March 2025 | VOL. 18 | ISSUE 9
The Innovation Newsletter
A Quarterly Newsletter from the Producers of the Innovation Workshop & Tour: A Quarterly Series
What Are You Trying to Solve? It Starts with Your Customer’s Pain Points
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INNOVATION WORKSHOP & TOUR: A QUARTERLY SERIES
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QUIZ: REINVENTING WORKFORCE MODELS
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
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Train your employees - Make sure they understand your processes
Creating an integrated approach to manage and accelerate innovation
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AI-driven workforce automation and adaptive upskilling initiatives are reshaping traditional employment structures.
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May 6, 2025 | St. Paul, MN
Dive deeper into the true meaning of innovation and the customer journey to address pain points
A Presentation by Vishnu Jayamohan
Director, Portfolio Strategy, Innovation & Software Services
The Secret Sauce of
High Performing Product Teams
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Digital Product & Customer Experience –
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Hyperautomation: AI’s Role in Transforming Business Processes
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Global Practice Area Leader
Sustainability and Circular Economy
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Colin Parris is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of GE Digital, a global leader in digital technology and empowering digital transformation efforts at scale. A recent recipient of the 2023 Black Engineer of the Year award by US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, he has more than three decades of experience developing new technologies and driving digital transformation for his companies and their clients.
How Digital Solutions Can Help Utilities Address Global Energy Demand
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15 Years of Technology Disruption: The Evolution of the Top 50 Technologies
Investing in Scalable Technologies
Automation will be very important for reinventing workforce models in the coming years, in addition to improving digital literacy and reskilling. As organizations adopt more of these initiatives, how are you keeping up with the competition when it comes to your employment structure?
A New Model for Innovation and Manufacturing
A Paradigm Shift – What’s in It for Industry?
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Top principles your team can use for problem-solving and product development
How embracing Hyperautomation can give you a decisive edge in the digital revolution
Production models significantly impact innovation, domestic manufacturing capacity and the resilience of supply chains. Since the Second Industrial Revolution, industry has oscillated between centralized and decentralized models of R&D and production, based on various market and regulatory incentives, technology advancements, and other critical drivers that can be broadly categorized into two primary models:
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As industries embrace rapid transformation, they are restructuring in order to harness innovation effectively. According to Frost & Sullivan research, key focus areas shaping 2025 include:
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Strategies to Harness Innovation Effectively
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Strategies to Harness Innovation Effectively in 2025
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Vertically integrated models: exemplified by Kodak and IBM in the mid-20th century, placed most aspects of product research, development, scale-up and commercial production under one roof and in one location
Horizontally integrated or decentralized models: examples include the U.S. auto and computer hardware industries starting in the latter half of 20th century, relied on a network of third parties, including startups, for product innovation and overseas manufacturers for production
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5. Partnerships
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MAY 6, 2025 | st. paul, mn
Innovating with GenAI
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september 15-17, 2025 | ATLANTA, GA
Supporting Transformative Innovation
INNOVATION WORKSHOP & TOUR
at GEORGIA TECH'S Advanced Technology Development Center
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Incremental Innovation
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AI, blockchain technology, and automation are no longer optional; they are becoming the backbone of business operations. Companies are aligning technology investments with long-term growth strategies to remain agile and competitive.
Building Digital Resilience
As hyper-connectivity expands through sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, edge computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, cybersecurity and data governance are critical. Organizations are strengthening their digital infrastructure.
Climate-conscious innovations such as renewable energy-derived green hydrogen, CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage), and intelligent power distribution networks (smart grids) are redefining sustainability in businesses.
Adopting Sustainable Business Models
AI-driven workforce automation and adaptive upskilling initiatives are reshaping traditional employment structures. Companies that prioritize automation, digital literacy, and reskilling will build a future-ready workforce equipped for evolving job demands.
Reinventing Workforce Models
INNOVATION WORKSHOP & TOUR at 3M Innovation Center
By Surya Komareddy
Director, Industry Solutions - Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Innovation Labs
Learn More About Frost & Sullivan’s Top 50 Technologies
By Surya Komareddy
Director, Industry Solutions -
Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Innovation Labs