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MARCH 2010 NEGOTIATING TO WIN: 11th March 2010, Belfast
This training workshop enables participants to self-discover the essential principles in Negotiating with Synergy. It is an ethical, principled, Win-Win negotiating process based on research from the Harvard Negotiating Project and the international best seller “Getting to YES” by Fisher and Ury.
Click here for more >>4TH ANNUAL LEAN SYMPOSIUM: 30th & 31st March, Clonmel
This symposium is a highly interactive one which includes a half day workshop to assist manufacturing and service organisations implement and sustain Lean initiatives in the current global economic climate. Irish-based companies Shannon Aerospace, Green Isle Foods, Lake Region Medical and Bulmers will present on their lean experiences to date.
Click here for more >>TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: 6th - 9th April 2010, Dublin
IBM and the IEEE are hosting an international conference on the role of cross-disciplinary instruction in preparing engineering graduates to meet the changing needs of employers.
Click here for more >>SPC - STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL: 29th & 30th April 2010, Athlone
This two-day course is facilitated by First Polymer Training in Athlone. Superior product quality and process performance is achieved by identifying and resolving the causes of the process variation. SPC is an essential tool for companies implementing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, QS 9000 and lean six sigma.
Click here for more >>6 SIGMA ON 30 ROCK
For those of you who missed it first time round in Jan `09, have a giggle!
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Innovation:
"Ingredients of a successful growing organisation should include a high degree of system and stability and a small degree of turbulence.
Innovation is the source of the turbulence."
Think New Roger La Salle
What is innovation? We are being encouraged by government and development agencies to innovate to stimulate financial growth, but what do they mean exactly? Unlike invention, which usually requires a flash of inspiration, innovation is a process of coordinated activities that, when linked with identified opportunities, generates new value for the organisation and the customer.
In partnership with The Centre for Competitiveness, Cordatus offers a range of structured innovation workshops take participants through this process of coordinated activities. The workshops enable participants to:
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identify opportunities for innovation in their products or services
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develop dozens of ideas for product and service innovation within hours
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prioritise these ideas in terms of market viability
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understand the significance of the business planning process in expoliting innovation in the marketplace
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establish contact with technology transfer, patent and licence agencies.
To find out if we can assist with bringing a structured approach to innovation in your organisation please contact us.
 Bernie Rushe MD Cordatus, Tel +353 91 870708
Mob +353 87 870708 e-mail brushe@cordatus.ie -