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In December, 2004, the U.S. Council on Competitiveness reported that, "Innovation will be the single most important factor in determining America's success through the 21st century . For the past 25 years, we have optimized our organizations for efficiency and quality. Over the next quarter century, we must optimize our entire society for innovation."

ASQ's fourth futures study, conducted in 2005, found "innovation, creativity, and change" to be the second strongest "force of change" (globalization was first) to affect the "future of quality." Although globalization has appeared in each of the past three futures studies (1996, 1999, and 2002), this is the first time that innovation made the list of the top six "key forces of change."

So, how do you innovate? Innovation is more than just asking people for ideas. There are tools that can help. Genrich Altshuller, founder of TRIZ, a Russian methodology for systemic innovation, believed that innovation is a process, ". accessible to anyone, important to learn, and very exciting to work through. We can teach everybody to invent."

Join us as we learn from the experts and each other how to use these tools. Each month a topic important for innovation will be made available on the network for review. We invite your participation in the Innovation Network as together we will grow a community that will make a difference through the integration and implementation of quality and innovation.

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