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Innovation News
People on the Move
 Mauro Porcini, former Head of Global Design at 3M, has been named Chief Design Officer for PepsiCo, the global food an beverage firm with $65 billion in annual revenues across 22 brands. Porcini was a guest speaker at the Edison Awards' "Meet the Innovators Forum" last month in New York. While with us, he spent some time sharing his views on the vital role that innovation plays in a firm's success.
In another move by a 2012 Edison Awards speaker, James D. Fielding, former President of Disney Stores Worldwide will be taking on a new role later this month. Fielding will be Chief Executive Officer of Claire's Stores, Inc., one of the world's leading specialty retailers of fashionable accessories and jewelry at affordable prices for young women, teens, tweens and girls ages 3 to 27.
Designing Disruptive Products
"The Kinect for Xbox 360 changes the way video games are played. The SW_1 furniture series redefines the conference room of the future. The TikTok + LunaTik watches make us view the iPod Nano in a new way - and raised almost a million dollars on Kickstarter in the process."
Unless you live under a rock you've probably heard of one of these game-changing products. What you may not know is who is behind them: A small but exceptionally productive design studio in Chicago, Illinois called MINIMAL. In this interview, MINIMAL founder and Principal Designer, Scott Wilson, former Global Design Director for Nike, talks about what goes into designing disruptive products. Wilson was on hand at the recent Edison Awards to receive a Silver Edison Award for MINIMAL's TikTok + LunaTik (pictured above). Click here to watch Scott's interview with us during the April Edison Awards.
Lessons in Innovative Leadership
 | | Jim Kilts |
During a recent interview for the Cambridge Group, Jim Kilts, Chairman of Nielsen, shares some fascinating insights into how innovation manifested itself at Gillette, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer and other firms where he spent time during his long and distinguished career.
The interview is first in a new series, "Lessons In Innovation Leadership," which will showcase experienced business leaders who have led, and learned, from significant innovation initiatives.
A New Way to "Hang Ten"
"WaveJet is a revolutionary, one-of-a-kind personal water propulsion system that will change the way you interact with water. A clean, quiet, battery-powered miniature jet drive, it can be plugged into any WaveJet-ready personal watercraft, including surfboards, standup paddle boards, kayaks, boogie boards and more. WaveJet overcomes the limitations of traditional surfing. It puts you where the action is. Fast. WaveJet is power over water."
 | | Cory Lopez WaveJets the Caribbean - What Will You Do With Yours? |
Thus begins the description by Boomerboard LLC about their winning innovation, the WaveJet Propulsion System, which took home a Silver Edison Award this year.
Kelly Virgulto, Boomerboard's Director of Marketing, talks about some of the product's features and benefits in this video. | 
