The document summarizes a regional industry innovation meeting held in Johnson City, TN on August 8, 2013. It discusses innovation management solutions and presents on defining, discovering, developing, and delivering innovations. Attendees toured the Borla Performance Industries plant and participated in innovation team mind mapping activities. The meeting provided information on why innovation is important for companies to make more money and competitive differentiation.

1. Washington – Carter – Unicoi
Regional Industry Innovation Meeting
August 8, 2013
Event pictures
at Borla Performance Industries, Johnson City, TN

2. Innovation Management
Solutions Presentation
Working together to
create new business
ideas!

4. Innovation Team
Mind Maps!
Borla Plant
Tour!

5. Learning about the
Borla’s
Manufacturing
Process

6. Thanks to all of the attendees and partners!
Great Meeting!

7. Innovation
Management
Solutions

8. Why is Innovation Important?
If you’re
Not Unique
you better be cheaper

9. INNOVATION Means COMPANIES
Make More Money $
Self Reported Company Strategy
Georgia Tech 2010
% Profit
Margin
(Return on
Sales)

10. Define Discover Develop Deliver
Create Clarify
Commercialize
1/3 of time & 5% of $ Investment 2/3 of time & 95% of $ Investment
Problem
Promise
Proof
Do the Math
Death Threats
Smart Kills
Make it Real
LPD
Stage Gate
FFFC
Faster
Less Risk
Ideas

11. The System Decreases Risk
Develop - Stages DeliverDefine Discover

12. Dwaine Raper
Solutions Consultant
Northeast TN
423.741.4898
dwaine.raper@tennessee.edu
www.cis.tennessee.edu