{"id":1847,"date":"2025-04-02T07:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1847"},"modified":"2025-08-14T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:22:13","slug":"innovation-webinar","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/event\/innovation-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation \u2013 Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>From a Random Act to a Reliable Process<\/h3>\n<p>Innovation is often seen as an imperative to being successful. However, few organizations have established a reliable process for innovation. This webinar will provide an quick overview of the factors and steps needed to establish a reliable innovation process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Who Should Attend:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Owners, Directors, Managers, and Engineers who are interested in boosting Innovation within their organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A simple and useful definition of innovation &#8211; why innovate? The factors within an innovation system and how to optimize each. How to quickly advance (or kill) ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Presenter<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/04\/Kevin-Grayson-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Grayson\" width=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15934\" \/><strong>Kevin Grayson<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Director of Technology Management, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:kevin_grayson@ncsu.edu\">kevin_grayson@ncsu.edu<\/a> | Phone: <a href=\"tel:7047519661\">704.751.9661<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Grayson is the assistant director of technology management at NC State Industry Expansion Solutions (IES). He provides strategic coaching and training in areas such as competitiveness review, business strategy development, new product introduction, innovation, advanced manufacturing methods, performance excellence and market growth. Kevin also supports other areas of IES including quality management systems and Six Sigma instruction. Kevin is an adjunct instructor in the Biomedical Engineering department where he teaches DFSS and certifies senior design projects. Kevin is also a Baldrige Examiner and AHCA Master Examiner and serves on the TNCPE Board of Directors. Kevin has been an AHCA master examiner for the AHCA\/NCAL program since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin is a frequent speaker at conferences and professional meetings, typically speaking on subjects such as innovation, performance excellence or Six Sigma. Kevin has B.S. degrees in both electrical engineering and economics from NC State University, an MBA from Brenau University and an M.S. in electrical engineering from UNC-Charlotte. 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