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With the advent of Structured Innovation and its foundational materials, such as, TRIZ (The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) and other methodologies, hundreds upon hundreds of invention and innovation principles have now become visible.  This blog will inspire you to see the principles behind the inventions and innovations that surround us.  Read, think, learn, create your own examples and please take a moment to share your own examples.

Innovation has existed since the beginning of mankind and will exist as long as humans.  The foundations of innovation go even further with many innovations reflecting what mankind has observed in nature and even beyond the bounds of earth.  The last decade has witnessed a new global appreciation for the importance of innovation. 

In order to be a well rounded and effective leader there are many traits that you need to possess.  When you boil down all the studies regarding leadership, 8 traits rise to the top:

The definition of coaching is being richly debated across executive suites, human resources departments, and now within the CPI community.  I have posted the coaching definition I relate to most, and would love to invite you all to share your definition of coaching.

This is the first of what we hope will be many entries in an active discussion of the Theory of Constraints, it's role in continuous improvement, and its relationship with other improvment methods such as Lean and Six Sigma.

First, we need to establish the ground rules for this blog.

1. Do not post any sensitive, proprietary or classified information. This is an open community, which means anything you post here is available for the world to see.

In their book, Keeping the Millennials, Dr. Joanne Sujansky and Dr. Jan Ferri-Reed layout the significant differences between Baby Boomers and the generation they gave birth to: Generation Y, or the New Milennials.