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Tell Me Your Company’s Innovation Story

The scientists made it clear that this goal could not be accomplished without collaboration among some of the greatest research scientists in America and leading manufacturing companies in the private sector. So in 1958, MIT’s Joseph C.R. Licklider recruited a team to create the possibility of time-sharing and real-time activity among scientists, industry and the…

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Can a Board of Directors Help Your Company Be Innovative?

In 1985, the board of directors of Apple Computer summarily forced co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs out of the company and sent him packing. That brings to mind an oft-quoted piece of advice about a board of directors: “They are a lot like mushrooms; you keep them in the dark and spread manure on them.”…

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Converting Non-Customers into Customers as a Source of Innovation

Sir Isaac Newton discovered the principle of gravity when he was hit by an apple while sitting under an apple tree. Picasso claimed his best inspiration was from other great artists. Todd Teske, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Wauwatosa based Briggs & Stratton Corp., says he drew some of his inspiration for innovation…

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You Can’t Sell Ice Cream to Eskimos.

We have all heard the old refrain: You can’t sell ice cream to Eskimos. Don’t tell Todd DeMonte because he currently sells dehumidifiers in the arid state of New Mexico to solve greenhouse operators’ mold problems growing medicinally-approved marijuana plants! The company he heads, Therma-Stor, has grown under his leadership to become the largest manufacturer…

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Featuring your company in the Biz Times column: Innovate or Die

Innovate or Die Column February 1, 2018 Over the years I have chosen to illustrate stories of successful innovation. I write about companies that I personally know have done something highly creative and innovative to grow new revenue; or solve some other major barrier to success from hiring to legal issues. But now I’m opening…

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The Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research tower construction at UW-Madison

If you’ve ever observed the construction of a major building, you’ve witnessed hundreds of construction workers using a wide variety of equipment to move earth, build foundations, erect walls and transport materials. It’s hard to imagine how this all gets coordinated and that somehow the flurry of activity and noise results in a fabulous new…

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