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Manufacturing & Industrial · 2011
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Keynote Report: "The Paradox of Pessimism & Reality – Rethinking the Transformative Opportunities That Will Define Our Future"
Major 10 year trend: The future of every industry to be controlled by Silicon Valley Innovation The new face of manufacturing: agility, insight and execution Creativity and the…
The paradox of optimism, manufacturing & the new "Build America" mindset!
One thing I love to do when I'm working with an audience is to build a totally interactive keynote with them. It doesn't matter if I've got 40 people in the room and I do some…
The Google Car, 3D Printing & Big Bold Ideas!
Many people don't know how to think big -- how to envision bold news ideas. In this clip from Las Vegas, Jim talks on stage in Las Vegas at a major manufacturing conference, about…
American Chemistry Council, Nashville, Tennessee - Innovation In the Era of Acceleration of Markets and Products
As of this moment in time, there are about 19 million known chemical substances, but the number is doubling every 13 years. The miracle of exponential math leads us to 80 million…
Fact: Innovative Organizations Refuse to Adopt the Doomsday Scenario!
Last week, I spoke to several hundred manufacturing executives from throughout North America, at IMX Las Vegas -- the Interactive Manufacturing Exchange! Here's a key clip from…
The future of North American manufacturing? Brighter than you think!
I've just returned from Las Vegas, where I was the keynote speaker for a new manufacturing conference that has attracted quite a bit of attention - IMX 2011 - "The Interactive…
Society of Manufacturing Engineers IMX Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada - The Future of Manufacturing
Two events at one. I spoke at dinner for over 300 senior manufacturing executives - and was seated beside the ex-CEO of Porsche. The next morning, an opening keynote for 3,000…
Chameleon's poised for success! Reinventing your revenue...
From my CAMagazine column.... ---- I am not alone in thinking we’re in the midst of a significant economic transformation. As Mick Fleming, president of the American Chamber of…
Remember those kids in school who were really good at math? They own the future!
What happens when the world goes "real time?" When we've got the capability to process vast amounts of information to see what is really going on, and we can make decisions based…
Report from the heartland: Is there life in manufacturing in Ohio? You bet!
Last week I was invited to speak in Cincinnati, Ohio by Techsolve, an organization that provides assistance to the manufacturing sector in Ohio It was a tremendously fun keynote…
Video : The impact of business velocity
Here's a clip from my keynote for the Human Capital Institute Summit in Tucson, Arizona. In the clip, I speak about the issue of innovation in the context of increasing business…
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