Tom Furst
Are you struggling to keep up with the new innovation economy and the need for powerful solutions? Massive unexploited technology is available today within our nation's research organizations, and you could be among those innovators leveraging it to create a major impact. "Our world is driven by people who create the Next Big Thing," says Tom Furst, former CFO/COO of Silicon Valley-based SRI. "They're able to identify a big need and then create a product or service to fill that need. When they succeed they achieve fame, fortune and the satisfaction of building something important."
If this is your dream, Tom Furst's exciting presentations give you a rare chance to learn from a top industry leader how to maximize your success as you bring your innovative product or service into today's competitive marketplace.
To succeed in the new world of innovation, you must excel at a specific set of skills. Tom's insightful presentations, culled from years of experience at the epicenter of innovation at SRI, reveal the Five Disciplines of Innovation designed to generate massive customer and market value. "If you want to bring your innovation to market, you must master these Five Disciplines," says Tom. "Innovation is not magic," he explains. "It requires defining the big need to be satisfied (the "must-have"), using a specific set of skills to outline the superior solution, and describing the benefits/advantages over its competitors.
You'll learn how to survive and thrive in today's fast-moving economy, where businesses and employees are required to master the skills of innovation that few can deliver.
Are you struggling to keep up with the new innovation economy and the need for powerful solutions? Massive unexploited technology is available today within our nation's research organizations, and you could be among those innovators leveraging it to create a major impact. "Our world is driven by people who create the Next Big Thing," says Tom Furst, former CFO/COO of Silicon Valley-based SRI. "They're able to identify a big need and then create a product or service to fill that need. When they succeed they achieve fame, fortune and the satisfaction of building something important."
If this is your dream, Tom Furst's exciting presentations give you a rare chance to learn from a top industry leader how to maximize your success as you bring your innovative product or service into today's competitive marketplace.
To succeed in the new world of innovation, you must excel at a specific set of skills. Tom's insightful presentations, culled from years of experience at the epicenter of innovation at SRI, reveal the Five Disciplines of Innovation designed to generate massive customer and market value. "If you want to bring your innovation to market, you must master these Five Disciplines," says Tom. "Innovation is not magic," he explains. "It requires defining the big need to be satisfied (the "must-have"), using a specific set of skills to outline the superior solution, and describing the benefits/advantages over its competitors.
You'll learn how to survive and thrive in today's fast-moving economy, where businesses and employees are required to master the skills of innovation that few can deliver.
Innovation: What, Why, How
- What is true innovation?
- New directions in today's economy and the workforce; trends, risks and opportunities.
- Why it's important to...
The Five Disciplines of Innovation
This presentation is designed for a business conference at which innovation is an important component of the meeting goals. The talk is designed to challenge the audience to be open to new ways of thinking about bringing innovation to their jobs or businesses. The structure is similar to Presentation #1, with less time spent on the "what" and "who" and more on the "how" and "why," as well as the importance of leadership as the driving engine for successful innovation. The story of how Tom...
