Understanding Innovation

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Without Reach there is No Challenge... Without Risk there is No Reward… Without Vision there is No Future.

… am I here?

There is no elixir or magic potion…There are NO RULES

You progress as you probe,you earn as you learn

Lessons Learned

Falling one step behind is the Kiss of Death.

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there” - Lewis Carroll

Vision Matters

It impacts the spirit and commitmentof Every Employee

Tools are Toys

And the Workplace is a Playground for Innovation.

A Prototype…

is worth a thousand meetings

Organizations under stress can lose their reason for being...

It’s The Product Stupid!

R&D is Complex

Expensive, Multidisciplinary and Collaborative… It needs the time and space to breathe.

Innovation means being willing to obsolete or cannibalize your own product…

and it requires an Act-of-faith

Market Leadership can’t be claimed

Revelling in one’s own rhetoric is a deadly sin.

It can only be Assigned by Customers, Competitors, and Industry Analysts.

Success is a trailing indicator…

to be enjoyed and consumed in the present.“But, Never Leave Well Enough Alone” - Raymond Loewy

Fun Matters!

If you’re not having any, STOP and ask Why?

Laughter releases creativity, imagination and innovation.

“As long as you can laugh

…anything is possible!” - JFT

Corporate Culture…

is easy to see and hard to measure, and“culture eats strategy for breakfast.” (Peter Drucker)

Innovation Creates New Wealth

It creates new jobs and cascadesinto the economy.

The Quest is all about Relevance and Fulfillment

Loving what you do, Loving where you do itWithin a collaborative community of kindred Spirits.

Thank you!

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