Innovation: Championing 3M’s Post-it Notes by Knowledge@SMU‚ 13 April 2010 Go ahead and experiment with your idea. But what if I fail‚ you may ask. It is okay‚ said Geoff Nicholson‚ a former senior executive with multi-product manufacturer 3M‚ famous for its wide range of innovative products for both consumers and businesses. In fact‚ that is the trait you should look for in your employees – people who are not afraid to make mistakes – if you want your company to go far in innovation‚ said
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Case Analysis- 3M Corporation Case Analysis- 3M: Profile of an Innovating Company Introduction Relevant Facts The next invention was the wetordry waterproof sandpaper‚ which came about when an ink manufacturing named Francis Okie asked for samples of every mineral supply in the house. Mr. Okie was persuaded to join 3M as the company first product developer. The wetordry found immediate acceptance in automobile plants and repair shops. The next critical event occurred in 1925 when
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Art Fry was in search of a bookmark for his church hymnal that would neither fall out nor damage the hymnal. Fry noticed that a colleague at 3M®‚ Dr. Spencer Silver‚ had developed an adhesive that was strong enough to stick to surfaces‚ but left no residue after removal and could be repositioned. Fry took some of Dr. Silver’s adhesive and applied it along the edge of a piece of paper. The
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7 Assignment (Case Study – 3M optical systems) 1． Consideration from the point of view of Andy Wong First of all‚ if I were Andy Wong‚ I would approve the expenditure plan in order to challenge the latest computer privacy screens again. That is why there are mainly three reasons. (1) First‚ I think we have some advantages to succeed in this new market. For example‚ we have two strong distribution channels‚ like COSD and DSMD. Or we can utilize various specialists who work for 3M and have variety
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: 3M Q: Can other Companies just copy 3M’s structures and culture and become successful innovators also? 3M’s organizational structure is built around cultures that encourage innovation. From this angle‚ the company was able to develop 6 business strategies to promote entrepreneurship and increase customer satisfaction. For decades‚ 3M has been known as an entrepreneurial organization that pursues growth through innovation. Innovation was encouraged originally
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3M Optical System Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship Andy Wong ( manager of the OS business unit): how managing the formal approval process of the Authorisation for Expenditure – minimizing the risk of kill ideas- presented by his team? Informal channels: seeking support from mentors higher in the organization but this option has to be used carefully and not often. Restructure the project: carrying on within the unit. Paul Gueheler (vice president of SSSD) is worried about OSunit. His
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Case Study: The Corporation 1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness‚ death‚ poverty‚ pollution‚ exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this. Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?‚ The Government
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Innovation at 3M Corp. : How can it be replicated? Introduction: 3M Corp. is one of the most successful global companies in the world‚ which famous at being innovative in its cultures and company growth. As heard‚ 3M Corp. currently manufactures more than 50 thousand different products. So we now focus on how innovation in 3M‚ including working culture and people management‚ etc. can be replicated and benefits different areas in our daily applications. In 3M Corp.‚ Uses of 3 types of Innovation:
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3M Corporation 3M was founded in 1902 and has grown into an extremely diversified international organization. The company offers a variety of products and services: "consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial and transportation; and safety‚ security and protection services‚" (3M‚ 2007). 3M does business in several countries all over the world; because of this‚ they participate in e-business on an international level. This opens the door to many
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Drucker‚ the management consultant and author of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship stated that “…Because its purpose is to create a customer‚ business has two—and only two functions: Marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results‚ all the rest are costs." So the question now is what is innovation? Generally put‚ an ‘innovation’ is developing a new idea and putting it into practice. Edward Kahn in his book stated that innovation is inherently unstructured‚ unpredictable‚ and risky
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