http://www.visions-digital.com/visions Award winning quarterly magazine that features articles for practitioners with case studies, descriptions of tools and corporate processes, and information for PDMA members. en-us Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 720 28 http://www.visions-digital.com/visions http://uv-cdn.dashdigital.com/visions/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1238721878000 http://www.visions-digital.com/visions/201007 http://www.visions-digital.com/visions/201007        Contents
    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        2010 Visions Editorial Calendar & Deadlines
        President's Perspective: Using strategic frontiers as a forecasting tool—and how we've used it at PDMA
        Viewpoint: Social networks that boost your business
        Viewpoint: Help! Save me from Target Costing
    NPD Trends: Two Case Studies
        "Crowdsourcing" is used by Dutch Internet company 9292 to create a new travel application
        How the "Wisdom of Crowds" concept inspired Intel to improve its innovation transfer process through the Valley of Death
    Conference Reports
        From CoDev 2010: Companies expand commitment to innovation, and planning becomes a priority
    SPECIAL SECTION: NPD Job Trends
        The Career Path in New Product Development
        New Study: Personal contacts remain more valuable than ever in job searches—despite Wed 2.0 tools
        Perspective: Let's create a new model for career paths in the innovation function
        NPD Education: The University of Maine
        NPD Education: Purdue University
        Spotlight: PDMA Carolinas chapter holds career advancement workshop
        Managing your career in NPD—Are you "thriving" or just" surviving"—which will it be?
    PDMA News and Columns
        NPD Book Briefs
        Inspiration Radar: Resources on the Web
        From the Editor of JPIM
        PDMA Conference Calendar
        Report From Certification
        Bright Ideas: Let's create an Innovation Index!
        Visions and PDMA Information
        Chapters and Affiliates

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    Up Front
        Borrowing Methods: How you can improve user research by taking a page from someone else's book
        President's Perspective: Examining the "fore" in foresight: How does your organization measure up?
        Post-Recession Viewpoints
            Has the recession changed innovation? Varied perspectives from those on the front lines of NPD
            Cincinnati/Tri-State Chapter holds a conference on "Innovation in Turbulent Times/Winning Innovation Strategies"
    NPD Trends and Practices
        COVER STORY: Portfolio Pain Points: New study reveals that companies are suffering from a lack of streamlined product portfolio management processes
        The story of Eli Lilly's open innovation journey—how one company developed a mature model
        Trends in In-house IT departments—adopting commercial NPD practices
    Global News
        PDMA affiliates sponsor field trip to Italy to study the role of design in innovation
    PDMA's 33rd International Conference
        Highlights from the Conference
    In Every Issue
        From the Editor of Visions
        2010 Visions Editorial Calendar & Deadlines
        Information on Visions Magazine and PDMA Membership
        PDMA Chapters and Affiliates Listings
    PDMA News and Extras
        What's up at PDMA?
        NPD Book Briefs and Resources
        NPDP certification from PDMA reaches its first decade
        New PDMA interactive webcast series
        PDMA sponsors first industry-specific conference hosted by its chemical SIG
        PDMA rebrands the International Conference
        From the Editor of JPIM: Two JPIM Awards for 2008
        PDMA Conference Calendar

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        2010 Visions Editorial Calendar & Deadlines
        Reflections on Two Years of PDMA Leadership
        2009 and 2010 PDMA Conference Calendar
        Going green without seeing red
        Preaching to the converted: A pointless article for enlightened new product developers
        Mired in a Recession: What's an Innovator to Do?
        Publisher's Perspective
    NPD Trends and Practices
        U.S. Army Case History: Success of an "Agile" Approach in a Challenging Environment
        COVER STORY: Forget Joe Six Pack—Get Your Own "Persona"!
        Six Catalysts Shaping the Future of Product Development
        In Tough Times, "Hyper-Creatives" Provide Inventive Advantage
        Special Section: Two Innovation Studies
            Booz & Company "Innovation 1000" 2008
            Do innovations really pay off? One way to find out is to measure "total returns on innovation"
    Conference
        The 7th-Annual PDMA/IIR Front End of Innovation Conference adopts new format and content
    PDMA News and Announcements
        From the Editor of JPIM: The Journal continues to grow in popularity according to citation index
        PDMA launches chemical industry special interest group
        Book Briefs and Resources: The Stage-Gate®: Classic and newly released NPD books
        Information on Visions Magazine and PDMA Membership
        PDMA Chapters and Affiliates Listings

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        PDMA 2009-2010 Conference Calendar
        Letter from the Publisher
        In Focus: Back to Basics-Innovation through functional analysis
    NPD Trends and Practices
        A Toyota secret revealed: The Oobeya room
        Notes from the IAPD: Companies explore the innovation workforce of the future
        An Innovation Center links Corporate America with the classroom
        The Gate Debate ... Why a knowledge-based process may be better
        Flexible product development for a turbulent world: Is "Agile" NPD the answer?
        Visualizing your process from the customer's perspective
        Chapter Spotlight: The Five Competencies™ of Thomas Edison
    Conference Reports
        Special Report: Introduction to innovation, technology, and new product development in China
            An inside look at two technology conferences
            Highlights of the 1st China Jiangsu Conference
            PDMA NPDP Certification workshop held in China
        Blogging from Scottsdale: Co-Development Conference speakers share best practices
    PDMA News and Announcements
        Salute to Robin Karol
        From the Editor of JPIM
        Book Briefs and Resources
        Information on Visions Magazine and PDMA Membership
        Visions Editorial and Deadline Calendar
        PDMA Chapters and Affiliates Listings

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    NPD Trends and Practices
        COVER STORY: The story of Clorox Green Works™:—in designing a winning green product experience Clorox cracks the code
        Online Communities, Part II: Creating your own online community—how to avoid the pitfalls
        Are you setting prices blindfolded?
    Global NPD News
        How Taiwan companies can overcome the language barrier when it comes to PDMA's NPDP certification program
        PDMA-NL Spotlight: Dutch affiliate holds seminar on industrial product management and innovation
    PDMA News and Announcements
        News from the Executive Director's Office
        PDMA 2009-2010 Conference Calendar
        From the Editor of JPIM: Announcing a new special issue
        NPD Resources: A timely book on the Toyota Product Development System, and NPD books coming soon
        Information on Visions Magazine and PDMA Membership
        Visions Editorial Calendar and Deadlines
        PDMA Chapters and Affiliates Listing
    Up Front
        The President's Perspective: Beware of discarding existing new product development tools for new ones
        Viewpoint: "We already knew that": The ultimate put-down in VoC
        Viewpoint: Managing product development risk in a tough economy—the dual role of NPD

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        The President's Perspective
        How to launch a new product in a downturn
        In Focus: Innovating by expert collaboration: more practices and tools
        Launch Pad: Proactive "sales readiness" strategies can help companies sell new products more efficiently
        Viewpoint: "American Idol"--lessons in innovation
    NPD Trends and Practices
        Cover Story: Online communities shake up NPD--an introduction to the value of this new tool
        PDMA Rocky Mountains Chapter examines how to drive Innovation with tools such as Value Innovation
        University of Colorado at Colorado Springs launches new undergraduate degree-Bachelor of Innovation™
    Conferences
        32nd PDMA International Conference
    Global NPD News
        Growth of the Chinese Automobile Industry--the aim is independent innovation
    PDMA News and Announcements
        News from the Executive Director's Office
        NPD Resources: Books, Blogs, and Websites
        From the Editor of JPIM
        PDMA Conference Calendar
        Information on PDMA Membership and Visions Magazine
        PDMA Chapter and Affiliate Listing

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        The President's Perspective
        News from PDMA's Executive Director Robin Karol
    NPD Trends and Practices
        Cover Story: What leading companies are doing to reinvent their NPD processes
        Forging successful university-industry collaborations
        Observations on implementing an innovation system—Q&A with Michael Botos of Cardinal Health
    Global NPD News
        PDMA New Zealand considers how to leverage the region's strengths to be an innovation partner with the world
        Interview with Geely Executive—What China-based Geely is doing in new product development to compete with global automakers
    Conferences and Workshops
        Buffalo Innovation Conference
        6th Annual PDMA/IIR Front End of Innovation Conference in Boston
        Chapter Spotlight: PDMA Carolinas chapter
    PDMA News and Announcements
        News from the Executive Director's Office
        Announcement of the 2008 Winners of the Outstanding Corporate Innovation (OCI) Award
        From the Editor of JPIM
        NPD Resources
        PDMA Conference Calendar
        PDMA Foundation launches global sourcing study
        Information of PDMA Membership and Visions Magazine
        PDMA Chapter and Affiliate Listing

]]> Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.visions-digital.com/visions/200806 http://www.visions-digital.com/visions/200806        Contents
    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        Visions 2008-2009 Editorial Calendar
        President's Perspective
        LAUNCH PAD: Insights on Brooks' Law and Launch
        REFLECTIONS: What's the Difference Between Services and Products, Especially When it Comes to Customer Requirements
        VIEWPOINT: The NPD Manager's Quest: Test the Intrapreneur Within You!
    NPD Trends/Practices
        The Results Unfold at General Mills: One Food Company's Foray Into Open Innovation
        COVER STORY: Why Six Sigma Experts are Wrong About Product Development - Here's the Proof
        Xerox Case Study: Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques To Develop an Environmentally Friendly Newsprint Paper
        Beyond Phase Gate-Why Not Use a “tailored&drquo; Solution?
    Conference Report
        Chapter Spotlight: PDMA Arizona Chapter Holds its 4th Annual Greening of Product Development Conference
    Global News
        How China is Using a High-tech “Cluster&drquo; Approach to Strengthen its Innovation Strategy
    PDMA News and Announcements
        News from the Executive Director's Office
        PDMA Conference Calendar
        Capital One Practitioner Talks About the Value of PDMA's NPDP Certification Program
        PDMA Chapters and Affiliates
        Information on Visions Magazine and PDMA Membership

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        Visions 2008 Editorial Calendar
        Letter from the PDMA President and Chairman
        News from the Executive Director's Office
        The Lighter Side: Dilbert
        VIEWPOINT: The Sometimes Curious Language of NPD — The Ebate over “Innovation,” TLAs, and Other Curiousities
    NPD Trends/Practices
        Can We Just Stop Calling it “Lean” Product Development?
        COVER STORY: Ideation for Product Innovation: What are the Best Methods?
        Four Approaches for Tapping the “Global Brain”-Achieving Success in Network-Centric Innovation
    Global NPD News
        How Philips is Using the InnoHub in Singapore to Generate Breakthrough Innovation
        AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT: Affiliate for German-speaking Countries Holds 3rd Innovation Management Conference
        Innovation Goes Dutch
    PDMA News and Announcements
        CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: PDMA Rocky Mountains Chapter holds Workshop on the Mindset of Leadership
        First Data Corporation Uses NPDP Certification to Accelerate its NPD Programs
        2007 Research Forum Provides Intellectually Rich and Relevant Content
        Call for Papers for 2008 Research Forum
        From the Editor of JPIM
        Visions and PDMA General Information
        PDMa Conference Calendar 2008 and 2009
        PDMa Chapters and Affiliates

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    Up Front
        From the Editor of Visions
        Visions 2008 Editorial Calendar
        Letter from PDMA
        First “Best of Visions” Award
        The Lighter Side: Dilbert
        IN FOCUS: Vaccinate Your Project Against Failure by Making Better Decisions
        LAUNCH PAD: Pricing Strategies at Fairchild Semiconductor
    NPD Trends/Practices
        Booz Allen Hamilton Global Innovation 1000 2007 Study Reveals Three Types of Innovation Strategy
        How FedEX Uses Insight and Invention to Innovate
        COVER STORY: NPD Collaboration-A Story of What Happens When Opposites Attract
        CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: PDMA New England Looks at Changes and Challenges in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Sectors
        Why your Intellectual Property Isn't Generating Cash Flow— You May Be Leaving Money on the Table
    Global NPD News
        PDMA France: French Government Creates Two Initiatives to Encourage Innovation amnd Resesarch and Development
    PDMA Conferences
        Report from Boston-Experts Discuss New Approaches at 5tH Annual PDMA/IIR Front End of Innovation Conference
        Innovation Connection 2007 Creates Exciting Learning and Networking Experience
    PDMA News and Announcements
        Visions and PDMA Information
        PDMA Conference Calendar 2008
        From the Editor of JPIM
        Certification Study Groups

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