "Where change is happening quickly, who best sees the openings, opportunity, and necessities of change? It's not always the CEO," Thomas Friedman tells Fast Company. Friedman, a New York Times columnist and…See More
Sep 13, 2011
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Alabama Job Creation: Our Entrepreneurial Environment is Ripe for Improvement

Where are all the jobs in today's economy?  Many leading policy makers advise economic developers to spur innovation and entrepreneurship rather than trying to recruit the next big industrial project. (some say the days of  major projects creating more than 1,000 jobs are pretty much over) In Alabama, Governor Bentley has taken a pledge not to take a salary until the state's unemployment rate is around five percent (today it is at nine).  The Governor has taken the positive step of aligning…See More
Aug 4, 2011
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Alabama's Manufacturing and Economic Development Report Card

Alabama’s manufacturing and industry health received a letter grade of “B” in a newly released study.  The 2011 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report grades each of the 50 states in areas of the economy that support the success of manufacturing and logistics.   The report is produced by Conexus Indiana and Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.   The manufacturing category includes three metrics.  The share of total income earned by manufacturing employees in…See More
Jul 6, 2011
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U.S., Alabama to Experience Manufacturing Gains in the Next Five Years

According to a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group, the United States should experience a manufacturing renaissance as the wage gap with China shrinks and certain U.S. states become some of the cheapest locations for manufacturing in the developed world.The reason?  Chinese wages are rising at about 17 percent per year and the value of the yuan continuing to increase, the gap between U.S. and Chinese wages is narrowing rapidly.  Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina are positioned…See More
Jun 21, 2011
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Alabama's Innovation Status and Future

The number of patents is often used as a metric to gauge the level of innovation within a company or regional economy.  Using this criteria, Alabama is performing well compared to its surrounding states and the nation.  According to data from the US Patent and Trademark Office and from the State Science and Technology Institute, Alabama’s patent growth was 42.5% from 2005 to 2010.  This was slightly better than the…See More
Jun 10, 2011
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Innovation and Strategy

How do innovation and strategy relate?  Author and blogger Jeffrey Phillips provides some good insight. According to Phillips, strategy consists of the vision your executives have for the business over the longer term. It includes how the firm will acquire the necessary inputs and resources it will need to thrive, and encompasses the changes that the firm will make in its products, services and served markets in order to continue to grow and differentiate from competition. Innovation, on the…See More
May 23, 2011
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Keys to Successful Innovation

Ever wonder why some businesses are good at innovation and others aren't?  According to a study commissioned by Christine Crandell, a senior vice-president for marketing at Accept Corporation, there are good innovation management practices that companies must focus on and bad practices to avoid. Christine's insights, as published on Bloomberg Businessweek, are below. This is a great example of Fail Fast,…See More
Apr 28, 2011
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Growing Through Service Solutions-Part 3

In part I and part II of my earlier blogs, we looked at why growing service solutions is now a big focus for companies and some of the inherent challenges that must be overcome to be successful. The perspectives shared are from Dr. Stephen Brown, the Director…See More
Apr 18, 2011
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American Workers Know What is Wrong With The U.S. Economy

 Want to know what's wrong with American manufacturing?  Richard McCormack, the editor of Manufacturing & Technology News, tells a personal story of a repairman giving him the answer. Is the repairman's perspective correct or should America be focusing on more "advanced" manufacturing areas? A Sears repairman came to my house recently to work on my outdoor gas grill. I stood with him in acold wind. He poked around the grill and said I needed to replace a rusted internal bracket at a cost…See More
Mar 29, 2011
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Growing through Service Solutions-Part 2

Last time we looked at the growth potential of “service solutions” and obtained insights from Dr. Stephen Brown, the Director of the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University.  In this post, we’ll look at Dr. Brown’s response to the second question related to this topic. What challenges must be overcome to grow service solutions? You have to begin by looking at…See More
Mar 24, 2011
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David Mixson commented on David Mixson's blog post Growing Through Service Solutions
"Thanks Robert.  I appreciate your input and interest.  "
Mar 23, 2011
Robert (Bob) Petruska commented on David Mixson's blog post Growing Through Service Solutions
"Hi David.  Service distinction is very important, and I really like the richness of this concept.  My passion is around growing service solutions -- particularly service innovation through Kano Delighters.  I do plan to begin…"
Mar 20, 2011

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Does Your Business Have Intellectual Property that Gives It a Competitive Advantage?

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:00pm 0 Comments

Protect Your Businesses' Competitive Advantage at No Cost

Many small to medium-sized businesses across the country have intellectual property that isn't being protected. IP includes among other things, production processes, technology enablers, and product designs.  As a result, businesses are vulnerable to competition and former employees stealing designs and process methods. …

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Innovation Leadership Conference Coming to Alabama

Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:12am 0 Comments

Help Your Organization Innovate and Grow While Increasing Speed and Reducing Risk

The Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute (IELI) is coming to Alabama, April 10-12th as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership's mission of "Reigniting American Innovation and Growth".  During the two and a half-day workshop in Tuscaloosa, participants will learn and apply the basics of Creating,…

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Innovation Doesn't Have to Be High-Tech

Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:30am 0 Comments

Recently a colleague of mind, Walker Jackson, sent me an email with the headline "Why Didn't I Think of That?"  After opening and looking through the message which consisted mostly of pictures, I asked myself that same exact question.  Then I was reminded of a recent meeting I had with several economic developers (connectors) where I explained the need for the Innovation Engineering Management and JumpStart System to define,…

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A Model of Open Innovation-Lessons Learned at Intel

Posted on October 31, 2011 at 9:42am 0 Comments

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Innovate or Else

Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:26am 0 Comments

This is the mantra of New York Columnist Thomas Friedman and his answer to America's economic woes.  In a recently article published on Fast Company, Friedman describes the need for innovation and his new book "That Used to Be Us." 

 

"Where change is happening quickly, who best sees the openings, opportunity, and necessities of change? It's not always the CEO," Thomas Friedman tells Fast Company. Friedman, a New York Times columnist and…

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