It was another great year
for our Chapter! I'd like to extend a sincere thank you to PDMA members,
students, guests and sponsors for your support throughout 2013. Your
participation and engagement throughout the year, coupled with the dedication
and leadership from our Board Members, help us accelerate the contribution that
innovation makes to the economic and professional growth of people, businesses
and societies in our region.
We continue to strive to
bring you the latest thinking and insights into the issues and topics most
relevant to anyone involved in product development. Innovation excellence
is a phenomenon that every company wants more of and yet, whether large or
small, public or private companies struggle with what it is and how it happens.
It's a dichotomy - on one hand, innovation comes from the relatively loose
"fuzzy" front end but also requires a highly structured and
disciplined back end. Although organizations look to put innovation policies,
processes and practices in place, there is still ambiguity, disconnects and
limited sustainable success.
One of the new developments
from PDMA (in conjunction with the Total Innovation Management (TIM)
Foundation) that we are really excited about is the introduction of
the "International Innovation Management Standard." This new
standard is designed to help organizations pragmatically organize all
innovation activities to improve innovation performance. It provides
structure with uniform guidelines, tools, processes and terminology, but can be
tailored to meet a company's unique needs. Our Chapter will roll out more
information on the International Innovation Management Standard in 2014, so
please check the website and event calendar in the months ahead to learn more.
As we look ahead to 2014,
our Programming Committee has another excellent slate of events coming
up. We will be starting the year off with a regional premiere of the
documentary "Design & Thinking." We've also assembled a
panel of design professionals to discuss the film and the design process
immediately following the movie. This event is scheduled for January 29th, and
if you register before December 23rd, you'll have a chance to win two tickets
to the December 29th Steelers Game.
Other future program topics
include open innovation, the use of accelerators, and using Big Data to address
customer needs. Please plan to join us for these relevant and valuable
Innovation Forum events. Look for dates and times on the website, via our
Chapter emails, and on Twitter, LinkedIn and the PDMA blog.
Whether you are a seasoned
veteran, an emerging professional or a student, I encourage you and your
colleagues to join the innovation conversation through PDMA. Follow us on
social media. Become a member. Participate in our events.
Consider a local or corporate sponsor. If you are interested in
learning more, please feel free to contact me at randyr@ballydesign.com.
On behalf of the Pittsburgh
Chapter Board Members, I want to wish you and your families a Happy Holiday
Season and best wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year.
I look forward to seeing
you "at the movies" in January!
Randy Rossi
President, PDMA Pittsburgh
President, Bally Design
President, Bally Design
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