How can I get others to listen to bold new ideas? How can I make innovation a corporate strategy?
Innovation is too important to be left to chance. Get on course to make it part of your organization’s culture.
DATES:
September 15-16, 2008
COST:
$1,800
Includes tuition, books, instructional materials, continental breakfast, and lunch.
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- How organizational and technical forces interact to nurture or stifle innovative ideas
- Why best practices of organizations with innovation cultures succeed
- How to benchmark innovation in your organization
- How to develop an innovation strategy
- How to get new ideas heard, accepted, and implemented
FORMAT:
Two-day program
Classes run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Owen Graduate School of Management, unless otherwise noted.
INSTRUCTOR:
Professor Gary Scudder specializes in the field of Operations Management and Strategy. A member of the Owen faculty since 1990, Professor Scudder was appointed Associate Dean at the Owen School in 2004. While at Owen he has won numerous teaching awards, including the Dean's Teaching Award in 1994 and the James E. Webb Teaching Award in 1999. Through the course of his career, Professor Scudder has consulted with a number of large corporations including: United Airlines, 3M, IDS, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Philips Corporation, Motorola, Novartis, RR Donnelly, Air Products, the Methodist General Board of Discipleship, and Bridgestone/Firestone, primarily in the areas of managing new product development and strategic planning. Professor Scudder holds a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
