FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Appleton, Wis. (October 15, 2007) — Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President of Innovationedge and former Chief Innovation Officer of Kimberly-Clark will share best practices on how companies should organize for innovation during this year’s 13th Annual Innovation Convergence Innovation Immersion: “The 360 Degree Innovation Experience.”The event is October 15-17 at the Caleo Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. The annual innovation immersion experience will encompass big picture thinking and corporate case studies as well as hands-on skill application in innovation labs, workshops, and special interest forums.
“Executives want to know which critical innovation capabilities and functions are required to disrupt today’s marketplace and deliver shareholder value, but often their organizations aren’t structured in a way to build and maintain those capabilities,” explained Perkins. “This conference is an exciting opportunity for innovation leaders to learn and apply best practices from top innovation thought leaders.” Perkins will team up with Innovationedge partner Soren Kaplan, Managing Partner of InnovationPoint, to present new processes for organizing corporate organizations, departments and business units to deliver sustainable growth through innovation For more information, visit IIRUSA.
About Innovationedge:
Innovationedge is a global strategic innovation consultancy based in Wisconsin. The team’s fearless champions of innovation break barriers to help executives define their business strategy, develop new capabilities, design a winning organizational structure, and deliver breakthrough innovations through a robust growth pipeline of solutions and new-to-the-world innovations. The company also gives inventors an edge by crafting winning business propositions and creating strategic corporate partnerships that deliver commercial success. For more information, visit Innovationedge.com.