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Washington – Carter – Unicoi Regional Industry Innovation Meeting

August 8, 2013Event pictures

at Borla Performance Industries, Johnson City, TN

Innovation Management Solutions Presentation

Working together to create new business

ideas!

Innovation Team Mind Maps!

Borla Plant Tour!

Learning about the Borla’s

Manufacturing Process

Thanks to all of the attendees and partners!

Great Meeting!

Innovation Management Solutions

Why is Innovation Important?

If you’re

Not Uniqueyou better be cheaper

Meaningfully

INNOVATION Means COMPANIESMake More Money $

Self Reported Company Strategy

Georgia Tech 2010

% Profit Margin (Return on Sales)

Define Discover Develop Deliver

Create Clarify

Commercialize

1/3 of time & 5% of $ Investment 2/3 of time & 95% of $ Investment

ProblemPromiseProof

Do the MathDeath ThreatsSmart Kills

Make it RealLPDStage GateFFFC

FasterLess Risk

Idea

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Inve

stm

ent

RISK

The System Decreases Risk

Develop - Stages DeliverDefine Discover

Dwaine RaperSolutions ConsultantNortheast TN423.741.4898dwaine.raper@tennessee.eduwww.cis.tennessee.edu