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PRIOR MEETINGS
May 28, 2008
Innovation: Lessons from
Experience
Presented by: Richard C. Notargiacomo
President: RCN Consulting Chairman and President: Product Development and
Management Association
Date/Time: May 28, 2008 Presentation: 5:00pm-6:00pm, Networking:
6:00pm – 6:30pm.
Sponsored by the Western New York Chapter of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society
Location RIT Building 70 Room 2400 (B. Thomas Golisano College of
Computing and Information Sciences) Park in Lot J. See campus map at http://inside.rit.edu/maps/
 Abstract
Look at any innovation process flow diagram and you’ll see essentially the
same things: a phase that identifies new opportunities usually through a form of
brainstorming, a phase that develops the best of these into fully articulated
business proposals, and a phase that brings the best of these to market. The
diagram also includes some form of selection process between each of the phases.
All in all a pretty simple and straightforward process that promises great
rewards at the end. Yet, if it’s that simple, why aren’t we all reaping those
great rewards?
In this presentation we will explore the lessons learned from over two
decades of experience in innovation – both within the context of large companies
and in smaller ones. The lessons will focus on elements in the execution of the
process, some of which may seem obvious, but nevertheless will require
significant levels of discipline and persistence to implement. Links to the 2004
Product Development and Management Association’s Comparative Performance
Assessment Study (CPAS) will be noted, where applicable.
Bio Rich Notargiacomo is a seasoned new products and innovation
executive recognized for having a broad range of capabilities developed over
thirty years. Rich has managed product development for three businesses -
“touching” over 200 new products and services. He has also managed sections of a
corporate innovation center responsible for identifying new business
opportunities and developing comprehensive business proposals. During his career
he has had a sequence of assignments with increasing responsibility in such
varied functions as product development, innovation, marketing, manufacturing,
operations, business and product management, strategic planning, and technology
management. He has worked all phases of new products from strategy development
through product discontinuance and is able to speak the language of all involved
in new products and innovation.
Rich serves as Chairman and President of the Product Development and
Management Association. This group is an international professional association
comprised of over 3600 people engaged in product development and innovation.
Rich consults with companies on innovation and product development, and coaches
entrepreneurs and small business owners. He also serves as an adjunct faculty
member at Rochester Institute of Technology’s E. Philip Saunders College of
Business where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in strategy
and small business consulting.
Rich holds an MBA in Marketing from the Simon Business School of the
University of Rochester , a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and New Product Development Professional certification
from the Product Development and Management Association. He is also a graduate
of Coach University ’s Coach’s Training Program and the Leadership Development
Program at the Center for Creative Leadership.
COST: Members & Students – no cost; Non-members - $5 payable at the
door
RSVP: Contact Anne Haake by May 27, arh0356 at it.rit.edu
April 22, 2008
Participatory Design of Academic Libraries
Presented by:
Nancy Fried Foster - University of Rochester
Sponsored by:
WNY HFES
Location/Times:
- RIT Building 70 Room 2400 (B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and
Information Sciences)
- 5:00pm – 5:30pm. Networking
- 5:30pm – 6:30pm. Presentation
- Park in Lot J. See campus map at
http://inside.rit.edu/maps/
Abstract:
At the University of Rochester, we conduct research on how students and
faculty members do their academic work. We also include these library
patrons in the design of library spaces, services, and technologies. In
addition to an overview of this work, the presentation includes a
description of some of our methods, and video clips from a current study.
About the Speaker:
 Nancy
Fried Foster is an applied anthropologist with a doctorate from Columbia
University. She has conducted research in the Amazon and Papua New Guinea as
well as in educational and community organizations in the US and England.
She is currently Lead Anthropologist at the University of Rochester’s River
Campus Libraries where she conducts work-practice studies of faculty, staff
and students and runs multi-disciplinary and participatory design processes.
COST:
Members & Students – no cost; Non-members - $5 payable at
the door
RSVP: Contact Anne Haake by April 15. Email: arh at
it.rit.edu
March 26, 2008
One Laptop per
Child,
an education project
the $100 laptop that is changing the world
Show & Tell, Look,
Listen & Learn, Touch & Feel, Give & Take
An afternoon workshop with
OLPC Rochester, NY leading to an evening meeting of the WNY HFES
Presented by:
Frederick Grose, MPH, CIH and collaborators
Location:
RIT Building 70 Room 2400 (B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and
Information Sciences)
Park in Lot J. See campus map at
http://inside.rit.edu/maps/
Abstract
One Laptop per Child, the
OLPC project, is a non-profit association created by faculty members
of the
MIT Media Lab in 2005. The association oversees the Children’s
Machine project and construction and deployment of the XO, the
$100 Laptop, designed to “revolutionize how we educate the world's
children,” including those with limited energy and other infrastructure
resources. While they emphasize that OLPC is an education project,
their strategy is to promote worldwide collaboration on the development of
an open-source computing and communication platform. The platform
would grow to accelerate learning in whole communities and among all
associated with the project. Their ambitious goals and advanced, but
low-cost, and energy-efficient hardware and software have captured the
imaginations of hundreds of thousands of people. In November 2007
they started mass production of the XO laptop, and the pioneers of the
next wave of worldwide computing seem to be in the making!
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Timeline
1-5 pm Drop
In (at any time - All are welcome), Check Things Out, Get to Know Each
Other, Try Things Out
1:00
doors open: set up XOs & networking; invite others to do
likewise, casual introductions.
~1:45 Identify interests or
topic groups among attendees, suggest that they gather and
self-organize. Possibly:
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XO Mesh network
XO Activities |
XO Human Interface Guidelines
OLPC project areas |
XO emulated on VMWare Server 2.0 beta on Windows Vista32
Sugar on Ubuntu 7.10 |
~2:30 (or as seems timely) -
Break (popcorn popper) Report discoveries, suggestions, raise
questions. Address questions,
summarize and document on boards, redirect, regroup, or shuffle among
topics as desired.
~3:15 (or as seems timely) -
Repeat previous step as appropriate.
~4:00 finalize additional
demonstrations & topics for 5:00 pm WNY HFES meeting; topic groups
summarize items learned, open questions, plans, and report same on
wiki and on board in classroom.
4:30 Refreshments
(sandwiches for full-day attendees), greet arriving HFES attendees,
personal networking.
5-6:00 pm WNY
HFES Meeting time
5:00 HFES meeting
introductions, Facilitator’s comments on OLPC project, screen demos,
explain theme, begin to answer new questions.
~5:30 Identify any OLPC
topic groups present; have attendees get up to mill around and
exercise theme actions.
6-9:50 pm Keith
Karn's Usability Testing Class |
About the Facilitator
Frederick Grose volunteers
for the OLPC project. He served for 27 years at Eastman Kodak Company in
Rochester, NY as an industrial hygienist, asbestos hygiene manager,
workplace epidemiology associate, health, safety, & chemical information
systems architect & programmer, and ergonomics associate. Over his
career at Kodak, he was the responsible industrial hygienist for
significant tours of duty with Synthetic Chemicals, Roll Coating, &
Photochemicals Divisions, and the Chemical Manufacturing, Construction,
Maintenance, Facilities, Engineering, and Research & Development
Organizations. He helped developed Kodak's asbestos control program,
occupational exposure tracking systems, and exposure monitoring and
analysis systems for historic and active cohorts of workers exposed to
methylene chloride. He developed and delivered health education sessions
for thousands of people working with asbestos and other hazardous
physical, chemical, biological, or mechanical agents. Frederick is a
Certified Industrial Hygienist, a Master of Public Health (University of
California, Berkeley), and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry (University
of California, Riverside). For most of his final 6 years at Kodak,
he worked as an ergonomics associate, helping industrial clients to
develop, understand, and implement ergonomic solutions that improve jobs
and workplaces.
For HFES Meeting (5-6 pm) Only:
Cost: Members & Students – no cost; Non-members - $ 5 payable at the door
RSVP:
Contact: Jennifer Dyck by 19 March, 716-673-3828, Jennifer.Dyck at fredonia.edu
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February 26, 2008
Reactions to Electronic Monitoring
Presented by: Dr. Laurel McNall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology - State University of New York College at
Brockport
Location:
RIT Building 70 Room 2400 (B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and
Information Sciences)
5:00pm – 6:30pm. Networking before the meeting, 5:00pm – 5:30pm.
Park in Lot J. See campus map at
http://inside.rit.edu/maps/
Abstract
Technological advances have led to profound changes in the way
employees' performance is assessed in the workplace. Managers can now
monitor subordinate activities through the use of electronic monitoring
systems. Electronic performance monitoring (EPM) can be defined as systems
in which electronic technologies are used to collect, store, analyze, and
report the actions or performance of individuals or groups on the job. As
more and more employers rely on electronic technology and the types of
available monitoring devices increases, it becomes increasingly important to
understand employees' reactions to EPM. In my research, I've started with
the premise that technology itself is neutral; it is not so much the
monitoring technology that is a problem but how the system is designed,
implemented, and used that affects workers' reactions and overall system
effectiveness. In this talk, I will describe a study I conducted on employee
reactions to electronic monitoring in a call center environment. I will also
discuss some preliminary work on a newer form of electronic monitoring which
uses global positioning systems (GPS) and other telecommunication
technologies to track the location and movements of employees whose work
takes them outside the confines of the company's facilities.
About the Speaker
 Dr.
Laurel McNall is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the State
University of New York College at Brockport where she teaches
industrial/organizational psychology and social psychology. Her research
interests include technology in the workplace, worker attitudes, work-family
issues, and performance appraisal. Dr. McNall was formerly employed as a
Consultant at The Group for Organizational Effectiveness in Albany, NY. She
earned a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University
at Albany, State University of New York in 2005, where she received the
Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award for her work on electronic
performance monitoring. She also holds a B.A. in psychology, /magna cum
laude/, from Canisius College.
COST: Members & Students – no cost; Non-members - $5 payable at
the door
RSVP: Contact Jennifer Dyck by February 19, 716-673-3828,
Jennifer.Dyck at fredonia.edu
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