Structured Innovation—How Johnson & Johnson Makes It Work for the Organization
In this podcast, Drew Boyd of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a division of Johnson & Johnson, presents a case study on structured innovation. If you find brainstorming to be too much of a divergent approach to improving your business’ processes, then learn about structured innovation in this Profit through |
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Author: Genna Weiss Tags: structured innovation | Johnson & Johnson | Systematic Inventive Thinking |
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Getting Started in TRIZ
What is TRIZ? In today's competitive world, innovation is necessary if your organization is to survive, much less thrive. TRIZ has been adopted by many to meet this survival imperative.TRIZ is the Russian acronym for the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. It is not just a theory, but a complete invention methodology and way of thinking. Its originator, Genrich Altshuller, founded it upon an empirical....more |
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Author: Tom Kling Tags: TRIZ innovation | TRIZ | structured innovation |
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Finding the Green in Lean Six Sigma
In traditional Lean thinking, what is waste? Running across the factory floor to get a tool? Yes. Waiting for someone down the line to finish up their part of the assembly? Definitely. Leaving the lights on in the warehouse? A definite yes!Environmental wastes—including wasted energy—can cost companies thousands of dollars a year. As fuel costs rise and awareness of climate change issues creep i....more |
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Author: Chris Reed Tags: Lean | Lean Six Sigma | environmental wastes |
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Creating a Culture of Innovation
Successful organization innovation is a multistep process that involves development and knowledge sharing, a decision to implement, implementation, evaluation and learning. Although innovation is often associated with technological innovation, it is applicable to all key organizational processes that would benefit from change, whether through breakthrough improvement or a change in approach or outp....more |
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Author: Tags: organizational culture change | culture of innovation | Lean thinking |
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Does Your Firm Have an “Innovation Czar”?
It never ceases to amaze me. I’m meeting with the executive committee of a major global company. I’ve just asked if innovation is one of their top strategic priorities. Their unanimous answer is “yes.” I then ask about their individual responsibilities. “Which one of you is the CFO?” “Who is head of HR?” “Where’s the CIO?” One by one their ha....more |
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Author: Rowan Gibson Tags: Six Sigma | innovation | corporate innovation |
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Systematic Innovation: Not an Oxymoron Anymore!Over the last dozen or so years there has been considerable buzz around the topic of innovation; discussions on what innovation is and why it is so important. But in order for effective innovation to take root and become sustainable, organizations and product teams must learn specifically how to do it |
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What is TRIZ and How Can You Pair It with Six Sigma?
Is there a methodology out there that can produce a better understanding of problem analysis? Proponents of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, or TRIZ, claim that this Soviet-born tool allows organizations to get to the root of their problems much sooner and produces quicker results. Tom Kling, Master |
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Author: Genna Weiss Tags: Tom Kling | Lean Six Sigma | Dow Chemicals |
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