Laurie Tema Lyn, founder of PIE, has a passion
for innovation and more than twenty years of experience in helping
teams uncover breakthrough opportunities. A pioneer in applied
creative problem solving and strategic innovation, Laurie has
led case teams to create compelling product ideas and strategies
in industries such as: foods, financial services, consumer products,
pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and many others. She has mentored
and trained dozens of professionals in the art and science of
business creativity and strategic visioning.
Laurie’s
background includes:
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Co-founder
and director of Consulting for IdeaScope, a global innovation
management consulting firm with 25 consultants
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Vice
president, accounts supervisor with Rapp & Collins,
a leading direct marketing advertising agency
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Associate
of Synectics
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At
IdeaScope she headed a landmark study on the practice of
innovation in Fortune 1000 companies
Findings
were published by IdeaScope and by the Babson Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies
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Author
of several articles on innovation and qualitative research;
has been a guest lecturer at many business schools, including
Harvard, MIT, Babson, and Northeastern, and is a frequent
presenter at industry conferences, including the QRCA and
the Institute for International Research
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Author
of "Creating the Creative Cook: An almost vegetarian
cookbook for almost brave cooks!" |
Laurie’s
memberships and affiliations:
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