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Conference Sessions
Featured Presentations
InnoTech is pleased to welcome internationally sought-after author and speaker:
Don Tapscott, Chief Executive, New Paradigm &
Author, WIKINOMICS: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Thursday, April 17, 2008
7:30am - 9:00am, Portland Ballroom 251
What do MySpace, InnoCentive, Flickr, Second Life, YouTube, Linux, the Human Genome Project and the Chinese Motorcycle industry have in common? They are examples of mass collaboration – where peers come together to create value.
Today, thanks to the new Web, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds and much else are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive communities, evidence is strong that firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth and success. Hear from Mr. Tapscott directly at this exciting presentation.
The Secrets to Predictable Innovation
Wednesday, April 16
9:00 AM, Room E147
Anthony Ulwick
Author of the Bestseller, "What Customers Want"
and Founder, Strategyn
In his book, What Customers Want – Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services, Tony Ulwick introduced a bold new concept: innovation could be transformed from an unstructured business process into a lean, linear, and predictable discipline. Since then, Outcome-Driven Innovation® methodology has been adopted by admired companies such as Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson, been voted one of the best business ideas by Harvard Business Review, and cited by thought leader Clayton Christensen in his best-selling work The Innovator’s Solution. More...
Clean-Tech and Sustainability: How the Pacific Northwest Can Leverage Its Unique Assets and Brand
Wednesday, April 16
10:30 AM, E141
Ron Pernick
Co-founder and Principal
Clean Edge, Inc. and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution
Clean tech and sustainable business are no longer financial question marks – they stand as pillars for current and future economic growth in everything from green buildings to wind power to smart grid and efficiency. Ron Pernick, Cofounder, Clean Edge, Inc. and Coauthor, The Clean Tech Revolution, will discuss the 6 C’s (confluence of forces) that are reshaping the global economic landscape: Costs, Capital, Competition, China, Consumers, and Climate/Carbon. More...
