Rita Shor Email & Phone Number

United States

Via the Innovation and Productivity Center, am co-facilitating the conversation of industry leaders who guide the topic selection for The Conference Board's innovation research. Especially proud of the Signposts of Innovation framework that is being built out for a holistic view of innovation metrics. Program direct Applied Innovation, Innovation Leadership, Product and Services Development and Corporate Brand Strategy and Management Councils. Get to guide senior-level leaders in their member-driven community that draws on their collective knowledge and collaboratively explores solutions to their challenges.

Am still working with The Conference Board; these have been among the projects I have done with them.

Consultant and independent contracting for innovation, growth or improvement projects. Methodologies include lessons learned during 30+ years in product development, marketing and technical, at 3M and Design for Six Sigma for Marketing as well as selected strengthens in the approaches of Lead User Research, Blue Ocean Strategy, Outcomes-Driven Innovation, Innocentive and Accelovation. The style leverages strong facilitation and interaction skills for groups and teams and incorporates, where desired, the Zing groupware wireless technologies for more effective participation.

The first two projectware titles, Reinvent Your Business Model, are now available for purchase and download. (http://bit.ly/hM5VER) and Design Your Value Proposition are now available. This affordable way to have first class consulting at a coach class price focuses on getting the project done at your point of need. Apply the process while learning it. No gap between gaining knowledge and applying it. The process lets your small, medium or internal large business teams start and stop the software sessions to get the work done. You capture the work and move to results without needing to select, hire and contract the expert much less find time on their calendar. Hope you enjoy learning more about this new performer support category of products. There are tools inside that I would have used often when at 3M, like the strategic assessment and chartering tools for the business model title and the best alternative solution exercise in the value proposition title. I could see myself using some of the parts again and again, not just for the project itself!Sign up for our newsletter to hear about the next products. The Value Proposition one coming out shortly also promises to be practical and awesome.

With members of the Innovatika team, have delivered project management, training/coaching sessions and speaking engagements using customized offerings from our competencies including Lead User Research, Blue Ocean Strategy, Outcomes Driven Innovation. We enhance the experience with interactive facilitation techniques such as Zing, World Cafe and Discovery Maps.

Hired as independent consultant to lead, from the BioBusiness Alliance Side, the 20 year strategic plan for Minnesota for six markets important to its economic biobusiness health. See http://www.biobusinessalliance.org/Destination2025.asp

Manage group that developed & deployed DFSS marketing materials for new product development, globallyManage team that provides corporate marketing development and services Provided training in advanced commercialization marketing Served on operating committees of Corporate Marketing, DFSS and Lean Six Sigma leadership teams

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Work On Graduate Degree, Inorganic Chemistry