Exploratory and Shaping Workshop: A Global Activity

GATIC
EMERALD
CTIM
Northwestern University
Exploratory and Shaping Workshop:
A Global Activity-based Technology
Management "Journal" for a Changing World
March 17 (evening) & 18, 2011
Northwestern University Jacobs Center (Room 276)
(Breakouts 276, 160, 165)
2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL.
The Center for Technology & Innovation Management (CTIM) of the Northwestern
University (NU) Buffett Center for International & Comparative Studies, in collaboration
with the Global Advanced Technology Innovation Consortium (GATIC) and in partnership
with the UK-based Emerald Group Publishing House welcome you to a ground-breaking
exploratory and shaping one-day workshop.
Together, CTIM & GATIC bring together a worldwide partnership network of industry and
academic experts from over a dozen leading universities and 120 affiliated firms in the
recognition that innovation has not only become increasingly essential for social and
economic progress but also more and more challenging. Launched by CTIM-Northwestern
University, the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and ETH-Zurich in
2002 and then affiliated with top universities in the UK and across Europe, Asia and the
Middle East, its members early recognized that science and technology-based innovation
with its increasingly complex and dynamic techno-economic & social context called for
new tools and models and new types of organization. Fittingly, GATIC operates as a series
of virtual regional “hubs” that are truly global and driven by both industry practice and
research (“industry-driven and academically informed”), and is activity-based. A partner in
the planned workshop, Emerald Group Publishing, is a leading and innovative publisher
of global research impacting business, society, public policy and education with over 700
titles, comprising 200 journals, over 300 books and more than 200 book series, as well as
an extensive range of online products and services.)
GATIC member dissatisfaction with currently available publication and conference
knowledge accumulation and transfer to practice outlets and consequent weak impact is
matched In a co-evolving manner, by similar discussion within Emerald concerning the
potential for new forms of public communication and knowledge application. Such
discussion has also grown out of the awareness that journals in general are challenged by
economic conditions and technology evolution pushing digital, open access and on-line
discussion enhanced presentation. Relations between industrial and academic
organizations are also in flux as both struggle to redefine themselves.
An emerging vision is of an activities-linked "journal" that could be unlike any now in
existence. It would go beyond international to be global not only in distribution but in
accessibility (multiple languages) and collaboration. It would address and engage industry
and academic users and research/knowledge producers. It would emphasize publication
but also enhance activity including both on-line and in-person projects and applied task
forces. Student involvement would be a central feature. Broadly cross-disciplinary and
cross-sectored, it would be dedicated to the challenges of emerging (and converging)
science, technology, service models and management in a changing and uncertain world.
Agenda
March 17, 2011 7:30pm: Dinner & discussion (Northwestern Allen Center, Johnson Wax room)
March 18, 2011
8:30am
Coffee, Registration
9:15
Why are we here:
• Emerald perspective (Marsh)
• GATIC perspective: The Changing Global Operational and Innovation
Context; preliminary discussion framework (Radnor)
9:00
9:30
10:30
Welcome, Review of agenda (Radnor)
Who we are:
• Emerald (Marsh)
• GATIC, CTIM (Radnor)
Building on the framework, further food for thought
A. Current Technology Innovation Management Journals and Fora: State,
Trends, Potential and Limitations (Strauss, Gaud, Marsh)
B. The Evolving Digital/Internet/Technology-enabled Environment
(Youngman)
C. The Changing Publishing Business Model (Marsh, DeWolf)
D. The Emerging Vision (Marsh, Radnor, Ikawa)
BREAK
11:30
Round-robin responses - fit in/adapt framework (following are loose participant
categories)
12:30pm
LUNCH(boxes)
1:30
2:30
3:15
3:30
4:45
Industry
• Manufacturing oriented (DeGregorio, Grossman, McMillan, Randhava)
• Medical and other (McCarthy, Nemana)
• Service oriented (Hellman, Kaufman, Ricketts)
Academia
• Research collaboration/global variations and dissemination (Ikawa,
Torbert)
• Teaching; pedagogy, materials (Hanson, Strauss, Weber)
Breakouts (key question for first two groups: what is your constituency looking
for and how could this be better addressed?)
• Research/teaching (leaders: Nemana, Strauss)
• Practice (leaders:, Gaud, DeGregorio)
• Journal form and Business Case (leaders: McMillan, McCarthy)
Reports (10 minutes each)
BREAK
Discussion, “where from here” (Marsh, Radnor)
Closing Comments: for 5:00 PM Adjournment
Attendee Brief Bios
Gary DeGregorio: Decision Innovation, Inc.; was Distinguished Member of Technical Staff,
Motorola Labs. Over 30 years with Motorola, focus included systems engineering, decision
management, decision-related processes, knowledge foundation and architectures (GATIC.)
Emily Dresslar. Research associate, Media Management Center, contributed to a new
report offering newspaper publishers strategies for attracting young media consumers in a
digital environment. Was editor-in-chief of Telluride, CO daily newspaper and executive
director of a nonprofit organization. M.S. in media strategy & leadership from Medill School
of Journalism (NU.)
James De Wolf: Emerald Publishing (UK); Vice-President Academic Publishing, head
Boston Office.
Susan Gaud: Former Senior Director External Technology Sourcing, Kraft; President,
Industrial Research Institute. Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Northwestern University (GATIC.)
David Grossman: President, Dynamic Strategy Group. Director Global Technology
Strategy, General Motors (32 years with GM in planning, engineering and international
executive positions); Roadmapping and related tools specialist and consultant (GATIC.)
Brian Hanson: Director, Programs, Roberta Buffett Center for International & Comparative
Studies & Lecturer in Political Science, Northwestern University; faculty advisor to nine
undergraduate groups focused on world affairs; directs/ vice chair for programming of the
Stanley Foundation, which promotes multilateral approaches to international problems.
Was research analyst for the U.S. Information Agency. MIT (Political Science.)
Mark Hellmann: An internationally known legal authority on intellectual property law,
with over 25 years of experience in copyright matters spanning print media, electronic
media, computer software, computer hardware, internet, video media, and design. Head of
two firms (GATIC.)
Yasuo Ikawa: Professor, School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science
& Technology (JAIST). 24 years in R&D with Toshiba Corporation. Ph.D. Engineering,
Tokyo Institute of Technology; Leader GATIC-Japan (GATIC.)
Stephen Kaufman: CTO Autism Home Support. Was head of manufacturing for Estee
Lauder Cosmetics, Fowlerware Ceramics, and Baxter Healthcare: directed Baxter's
Advanced Technology Sourcing Department for 10 years. Holds 20 patents & developed 50
manufacturing processes (GATIC.)
Valinda Kennedy: IBM Academic Initiative North Central Relationship Manager.
Rebecca Marsh: Publishing Director, Emerald Publishing (UK); University of Sterling.
Robert McCarthy: President, Vitacyte (biotechnology start-up). Technical entrepreneur
with 23 years experience in corporate R&D, and planning,
Alec McMillan: Director, Global Standards and Trade, Rockwell Automation. 43 years
experience in product, system, process and service engineering. Plays active & leadership
roles in national, regional and international standards committees (GATIC.)
Ravi Nemana: Vice President, 360Fresh, Inc. 16 years in industry and academia; served
Executive Director, Services: Science, Management & Engineering (SSME) and Health Care
at the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at UC Berkeley.
Michael Radnor: Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern; founder &
Chair of Organization & Management Department. Director, BCICS Center for Technology &
Innovation Management (CTIM); Co-founder & President of GATIC. Worked for
Westinghouse, Lucas Industries, Israel Aircraft Industries, & Tann Controls. Ph.D.
Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University (GATIC.)
Serge Randhava: Over 40 years of engineering and business experience. Founder of two
successful engineering companies (Xytel Group and Unitel Technologies) that capitalized
on emerging technologies; MS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering;
University of California, Berkeley.
John Ricketts: IBM Distinguished Engineer; Chief Technology Officer, Industry Solutions
Software, IBM Software Group. at IBM 18 years, previously consultant at AT&T, manager of
applied research, Peat Marwick Advanced Technology and Assistant Professor University of
Houston; D.BA Information Technology, Indiana University.
Jeffrey Strauss: 35 years experience in cross-cultural service management; innovation,
strategic planning and marketing; Associate Director, Northwestern CTIM (GATIC.)
Klaus Weber: Assoc Professor, Kellogg. Cultural and institutional analysis, globalization,
social innovation. Ph.D. Organization and Management Theory, University of Michigan.
Fruma Yehiely: Director of the Office of Research Development, Northwestern University.
Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Weitzman Institute.
Owen Youngman: Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy at Medill and associate director of
the Northwestern Center for Innovation in Technology, Media and Journalism; a
collaboration between Medill and the McCormick School of Computer Science and
Electrical Engineering.; 37-year career at the Chicago Tribune focused on new product
development, innovation, and interactive media.
Northwestern University Student Assistants
Kenwan Cheung: Media & Business Studies undergraduate; Business Institutions program
major.
Alex Hollander: Medill (Journalism & Media) School; Northwestern Innovation for
Emerging Markets group.
Sammy Lee: Master of Manufacturing Management student, Business and Engineering
(Kellogg Management and McCormick Engineering Schools.)
Jaydine Sayer: Master's degree student in media strategy and leadership. Served
as features editor at CS magazine, a regional city magazine and as assistant editor at Self
Magazine (Condé Nast) in New York.
Siddhartha Singh: Undergraduate; member of Innovation for Emerging Markets student
group.