Kenneth
P. English
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“The link of
the American Revolution 1776 and corporate innovation”
Professor Kenneth English
Abstract
In today's world, innovation historically is very
difficult for mature corporations to implement and
sustain. I have taken a segment from my lectures given
to my 2006 MBA classes in Switzerland, Austria and
Germany. I have found that one can understand the
algorithms of a system by looking at historical data
which gives indicators to barriers and enablers. In the
study of innovation and large corporations I stumbled on
to the algorithms of the American Revolution that had
direct correlation to efforts of mature corporations
trying to do innovation within a well-managed structure.
What I will show you in this talk is that in the time of
the Revolutionary war in America the English Empire was
at its height in power and influence just as mature
Corporations have virtually total control with all its
mechanisms for management. When putting in an
organization to create innovation in a mature corporate
setting the algorithms are the same as a colony trying
to establish freedom and independence. The trauma and
activity is just as pronounced and far-reaching in the
corporate structure as with the American colonies. The
fact that innovation can cover such a wide range of
participants and technologies in search of opportunity
the correlation of the Revolutionary war with so many
countries and politics involved at the same time creates
an interesting plethora of algorithms to analyze and
correlate. |
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 Kenneth P. English
is a Kellogg Executive Scholar. In 1964, Mr. English started
his career with the Timken Roller Bearing Company. Since
that time he has worked at the Illinois Institute of
Technology Research Institute (IITRI) as a bio-medical
engineer, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in
Chicago as a Director, National Institute of Health (NIH),
National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a project manager, Cell
Analysis Systems, Inc. as a co-founder, Abbott Laboratories,
in Illinois as a senior scientist, and returned to the
Timken Company as a Director of first New Business
Development and then Emerging Technology. Founded Innovative
Horizons, Ltd. in 2006.
Mr. English
lectures and consults internationally with corporations,
seminars, MBA and Executive MBA degreed Classes. He is
certified as a “Kellogg Executive Scholar” at the University
of Northwestern 2003. During his career he has authored
scientific papers, editorials, book chapters and book
evaluations. His faculty appointment is at HTW in
Switzerland. He also teaches MBA degreed courses in Germany,
Austria and Romania. He is a guest lecturer at Case Western
Reserve, INSEAD and University of Vienna.
For more
information contact Kenneth English at:
Innovative
Horizons, Ltd.
5376 Governors Ave. N.W.
Canton, Ohio 44718
Phone: 330-966-5879
Cell: 330-224-0791 |
