Is your company into green product innovation? If you are, probably you are struggling a bit – there are new and different innovation issues here which add a layer of complexity on top of traditional product development. If you’re not into green innovation, maybe you should be taking a harder look at the opportunities (and the challenges) of green product development.

In this month's feature article, learn three key "rules of product innovation" your idea-to-launch process should follow to ensure green-product development success.

The World's Only Stage-Gate Process Innovation Summit!

What levers are top performing companies pulling upon to advance their innovation system to win at product development in the face of all this economic uncertainty?

Join us at Stage-Gate Innovation Summit 2011, Nov 9 – 10, for a powerful exchange of cutting-edge ideas, discussion and learning’s with industry's best and brightest innovation leaders as we explore this question in depth. Plan to arrive in Miami a day earlier to attend our Nov 8th Pre-Summit Roundtable event and join a small group of Process Owners and roundtable leader, Dr. Scott Edgett, to explore important topics related to developing high caliber teams, operationalising Stage-Gate in complex organizational structures and process owner leadership development. Attendance is limited so register early! Register now!

Discover how and why certain companies are achieving results despite the numerous challenges and obstacles before them. Learn from these case studies hand-selected for their rich, practical, relevant and exemplary demonstrations of product leadership and best practices:

ITT Integrated Structures: Electronic Systems: Engaging and Empowering the Organization to Innovate Successfully - Speaker Bio

Kennametal Inc.: Measuring and Managing Innovation Process Performance - Speaker Bio

Merck & Co: A Tale of Two Methodologies: Strategy Execution and Lean Sigma Lead to Transformational Efficient Change- Speaker Bio

PepsiCo Foods Canada: High Performance Teams - Speaker Bio

Thrive: Why is Innovation in Everyone's DNA and Not in Every Organization's DNA? - Speaker Bio

U.S. Army Tank Automotive R&D Engineering Center (TARDEC): In Search of Innovation Excellence - Speaker Bio

3M: Sustaining an Innovative Culture at 3M - Speaker Bio

PLUS: A Special Joint Presentation: The Ultimate Stage-Gate Exchange - 3M and The U.S. Army

Best performers report that innovation performance is directly linked to sustaining knowledge development in their firm. Two days at this information-jammed event will change the way you innovate!

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