The MRT Virtual Roundtable

An online networking resource for product development professionals

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Daniel Wong and Ariel Notcovich joined The MRT Virtual Roundtable
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berryjerrry is now a member of The MRT Virtual Roundtable
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Gregg Tong added a blog post
One of my favorite all time movie quotes is when the southern prison boss in Paul Newman's classic "Cool Hand Luke" admonishes the inmates as he punishes them by saying, "What we have here....is a failure to communicate." Communication is a powerful…
February 26
Bob is now a member of The MRT Virtual Roundtable
January 26
Alex, amnchadh and aescwyn joined The MRT Virtual Roundtable
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January 20
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January 14
Jackie Cooper added 2 blog posts
January 13
Suzan, Maggy and adonis joined The MRT Virtual Roundtable
January 12
Gregg Tong added a blog post
I can't say why, but often I find deeper meaning in the most mundane of subjects. It reminds me of a short lived sitcom starring Howard Hessman (and also a young newcomer named Robin Givens) who played a teacher that would start each class with a st…
January 11
Jackie Cooper added a blog post
The last two gurus in our 2009 Innovation Leadership Guru Series were Gene Slowinski (well-known alliance guru and author of Reinventing Corporate Growth) and Rob Shelton (co-author of Making Innovation Work). Both continued the 'think big' theme (s…
December 20, 2009
Jackie Cooper added a blog post
After listening to four top experts (Scott Anthony, Jay Paap, Marc Meyer, and Rita Gunther McGrath) speak at our Innovation Leadership Guru Series, I learned that the best way to deal with today’s economic uncertainty – as well as other uncertaintie…
November 6, 2009
Gregg Tong added a blog post
Yes, I have a facebook page, but I don't use it much. I accept almost every friend request, because I have nothing to hide there since I don't use it. Social media is a strange phenomena, one which I have not embraced nor like very much, despite th…
November 4, 2009
VJ Marks is now a member of The MRT Virtual Roundtable
October 31, 2009
Robin Corwin is now a member of The MRT Virtual Roundtable
October 30, 2009
Chris Housmekerides is now a member of The MRT Virtual Roundtable
October 28, 2009
 

Welcome to the MRT Virtual Roundtable

Hi - this is a new service that MRT is experimenting with to add a "virtual" layer of networking and ongoing communication with our customers and event participants.
--Gregg Tong, MRT

Feel free to browse our blog posts below and the discussions in our Lean PD Group, which are open access areas. Anyone is invited to register and start posting their opinions as well (insert standard statement here about being appropriate, professional and non-commercial), but you'll have to click on the "Sign Up" link on the right-hand side of this page.

We know it's a pain, but that's just how these things work and the process used here is less obnoxious than most. Use the same password you use for other stuff so you can remember it, we won't tell.

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Blog Posts

Gerard Frey

Apple v. Google: The Battle Is Fully Joined


After taking some time to digest the massive 20-patent lawsuit filed against it by Apple on March 2, HTC (and partner Google) have responded. Their take? HTC says it has plenty of its own patents and isn't infringing on Apple's.
HTC filed an official response to Apple's lawsuit with the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. The company noted that it has been in business for 13 years… Continue

Posted by Gerard Frey on March 4, 2010 at 2:41am

Gregg Tong

Can you hear me now?

One of my favorite all time movie quotes is when the southern prison boss in Paul Newman's classic "Cool Hand Luke" admonishes the inmates as he punishes them by saying, "What we have here....is a failure to communicate."

Communication is a powerful thing that people take for granted. But it's what makes eve… Continue

Posted by Gregg Tong on February 26, 2010 at 3:10pm

pat griswold

Be Sure to Do Some Testing

I consulted with an innovative restaurant supply company. They would come up with an idea, do some rapid prototyping, and then try to sell it without doing the necessary multivariate testing to support the new process. Inevitably, wit… Continue

Posted by pat griswold on February 1, 2010 at 9:30am

Jackie Cooper

More on Tech Scouting..Google Lists Job with a Star Trek-Like Mission

Speaking of Tech Scouting, yesterday's Computerworld published this story: Google Lists Job with a Star Trek-Like Mission. Google Inc. (GOOG) is advertising for a " renewable energy technology scout" whose mission will be to "seek-out, analyze, present, and promote new technologies" that are designed to cut energy costs.

The story quotes expert… Continue

Posted by Jackie Cooper on January 13, 2010 at 3:00pm

Jackie Cooper

Scouting for Innovation, a blog within a blog

I know there's a name for it when you blog about someone else's blog, but I can't remember what it is...
However, well-known innovation blogger Stefan Lindegaard picked up on a study that I also found noteworthy. The study is called Scouting for Innovation in 2009, and it's by NERAC, a global research firm.

Stefan blogged about it better than I could have, and since tech scouting is a growing activ… Continue

Posted by Jackie Cooper on January 12, 2010 at 4:30pm

Forum

Dan

Getting started.... 3 Replies

Hello to all! I'm a LSS BB with a new initiative to "lean out the NPI process". For years, in other job functions I was unsatisfied with the PS process. In particular our projects took soooo lllooon…

Started by Dan. Last reply by Dan Oct. 26, 2009.

 
 
 

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