Connections - PIM 13 Early Bird Deadline Extended

PIM 13 has been revamped with a unique new format to offer deep learning tailored to your individual needs. Don't miss the opportunity to save $400 on registration: Register today to lock in your early bird rate before September 21!

Experience immediate practical application. At our new Brains-On Interactive SessionsIn addition, due to the success of last year’s Labs, we’ve upped the ante – PDMA is proud to introduce our brand-new Innovation Challenge Workshops. Examine real-life innovation problems and discover new lessons as you pool resources amongst your peers. These four-hour workshops will take place throughout PIM 13 and will feature topics like corporate case studies, typical innovation hurdles, agile innovation, portfolio development and more.

The special early bird extension ends on September 21, so register today to lock in your reduced registration rate.

Please remember to book your hotel accommodations at the Arizona Biltmore for PIM 13. Rooms are going fast so be sure and secure the discounted rate today! Click here to reserve a room online.

Call for Research Participants

Receive a Benchmark Study on Radical Innovation and Skunk Works

Winner of the 2013 PDMA Dissertation Proposal Competition, Nicole Lasky, is conducting an exciting study on radical innovation and skunk works, with the objective to dispel the myths of innovation and demonstrate a radically different process to that of incremental innovation. This is part of a PhD at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

We are seeking principal radical innovators (people who are central to the process of innovation) and managers of radical innovation projects. Radical means new to the world of products, as well as new to the firm. It often creates a dramatic change that transforms existing markets or industries, or creates new ones. In return, you will obtain a report on the benchmark for the radical innovation process and skunk works at the end of the study. This will provide practical advice to managers on how to organize radical innovation projects for the highest potential of success.

PDMA Publications

Q3 2013 Visions Magazine Sneak Peek

The Q3 issue of Visions will hit email inboxes soon. The issue's cover story features this year's PDMA Outstanding Corporate Innovator finalists:

"It has been repeatedly shown that one of the most effective techniques for organizations facing challenges in improving their innovation performance is to learn from proven successful practitioner companies. This type of learning opportunity is rare, but attendees at PIM13 will be fortunate to take advantage of such an opportunity when the 2013 OCI winners present the best and next innovation practices that have contributed to their success. This is a not-to-be-missed session at PIM 13. Although our past 47 OCI winners represent significant diversity in industry and size, the common bond is a commitment to innovation as a means to achieve corporate success."

We hope you enjoy Q3's issue and welcome your feedback on the content and new digital format. Do you have comments, questions or suggestions to share? Contact Editor-in-Chief Dennis Coyle to let us know what you think!

PDMA Book Review

The Price of Global Health: Drug Pricing Strategies to Balance Patient Access and the Funding of Innovation

This book is not a trivial accounting and light conversation targeted at average consumers wanting to understand why their drugs cost so much and where/how to get them “cheaply,” though some may gain comprehension of the issue. Rather, it is a deep discussion and interpretation of forces driving our global health care markets backed by Schoonveld’s years of practice and personal investment within this domain.

I must admit to a nervous anxiety throughout this read as I learned that those involved in health care (whether as caregivers, payers or providers) are not only under the pressure of decision making for those involved but also with new drug development and implementation, pricing, market access controls and health economics. To that end, the book offers a forthright discussion on sensitive moral and ethical controversies surrounding health care concerns and a direct, sometimes blunt, accounting of realities.

Carolinas Chapter

Chicago Chapter

Georgia Chapter

Philadelphia Chapter

Check Out this Video for a Sneak Peek of the September 26 Webcast: Successful Innovations: How Companies are Creatively Meeting the Need for Growth with New Products with Susan Ward, ITECS Innovative Consulting.

You Don't Always Get a Second Chance: Register Before September 21 to Take Advantage of PIM 13's Extended Early Bird Rate

Call for Research Participants

Receive a Benchmark Study on Radical Innovation and Skunk Works

PDMA Publications

Q3 2013 Visions Magazine Sneak Peek

PDMA Book Review

The Price of Global Health: Drug Pricing Strategies to Balance Patient Access and the Funding of Innovation