IIT Stuart School of Business lecture sheds light on Edison's methods
“Innovate Like Edison” Tuesday, April 29, 4:30 p.m.
A great grandniece of Thomas Edison, Sarah Miller Caldicott will speak about her groundbreaking new book, Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor, offering a first ever analysis of Thomas Edison’s world-changing innovation methods, at a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the auditorium of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Stuart School of Business, 565 West Adams St., Chicago.
After three years of research with leading Edison experts at Rutgers University, Caldicott released her book in October 2007. The book, written in collaboration with genius-thinking expert Michael J. Gelb, identifies the Five Competencies of Innovation™ that spurred Edison to generate a record-breaking 1,093 US patents over 62 successive years. It also identifies how individuals, teams and organizations can use Edison’s innovation methods to create competitive advantage in the 21st century.
In October 2007, Caldicott launched a new Chicago-based consultancy, The Power Patterns of Innovation, offering training on how companies can use Edison’s time-tested methods to create competitive advantage today. Her firm also consults with executives on how to embed the Five Competencies of Innovation within their organizations.
Caldicott received a BA from Wellesley College, where she was named a Wellesley Scholar, and holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
The lecture is free. Those wishing to attend are asked to register by visiting stuart.iit.edu. Caldicott will conduct a book signing following her lecture.
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