Webcast Recording: HP Strategic and Economic Value Analysis Drives Innovation

In this webcast, you will learn...

• How team-based value analysis drives innovation for profitable growth
• How to develop “proof points” to drive successful strategic decision making
• How to deal effectively with risk and uncertainty when selecting and developing new products
• Learn the fundamentals of innovation/strategic workshops and application

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Duration: 72 minutes

Rich Duncombe, HP Strategist - Technology Development Organization, Imaging and Printing Group Hewlett-Packard Company

Rich Duncombe's leadership in business creation and technology innovation spans 30 years, during which time he has consistently played a crucial role in catalyzing innovation and making it a reality.  He is currently leading business strategy for HP's recently launched Sensing Solutions business.

Previously, Duncombe served as vice president, general manager and founder of HP's Retail Photo Solutions business: leading from inception to worldwide scale-up, including acquiring a retail photo software company to accelerate HP's growth.

Prior to that, Duncombe founded and led HP's New Business Operation, which created a network of thousands of innovators collaborating on growth initiatives.  He identified, selected and launched many successful businesses or products using a rigorous internal venture investment process.

Over the years, Duncombe has held many R&D, business development, sales and operations roles within HP in both the US and Asia.

Duncombe holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University.  Duncombe served as president of the Corporate Venturing Consortium in partnership with MIT and as a voting member on the Oregon Engineering and Technology Industry Council.

David Matheson, Ph.D. - Co-Founder, President and CEO of SmartOrg

David has helped Senior management of firms in the United States and Europe improve their results from portfolio management, product development, innovation, R&D, capital investment and strategy, and is an expert on measuring value and managing uncertainty.

His practical experience covers a wide variety of industries, including printing, software development, biotechnology, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, manufacturing, electric powers and entertainment.

He is co-author of the best selling book, The Smart Organization: Creating Value through Strategic R&D (Harvard Business School Press) and has authored numerous articles on innovation, portfolio management and decision making.

In addition to being at the helm of SmartOrg, he is currently a member of the board at Photozini, Inc. and a Fellow with the Society of Decision Professionals.  Prior to founding SmartOrg in 2000, a principal at Strategic Decisions Group.

His Ph.D. is from Stanford University, where he currently teaches on Strategic Portfolio Management and other topics at the Stanford Center for Professional Development.