CEO Sets Innovation Agenda

New CEO plans to transform bakery through innovation. ...

... "Interstate's most immediate challenge is financial, followed by lack of innovation. He outlined four priorities - fix the cost structure, accelerate innovation, drive productivity and create a performance culture. " ...

Via Kansas City Star: CEO Perspective on Company Transformation

Measurement Systems: Innovation Accelerator

NIST studies measurement systems in the US and makes recommendations to support increased innovation. ...

... "To meet the changing requirements of our economy and to respond rapidly to technical challenges, the USMS must become a more agile and versatile system, capable of sustaining technological innovation at a world-leading pace. Improving the effectiveness of the USMS requires both immediate action and a strategic, long-term approach.

Sample of Recommendations:

Foster collaboration to accelerate measurement breakthroughs.

Encourage industrial sectors to identify and prioritize measurement needs.

Identify shared measurement needs and opportunities for synergy across industries and research areas.

Foster strategic public-sector investments in measurement R&D to accelerate technological innovation. " ...

Via NIST: An Assessment of the United States Measurement System: Addressing Measurement Barriers to Accelerate Innovation ...