Inventors Must Improvise to be Successful

March 1, 2010 – 5:43 pm

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If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…

SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
March 3rd, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Program: Improvising Inventors: A Moderated Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Ed Austin — Flings

SVII member Ed Austin developed the pop-up recycling and trash containers known as Flings. An inventive way to make recycling easier, Flings are now available at Safeways across the country. More information can be found here.

Joy Mountford — QuickTime

During her time at Apple Computer, Joy Mountford managed the Human Interface Group; the group that developed QuickTime, AppleSearch, and Macintosh Finder, among other software programs. She was also the founder of Apple’s International Interface Design Project. An interview with Joy Mountford can be found here.

Barbara Carey — Hairagami

Barbara Carey has brought over 100 products to the market including the popular hair accessory Hairagami, launched seven companies, and is the author of The Carey Formula. Additional information can be found at her website.

Todd Basche — Wordlock

As CEO of Wordlock, Inc., Todd Basche invented the Wordlock padlock because he could never remember number combinations. Prior to developing Wordlock, Todd was VP of Software Applications at Apple, responsible for creating iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD. Information about Wordlock can be found here.

Program Description

As most inventors and entrepreneurs discover early in their careers, reality generally throws a few curve balls at them. Decisions usually need to be made without complete knowledge of the technology or of the marketplace. Perhaps this is why only a fraction of inventions achieve any form of success.

This event will feature an open panel discussion with local inventors that focuses on the relationship between improvisation and invention. Often, successful activities do not turn out as anticipated; adapting and improvising are core competencies for innovators. The program will bring together several inventors for a discussion concerning the types of improvisation they have utilized to achieve progress and become successful. Bring your questions to our panel of distinguished inventors who against all odds have managed to get their inventions out into the world.

Program Schedule

6:00 Arrival and networking
6:45 Community buffet dinner
7:15 SVII Business: Howard Richard Lieberman Chairman
7:30 Feature Presentation: Improvising Inventors — Panel Discussion
8:30 Follow-up discussion: Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate.
9:30 Closing

Event fee: $35 drop-ins, and $25 members.

Drinks are available on a no-host basis.

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org. We are collecting questions for the panelists in advance, so please email your questions ahead of time, if possible.

SVII accepts cash, checks and credit cards on-site.

Or, you can pre-pay using the PayPal drop down button below.

Memberships have recently become available and can also be purchased using the same secure PayPal cart below.

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Location

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom
1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com
650-856-0999

Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Archives and Outlook

For developing Archives, check out the
SVII “First Wednesday” group at
SVII Society Online.

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The Art of Raising Venture Capital in 2010: Don’t Forget to Do Your Homework!

February 1, 2010 – 12:00 am

Turning Vision into Value

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…

SVII “First Wednesday”

Innovation Society Meeting

February 3rd, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Featured Program: The Art of Raising Venture Capital in 2010:

Don’t forget to do your homework!

Guest Speaker: Steve Goldberg of Venrock Associates

During the 1990s, the steady and monotonic upward growth of the overall economy and the dramatic growth and availability of venture capital created a clear and easily definable path for entrepreneurs to find capital. After the Internet and telecom bubbles burst in 2001 and the most recent economic downturn starting in 2008, the art of funding (on the VC side) and fund-raising (on the entrepreneur side) for early stage high tech companies has been difficult to quantify. Techniques and metrics that had worked well in the 1990s are either no longer valid, or are no longer sufficient.

With our overall economy in the processes of stabilizing, although arguably still quite fragile, both VC firms and entrepreneurs are back to the business of creating new ventures. Not surprisingly, the mindset on both sides has changed dramatically.

This presentation will summarize the current state of venture investing and fund-raising from both perspectives. The focus will be on the soft side of the decision processes including what makes a winning management team, what to look for in board members, why a no doesn’t always mean a no, and, generally, why some deals happen and other don’t.

About Steve Goldberg

Steven Goldberg is a Partner at Venrock Associates, where he supports investments in wireless, semiconductors, security, and energy markets. Prior to joining Venrock, he was CEO of several early stage wireless companies, including DataRunway, Arcwave, and CoWave Networks. He was also CEO of Vidient System, a provider of video analytics solutions.

Additionally, he was Vice President of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications, and V.P. and G.M. of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation, which, after going public, was later sold to P-Com. Steve has also held senior management and engineering positions at Trimble Navigation and Hewlett Packard.

Coincident with that experience, he had a practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist for about ten years. He still sometimes lectures at Stanford and other Bay area schools on relationship issues.

Steve holds a Ph.D. E.E. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and M.S.E.E. and B.S.E.E degrees from Washington University in St Louis, Mo. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a past president of the IEEE Communications Society, Santa Clara Section and holds 2 U.S. patents. He is currently a director of Quantenna Communications, Teranetics, Newport Media, Neoconix, Apacewave, Canesta, and Asoka. Steve enjoys ice skating, amateur radio, and is a USSF soccer referee.

Program Schedule

6:00   Arrival and networking
6:45   Community buffet dinner
7:15   SVII Business: Howard Richard Lieberman Chairman
7:30   Feature Presentation: Steve Goldberg, Venrock Associates
8:30   Follow-up discussion: Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate.
9:30   Closing

Event fee: $35 drop-ins, and $25 members.

Drinks are available on a no-host basis.

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.

SVII accepts cash, checks and credit cards on-site.

Or, you can pre-pay using the PayPal drop down button below.

Memberships have recently become available and can also be purchased using the same secure PayPal cart below.

SVII Society Offerings
Enter email address

Need to reach us at the last minute? Call: 650-712-8100.

Location

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom
1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com
650-856-0999

Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Archives and Outlook

For developing Archives, check out the
SVII “First Wednesday” group at
SVII Society Online.

Stay in Touch

Wish to join our mailing list? Email friends@svii.org. Plan to join the SVII Innovation Society each “first Wednesday” of the month.

Keep checking here for program updates.

SVII Sustaining Innovation Program

Is sustaining innovation important to you? Consider a support gift, supporting or sustaining membership, or event sponsorship for the SVII Innovation Society. See Sustaining Innovation for details. SVII is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

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Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation

January 5, 2010 – 4:31 pm

Turning Vision into Value

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…

SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting

January 6th, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Program: Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation

Guest Speaker: Jerry Talley, Organizational Development Consultant

We live in a world filled with problems that are more complex, more conflicted, and more interconnected than ever before. And yet we bring to this daunting challenge the same, linear problem solving model articulated in the 1950’s. Over the last 20+ years of consulting, some consultants have come to believe there are 6 types of problems in the world—not just one! And each type requires a different strategy for successful resolution. The “one size fits all” strategy we have grown up with will not suffice, if we are to address the volume and difficulty of modern day problems.

This limited view of problem solving has also limited our understanding of the role of innovation in problem solving. Each problem type calls for a different innovative focus.

When you discern the essential nature of any problem situation, you can pinpoint the most powerful strategy for addressing it, the point where innovation will add dramatic value rather than just variety, and the best role you can play in facilitating the process which often, if not usually involves improvisation.

Jerry Talley is the veteran of three careers. His first venture was on the faculty of Stanford University teaching in the Sociology Department for 18 years. Stanford was also the source of his PhD.

Coincident with that experience, he had a practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist for about ten years. He still sometimes lectures at Stanford and other Bay area schools on relationship issues.

Starting in the late 1970’s, he moved into organizational development consulting, accumulating over 250 client engagements since that time. For 16 years he managed the South Bay Organizational Development Network, a 500-member professional development group for HR, Training, and OD practitioners.

His clients have included companies in high tech R&D, hospitality, health care, the military, manufacturing, insurance, banking and credit unions, education, publishing, entertainment, mental health, city and county government, not-for-profits, and large consulting houses…and one organic grocery store.

Through all these experiences, his common focus was on how people think about and manage complex and troubling situations, and how they form relationships with each other (or not) in the process.

For more information, visit: http://jltalley.com/pages/aboutJLT.html.

Program Schedule:

6:00 Arrival and networking
6:45 Community buffet dinner
7:10 SVII Focus in 2010: The relationship between Improvisation and Innovation—brief discussion facilitated by SVII Founder Howard Richard Lieberman
7:30 Feature Presentation
8:30 Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate
9:30 Closing

Event fee – $30. Pay at the meeting or use PayPal to pre-pay by credit or debit card.


Location:

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom

1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com

Drive down Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Restaurant direct line: 650-856-0999

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.

Need to reach us at the last minute? Call 415-307-0645.

Archives and Outlook

To find past program archives, and the current outlook for future programs, see the SVII “First Wednesday” group of SVII Society Online. While you’re there, sign up as a member of our online community of Innovation Advocates.

Stay in Touch

Wish to join our mailing list? Email friends@svii.org. Plan to join the SVII Innovation Society each “first Wednesday” of the month.

Keep checking here for program updates.

SVII Sustaining Innovation Program

Is sustaining innovation important to you? Consider a support gift, supporting or sustaining membership, or event sponsorship for the SVII Innovation Society. See Sustaining Innovation for details. SVII is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

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Masdar City, UAE: World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Zero-Waste Community

December 1, 2009 – 11:12 pm

Turning Vision into Value

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Next Meeting:

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Masdar City, UAE:
World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Zero-Waste Community

Guest Presenter: Karin Larsen, Masdar City Project

Masdar City is the expression of a vision. It represents Abu Dhabi’s multifaceted response to the challenges facing a sustainable future. The Masdar Initiative and Masdar City are positioning Abu Dhabi as a global leader and hub for the research and development of renewable energy and sustainable technology. The funding for Masdar comes from the Abu Dhabi government.

Masdar City’s aim is to become the Silicon Valley equivalent for clean, green and alternative energy; a global centre where over 1500 companies will converge to address one of man’s greatest challenges; a city where current and future technologies will be funded, researched, developed, tested and implemented. Masdar’s mandate is to champion renewable energy technologies, and to contribute to the diversification and sustainable growth of the Abu Dhabi economy into one that is industry-led and knowledge-based.

For more information, see www.masdarcity.com and www.masdar.ae.

Karin Larsen is the US Sales Representative for the Masdar City Property Development Unit, where she develops cross-border strategic partnerships and business relationships between Masdar City and US companies. Prior to this, she was a Senior Vice President at Gulf Capital Private Equity in the UAE, where she analyzed and executed investment opportunities in energy services, alternative energy, and technology/media. Previously, she established i2i Capital in Hong Kong, a boutique private placement and investment firm serving SMEs in Asia. In the cleantech sector, she has worked with companies active in electric vehicles, coal gasification, plastics recycling, nanomaterials, and water filtration.

Program Schedule:

6:00: Arrival and networking
6:45: Community buffet dinner
7:10: Appetizer Story—Developing Green Innovative Communities: Dr. James Caldwell
7:15: Introductions
7:30: Feature Presentation
8:30: Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate (optional sharing of innovation stories)
9:30: Closing

Event fee – $30. Pay at the meeting or use PayPal.


Location:

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom

1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com

Drive down Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Restaurant direct line: 650-856-0999

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.

Need to reach us at the last minute? Call 415-307-0645.

Archives and Outlook

To find past program archives, and the current outlook for future programs, see the SVII “First Wednesday” group of SVII Society Online. While you’re there, sign up as a member of our online community of Innovation Advocates.

Stay in Touch

Wish to join our mailing list? Email friends@svii.org. Plan to join the SVII Innovation Society each “first Wednesday” of the month.

Keep checking here for program updates.

SVII Sustaining Innovation Program

Is sustaining innovation important to you? Consider a support gift, supporting or sustaining membership, or event sponsorship for the SVII Innovation Society. See Sustaining Innovation for details. SVII is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

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Invest in Innovation by Growing Creativity: How to Love and not Fear the “C” Word Behind Innovation

November 1, 2009 – 1:00 am
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In a recent Silicon Valley Watcher post, Founder/Publisher Tom Foremski blogged about “10 Reasons Why This is a Great Time to Invest in Innovation.” At the end of his post, which listed many excellent reasons why now, in an economic downturn, it is an excellent time to innovate, Tom concluded with: “The next upturn will be led by what I call New Rules Enterprises, these are organizations that are highly efficient and have made the most of the economies of Internet 2.0.”

I agree with the ideas in Tom’s post, but I feel the need to add a few important thoughts to his last statement. Being highly efficient is often desirable, but only when accompanied by an allowance for creativity and free thinking that cannot always be timed precisely to the minute and packed neatly into a box.

The severity of our economic circumstances pressures organizations and their managers into cutting costs—and time—in many ways, often in what turns out to be a short-sighted attempt to sustain the company; but in the longer term, this damages its future by reigning in—or stifling—innovation. This not only bankrupts an organization’s future; it causes severe loss of employee morale, especially when coupled with lay-offs and stacking extra responsibilities on the shoulders of the employees that remain. Employees often end up feeling anxious, yet apathetic, which is the antithesis of what we think of as the “flow” state required to create, to enjoy one’s life and work, and to feel fulfilled.

Following are two video clips from the TED Talks, from a best-selling author, and a psychologist who has devoted his life’s work to the study of creativity and innovation in business. I hope you’ll feel inspired and renewed by watching them. They each passionately remind us that creativity is the main ingredient in innovation, and instead of being afraid of the “C” word, which often seems to suggest images of being too wild and out of control compared to the tamer “innovation”—we must embrace creativity and encourage creative thinking in all employees to gain the most benefit for our organization’s or project’s development and sustainable growth.

First, here is Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best-seller, Eat, Pray, Love, who both moves and humors us about our fears of creativity and teaches us something valuable about how to cope with both “successes” and “failures”:

Next, a TED video from a master of creativity—the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi talks about the concept of Flow, also the name of his first classic book on the creative process, and being engaged in a focused state of ecstasy. Using examples from his studies of creativity and innovation in composers, authors, corporate CEOs and his own students, he discusses how human happiness is related to creativity and living in the state of flow, and how to achieve it:

We might remember this quote from one of our most creative advertising trailblazers:

“The majority of businessmen are incapable of original thought because they are unable to escape from the tyranny of reason.” — David Ogilvy

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Tom Foremski Discusses Silicon Valley’s Role as the Global Engine of Innovation

September 28, 2009 – 4:00 pm

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Next Meeting:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
6:00-9:30 p.m.

Silicon Valley Watcher - Tom Foremski and team

Guest Speaker: Tom Foremski, Publisher and Editor, Silicon Valley Watcher

What are you observing lately, regarding Silicon Valley’s role as the global engine of innovation? Are we experiencing another comeback?

What will be the global and local impacts of Silicon Valley’s latest innovations, which have been moving ahead rapidly, despite the economic conditions of the past two years?

Tom Foremski, Publisher and Editor of Silicon Valley Watcher, shares his observations and personal perspectives on Silicon Valley’s critical role in driving global innovation. Come with your own observations, and join the discussion.

As a reporter on the business of technology and media, Foremski acts as our daily eyes-and-ears-on-Silicon Valley, offering news and “Foremski’s Take” on issues ranging from product releases to industry events and organizational change. Tom is passionate about Silicon Valley, and offers his expert critical view to professional and casual players alike.

Tom Foremski was a columnist and reporter at the Financial Times until five years ago, when he left to become a ”journalist blogger” and founded Silicon Valley Watcher. Crowd-Powered Media named Tom as #28 in the Top 50 Silicon Valley Influencers; and PR Week named Tom as one of the top eight “journalists you should know about.”

We look forward to hearing Tom’s take, and yours as well. Bring your thoughts and an open mind!

Program Schedule:

6:00: Arrival and networking
6:45: Community buffet dinner
7:10: Appetizer Story—Silicon Valley Letters to Washington
7:15: Introductions
7:30: Feature Presentation
8:30: Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate (optional sharing of innovation stories)
9:30: Closing

Event fee – $30. Pay at the meeting or use PayPal.


Location:

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom

1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com

Drive down Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Restaurant direct line: 650-856-0999

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.

Need to reach us at the last minute? Call 415-307-0645.

SVII “First Wednesday” — Upcoming Programs:

November 4, 2009: Prototyping in Second Life, with Robin Harper, consultant and Linden Labs veteran; and Robert Ketner, from The Tech Museum of Innovation

Archives and Outlook

To find past program archives, and the current outlook for future programs, see the SVII “First Wednesday” group of SVII Society Online. While you’re there, sign up as a member of our online community of Innovation Advocates.

Stay in Touch

Wish to join our mailing list? Email friends@svii.org. Plan to join the SVII Innovation Society each “first Wednesday” of the month.

Keep checking here for program updates.

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The Sustainability Revolution

August 25, 2009 – 1:51 am

SVII “First Wednesday”

Innovation Society Meeting

September 2, 2009
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

The Sustainability Revolution: Curt Johansen, Executive Vice President, TriadCommunities

Seeking inspiration for a sustainable future? Join us as Curt Johansen, EVP of
Triad Communities, shares his aspirations, experiences and insights.

The advanced protection and preservation of our environment is integral to the well-being of future generations. Socially responsible development is now immutably on the political agendas of most politicians and many business leaders. Along with economic prosperity, these three concepts formulate the basis for sustainable development and blended-value creation.

Curt’s practical experience and research over the past twenty-five years has led him to understand the role of sustainable community in the creation of a true land ethic. He will explain how localizing five critical economic sectors can create healthy balance between globalization and strong communities. He will demonstrate how his own work is leading him toward the creation of perhaps the most sustainable community in the country, right here in the Bay Area; and he will invite us to explore how we might face the challenge of incorporating sustainable principles into our careers.

Bring your own perspectives and questions!

Program Schedule

6:00   Arrival and networking

6:45   Community buffet dinner

7:10   Appetizer Story: Elementary Robotics—STEM programs at Coastside Schools

7:30   Featured Presentation—The Sustainability Revolution

8:30   Showing Up as an Innovation Advocate (Discussion)

9:30   Closing

Drinks are available on a no-host basis.

Event fee – $30. Pay at the meeting or use PayPal.


Location:

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom
1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com

Drive down Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Restaurant direct line: (650) 856-0999

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.

Bring cash or check, or prepay by credit card.

Need to reach us at the last minute? Call 415-307-0645.

Archives and Outlook

October 2009 Program: Tom Foremski, Founder, Silicon Valley Watcher

For a full Outlook, and developing Archives, check out the
SVII “First Wednesday” group at
SVII Society Online.

Stay in Touch…

Wish to join our mailing list? Email friends@svii.org. Plan to join the SVII Innovation Society each “First Wednesday” of the month? Mark your calendars now!

Silicon Valley Innovation Institute is a Not for Profit Company. Founded on Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA.
SVII Office Phone: (650) 561-9000.

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