Urgent Need to Close the Innovation Management Skill Gap

Innovation Management is today's most sought after skill for any corporation. It has the capability to change any business forever. However, ask any manager what they are doing today to hone their innovation skill and you will probably get a blank look. Now the University of Michigan College of Engineering - Center for Professional Development is partnering with The Institute for Lean Innovation to close the "Innovation Management Gap."

Mackinac Island, MI (PRWeb) March 23, 2007 -- Innovation Management is today's most sought after skill for any corporation. It has the capability to change any business forever. However, ask any manager what they are doing today to hone their innovation skill and you will probably get a blank look. Now the University of Michigan College of Engineering - Center for Professional Development is partnering with The Institute for Lean Innovation to close the "Innovation Management Gap."

The Institute for Lean Innovation is pleased to announce a partnership with the University of Michigan College of Engineering that will enable participants in the University's Center for Professional Development to learn the latest breakthrough techniques in Systematic Innovation Management using the Innovation CUBE©. (www.innovationcube.com)

Bart Huthwaite, a leader in Systematic Innovation Management will facilitate the three-day workshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan from June 26-28, 2007. The Innovation CUBE©, a Systematic Innovation Tool developed by Huthwaite, will be the centerpiece of this new course offering.

"We're very pleased with this partnership and look forward to working closely with the University of Michigan." Huthwaite said.

To learn more about the Systematic Innovation Workshop, please visit the University of Michigan - Center for Professional Development website at (http://cpd.engin.umich.edu)

Bart Huthwaite and the Institute for Lean Innovation assists Innovation leaders at General Dynamics, Raytheon, General Electric, NCR, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson and others with deploying the Innovation CUBE protocol into on-going Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

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Institute for Lean Innovation
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