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About the Author

 

I am a technology and innovation executive with experience driving top line and bottom line growth through customer-centered innovation, solutions integration and business development. 

 

My career includes senior leadership positions in R&D, innovation, advanced IT, and strategy, with a focus on innovation for growth. I have worked in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, software and oil & gas. In these roles, I have managed the successful integration of business strategy and leading edge technologies to drive business value. 

 

My current focus is driving value through smart products, advanced services and information-based business models. Underlying technologies include the Internet of Things (IoT), intelligent data analytics and cloud computing architectures.

 

 My Expertise

 

• Customer-Centered Innovation – learning with and from customers using design and rapid prototyping methods

• Business Model Innovation – successfully entering new markets with innovative business models

• Ecosystem innovation – working with startups and partners to develop strong value propositions

• Lean Startup – using disciplined experiments to reduce the risk of new ventures

• Exploiting emerging technologies – understanding limitations and points of high leverage for emerging technologies

• Advanced Services – delivering integrated product and service solutions

 

I write and speak frequently about innovation, including customer-centered innovation, business model innovation, user innovation and advanced services.

 

I am also Editor in Chief of Research-Technology Management, a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners of innovation, research and technology management.

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See my Google Scholar page for details.

Some of my columns are posted on the IRI blog.