My Innovation Journey

I am honor to be the first Hong Kong observer in ISO/TC 279 Innovation Management in Sep 2016.  I was nominated by ITC (supported by HKSQ) and approved by ISO last week.  I would like to share my innovation journey below. (Photo taken in Science Park for ISO/TC 176 Meeting in Hong Kong – Welcome Reception)

Meeting with Innovation Gurus in my innovation journey:
Mr. Sergei Ikovenko (President, MATRIZ) (2016)

Dr. Simon Litvin (TRIZ Master) (2016)

Mr. Darrel Mann (CEO, Systematic Innovation Ltd) (2015) (UK)

Prof. D. Daniel Sheu (2015) (Taiwan)

Prof. Toru Nakagawa (2015) (Japan)

Dr. Micheal Li (President, ISIHK) (2011) (HK)

Dr. Victor Lo (VP, ISIHK) (2011) (HK)

Dr. Yongwei Sun (VP for Industrial Relations & Level 4 Certified, MATRIZ) (2015) (China)

Dr. H. James Harrington (CEO, Harrington Institute), Mr. Doug Nelson and Mr. Tracy L. Owens (2016) (USA)

Mr. Peter Merrill (President, Quest Management System; Founding Chair of the ASQ Innovation Division) (2016) (USA)

Mr. Ian Meggarrey (Chair of the ASQ Innovation Division) (2016) (USA)

Prof. Cai Wen (蔡文) (Founder of Extenics and The Director of International Academy of Extenics (HK)) (2016) (China)

Prof. Yang Chunyan (楊春燕) (Director, Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, Guangdong University of Technology) (2016) (China)

Dr. KS Chin (Asso. Professor, SEEM Dept., CityU) was my EngD supervisor and he research on Innovation and its assessment for a long time. (2011) (HK)

My Innovation Working Experience:

2014-2015: Established TSC TRIZ Team (3T) (10 members attended MATRIZ Level 1) for Innovative Problem Solving projects in Technology Support Centre, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.

My Innovation Professional Qualifications:

The International TRIZ Association (MATRIZ)

- MATRIZ Certification Level 1 expert (2013)

- MATRIZ Certification Level 2 expert (2015) 

CAAI Extenics Professional Committee

-          Extencis Innovation Method Level 1 (2016)

My Speeches for Innovation Management System in Hong Kong:

20150124: "System Approach to Innovation Management – Sustaining Excellence equal to Quality plus Innovation" organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and co-organizer by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ)

20150730: “Quality Innovation Management – TRIZ Implementation Model and Case Study” organized by Towngas Engineering Academy

20160618: CityU EngD Society Discovery & Innovation Seminar – “Introduction to ISO related Innovation Management Standards” organized by CityU EngD Society. 
20160722:  “Innovation Management – Trend, Tools and Standards in Quality Perspective” invited by IIE(HK) giving Innovation Talk on CIEDH & IISEAsia 2016

Related Publications:

Lai, Lotto K.H. (2016) “Organization Innovation employing TRIZ under Quality Innovation Management System Framework”, Proceedings of the MATRIZ TRIZfest 2016 International Conference. July 28-30, 2016, Beijing, China, pp.210-219.

Lai, Lotto K.H. (2015) “A Study on Transforming Quality Innovation in Hong Kong: Recommendations to the Innovation and Technology Industry” HKSQ Report to Innovation and Technology Bureau (ITB), Hong Kong Society for Quality.

Lai, Lotto K.H. (2015) “Integration of Quality and Innovation Management System for Organization Innovation” Proceedings of the thirteenth ANQ Congress, Taipei, HK-05.

Lai, Lotto K.H. (2015) “Preliminary Study on TRIZ Implementation Model and Case Study” The 6th International Conference on Systematic Innovation (ICSI) & The 5th Global Competition on Systematic Innovation (GCSI), ID: E-57, page 42.

Lai, Lotto K.H. (2014) "Preliminary Study the Organizational Innovation and TRIZ Implementation Model", The Spring Research Conference on Systems Engineering and Management Science 2014 (SRC-SEMS'14), CityU, paper SCR 39. 

Reference:

20151123: ISO/TC 176 Meeting in Hong Kong – Welcome Reception - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/11/isotc-176-meeting-in-hong-kong-welcome.html