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GGI RapidNews R&D Product Development eZine: Volume 8, Issue 4 - April 4, 2007
In This Issue GGI NEWS & NOTES - Patent Office awards Service Mark to GGI's "Linked Metrics Portfolio" MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY - AMEX's first new Index Class in 35 years is in IP BOOK REVIEW -The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation UPCOMING PUBLIC SEMINAR - May07 Innovation Summit THE WISDOM iSTORE FEATURED PRODUCT - Design Review Checklists THE WISDOM iSTORE NEW LISTINGS - No new products this month BIENNIAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SURVEY - 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998 Results GATEWAYS TO KNOWLEDGE - A Monthly Feature CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS - A Monthly Feature TELEVISION EVENTS - Alexander Haig's World Business Review --------------------------------------------------------------------- GGI NEWS & NOTES GGI's Linked Metrics Portfolio(sm) receives Service Mark Goldense Group, Inc. (GGI) has received its third service mark from the U.S. Patent Office, this time for its Linked Metrics Portfolio(sm) methodology. The Linked Metrics Portfolio is a natural fit for environments that have many projects, such as marketing, research and development, and operations. It allows project, functional, and improvement teams to identify key metrics and roll them up to the vice presidential level. It also provides for a downward link between levels. "Some say that the 'Linked Metrics Portfolio' has equal utility to that of the 'Balanced Scorecard,'" said Bradford L. Goldense, GGI President. "We are pleased that the U.S. Patent Office recognizes this differentiation," Goldense said. Linked Metrics Portfolio received its service mark on December 26, 2006 as Reg. No. 3,190,267.
MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY AMEX's First New Index Class in 35 Years is in the field of IP Recognized by The American Stock Exchange as the first major, broad-based market equity index to be launched in 35 years, the Ocean Tomo 300(tm) Patent Index (AMEX:OTPAT) is an index of 300 companies that own the most valuable patents relative to their book value. Over a 10-year period ending November 2006, the Index would have outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 300 basis points annualized. Selection methodology identifies companies that have the highest ratio of patent value to book value across the full spectrum of market capitalizations and investment styles. Further details on the Index, its methodology, and a compete list of companies in the Index, are available at www.OceanTomoIndexes.com.
BOOK REVIEW The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, Frans Johansson, Harvard Business School Press, 2006, Copyright 2006 by Frans Johansson, ISBN 1-4221-0282-3. Author Frans Johansson proposes that the most successful innovations come from a mental space he calls "The Intersection." Intersections are formed when people of diverse disciplines come together to tackle a problem. One such innovation was developed by a team Brown University researchers who learned to "mind read" the thoughts of a rhesus monkey through the use of electrodes and a custom-built computer program. Johansson argues that the team's success was possible due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the group, which included mathematicians, medical doctors, neuroscientists and computer scientists. Johansson cautions, however, that the actualization of ideas generated at "The Intersection" involves overcoming resistance from one's peers and persevering through false starts. Other topics Johansson covers include:
This is a general concept book that needs to be read, put aside and ruminated over. We recommend it to managers who want to create a new product line or to entrepreneurs looking to start a new business. To learn more about The Medici Effect or to order the book, visit the Amazon.com Web site.
UPCOMING PUBLIC SEMINAR - INNOVATION SUMMIT May07 GGI will sponsor its R&D--Product Development Innovation Summit on May 15-17, 2007 in metro Boston. Please join us for eight comprehensive modules that surround the subject of Innovation in R&D and Product Development. The goals of the Innovation Summit are to help innovation leaders sort out "innovation processes" from "innovation tools and techniques. The Summit will review the history of innovation over the past 15 years and will inventory the range of tools, techniques, and software available today. All of this will be put in a context so that specific action may be taken to improve a company's inventive abilities. The Innovation Modules are:
All modules feature some level of case study discussion and include examples from a range of industries. There will be three group exercises to practice well-regarded innovation methodologies. As with all GGI Summits, we will pave the road for you to direct the selection and implementation of tools and process that will bring leverage to your organization. Discounts are available for teams of two or more people attending from the same company. If RN readers are planning on attending, please register now for the Innovation Summit. For more details on the Product Development Summit, please go to GGI's Innovation Summit web site which is also available on our home page. If you are already registered, our leisure time activities page may prove useful for planning transportation, meals, and personal time outside the Summit.
THE WISDOM iSTORE FEATURED PRODUCT Discounted Item:Periodically, GGI's iStore features one item that we discount 40%. We just changed the item a few days ago and are now offering our Design Review Checklist, DR10PAKc.DR10PAKcSuite 10-Pak, Design Review Checklists (Electronic Copy - Corporate License), Goldense Group, Inc., Needham, MA, USA, $570.00 [List Price $950] Covers all ten checklists, covering a wide range of products, from those with a single technical domain (like mechanical), to those with mixed domains (such as mechanical, electronics and embedded, operating system and/or applications software). GGI's Featured Item changes approximately every other month and is always offered at 40% discount. To order this material, please go to GGI's Featured Item on the GGI home page.
THE WISDOM iSTORE NEW LISTINGS There are no new Wisdom iStore listings this month. BIENNIAL METRICS SURVEY RESULTS 2004 Product Development Metrics Survey - Product Selection, IP Management, and Top Corporate Metrics: The Summary Report (MR32h) and Highlights Report (MR31h) for GGI's 2004 Biennial Product Development Metrics Survey are now available for purchase by the public through GGI's Wisdom iStore. These reports are completely based on primary research performed by GGI researchers. The research includes 202 respondent companies. There was a 5% response rate. McKinsey & Company, Texas Instruments, Rockwell, Kimberly Clark, JDS Uniphase, Shure, Curtiss Wright Flight Systems and Datacard are representative of companies that purchase market research from GGI. The 2004 Survey focused on the following five areas of product selection and IP management: We have already shared many results with GGI RapidNews readers since we began this line of business in 1998. 2004 Survey results ran in six RN issues, RN V5I11 - RN V6I5, which may be found in the RN archives, along with results from prior years. Some additional complimentary information about the survey is available: The three commercial versions of the survey results that we currently offer for public purchase are: 1. 2004 SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS: A text-only report (75 pages), including the full text of all the results and analysis of the survey population analyzed as a whole, and Individual sections of the research reports, as well as logical combinations of sections are also available. All reports are available in printed or electronic versions. These reports are available in the Market Research section of GGI's Wisdom iStore. 2002, 2000, 1998 Product Development Metrics Survey: The Summary and Highlights Reports for GGI's prior Biennial Product Development Metrics Surveys are also available for purchase by the public through GGI's Wisdom iStore. These reports are completely based on primary research performed by GGI researchers. Information about the purpose and focus of prior surveys may be found in our biennial survey archives.
GATEWAYS TO KNOWLEDGE GTK- Gateway To Knowledge is a DIRECTORY OF THOUSANDS OF LINKS to providers of engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing technologies and services. If you hit the right subjects, it is more useful than a search engine! The "main entrance" to GTK can be found at: http://www.goldensegroupinc.com/gateway/index.shtml For those of you that do not want to go through the main entrance above, some of the Gateways that we believe you will find useful or entertaining are highlighted below. Technology Providers
CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS GGI's Calendar of Industry Events contains an up-to-date listing of links to Conferences, Seminars, Distance Learning Centers, Colleges & Universities, Executive Education, and Corporate-Sponsored Universities. The calendar has just been updated with 60 upcoming conferences and seminars throughout 2007. The categories we follow are: The categories of conferences, seminars, and distance learning are further organized into the following subject areas: If you are looking for a conference or other learning opportunity, check out the Calendar. This free service for our readers is front and center on GGI's Home Page. Or, go directly to the Calendar of Industry Events MEGA Gateway.
TELEVISION EVENTS Alexander Haig's World Business Review: Brad Goldense has made several appearances on Alexander Haig's World Business Review. Streaming video is available for all shows, which aired on August 4, September 29 and December 15, 2002 and on May 20, 2003. See below for details. May 20, 2003 Broadcast of September 29th In-Studio with Alexander Haig (22.5 minutes): Streaming video for this segment is available on GGI's web site. December 15, 2002 In-Studio with Alexander Haig (7.5 minutes) on CNBC paid programming: Streaming video for this segment is available on GGI's web site. September 29, 2002 In-Studio with Alexander Haig (22.5 minutes): Streaming video for this segment (as well as the entire 30-minute show) is available on GGI's web site. August 4, 2002 On-Location at GGI (3.5 minutes): This On-Location field report is available in streaming video on GGI's web site. The web page includes links to download a streaming video player, if you do not currently have one installed on your computer. For more information on any of Brad's appearances on television, go to: http://www.goldensegroupinc.com/ggi-goldense-product-development-tv-television-broadcast.shtml. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GGI RapidNews is an e-mail publication from Goldense Group, Inc (GGI). Its subject matter includes survey findings, company news, book and article reviews, key industry conferences and R&D information of interest to clients and associates. Please send communications to rn(at)goldensegroupinc.com. Thank you. | |||