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Podcasts and Videos

Tech-Clarity contributes regularly to publications and speaks internationally on the value of technology to improve business.

Interview with SPIKE Award Winner Kimberley-Clark - Jim Brown interviews Steve Paljieg of Kimberley-Clark on receiving the SPIKE award for use of social media and social technology in product innovation for their MomInspired program. (Hear Podcast on Kalypso.com)

Social Technologies Define a New Era in Product Development - A brief presentation on how social computing is changing the way companies develop products. (Watch Video on PTC Website)

Social Networking in Product Innovation, Product Development, and Engineering - A full presentation on how manufacturers are using social media to transform their product innovation and product development processes. (Watch Video on Tekes Website)

Interview on Social Networking and PLM - Jim Brown interviewed at COFES by Nik Pavasa of Siemens, primarily focusing on the use of social computing and social software in product development. (See Post and Video on Siemens PLM Software Blog)

Interview by Dora Smith - An interview of Jim Brown by Dora Smith from Siemens PLM, highlighting what research Tech-Clarity is is focusing on and Jim's views on the PLM market, social computing, and more. (See Post on Siemens PLM Software Blog)

Public Speaking and Web Presentations

System Driven Product Development
Jim Brown continues this webcast series by presening the challenges companies face develoipng mecharonic products. Jim joins Siemens to discuss the importance of smarter products and how companies can manage the complexity associated with developing them.
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How to Drive More Product Innovation with Embedded Software
Jim Brown shares his recent research on innovating with embedded software in mechatronic products on this EETimes webinar. Jim joins PTC to discuss the challenges and benefits of developing software-intensive products.
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SPIKE! Social Product Innovation Summit
Jim Brown talks about the use of social computing in product innovation in his keynote for this social product innovation summit. Presentation includes survey results from a recent joint study with Kalypso.
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Get Ahead: Jump-start your Product Pipeline Process to Drive Innovation
Jim Brown presents about implementing best practice processes and tools for Product Portfolio Management (PPM). Jim joins Planview and Kalypso on this webcast describing how companies can put in place an integrated innovation process without reinventing the wheel.
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Developing Sustainable Products
Jim Brown presents on how companies can design more sustainable products. Jim joins Siemens on another of their webcast series on product complexity to address environmental compliance and sustainability.
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Mobile PLM for Improved Profitability
Jim Brown joins Siemens PLM on this webcast on the value that PLM plays in a mobile setting. His presentation discusses the use of mobile Product Lifecycle Management Solutions and how they can help Engineering and Product or Program managers improve business performance.
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IT Considerations for Leveraging Mobility to Extend PLM Value
Jim Brown speaks on this Siemens PLM webcast on what the CIO's team needs to know to support a mobile PLM strategy. Includes an overview of six practical considerations IT must consider for mobile applications for PLM.
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Navigating Today's Global Regulatory Environment
Jim Brown will speak on this Environmental Leader webcast sponsored by IHS to share his research and perspective on the challenges of addressing environmental regulatory compliance and sustainability in product development and the product lifecycle.
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Five Steps to Create a Social Innovation Culture
Jim Brown will join Amy Kenly of Kalypso and Ron Shulkin of CogniStreamer in an informative webcast social product development. The webcast will introduce the five transformational steps that companies must take to develop a social innovation culture and enjoy the benefits of enhanced innovation.
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The Business Value of Innovation in Global Manufacturing
Jim Brown will join McGladrey to share his thoughts on the business value of innovation, the complexity of global manufacturing, and how ERP and PLM solutions can help.
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Securing Market Access for Medical Devices
Jim Brown will join Supply & Demand Chain Executive and IHS to help healthcare companies understand how the market for their products can be put at risk by regulations and supply chain issues such as counterfeit components and shortages.
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Making Product Development Tradeoffs
Jim Brown will share some newly published research to help manufacturers learn how to improve business performance by designing compliance, cost, and sustainability into their products on this PTC sponsored webcast.
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Mastering Product Complexity Webcasts
Jim Brown will present on a series of four webcasts focusing on managing product complexity to develop profitable products. These webcasts will touch on a variety of factors that impact manufacturers' ability to innovate and engineer high quality products.
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Streamlining Product Documentation and Raising the Bar with 3D Communication
Jim Brown will present on a in IndustryWeek webinar will share his research on how to use 3D product communications to improve efficiency, time to market, quality, cost, and customer experience.
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ACE Innovation Series Webcasts
Jim Brown will present on a series of three innovation-focused webcasts with Kalypso and Aras. Mr. Brown will present on topics including how to develop a world class product development strategy and how to leverage PLM solutions to realize the strategy.
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Siemens High Tech Council
Jim Brown will present on the supply chain considerations of PLM to this invitation-only executive event. Mr. Brown will also serve as moderator for related discussions between Siemens PLM and their senior customer attendees.
Siemens PLM Industry Site

Dassault Systemes Customer Conference (DSCC) - The Business Value of Technical Documentation
Jim Brown presents the finding of his recent research on 3D product communications at the annual customer meeting October 10.
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Aberdeen Group - Leadership in Product Development Summit
Jim Brown revisits his role with Aberdeen Group as an Adjunct Research Fellow for PLM. Jim will be helping to plan Aberdeen's summit, and will serve as the on-site moderator September 27-28.
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Regulatory Compliance Across the Product Lifecycle
Jim Brown will join Atrion International on a webcast to discuss how manufacturers can reduce risk and lower cost through proactive environmental health and safety (EH&S) on September 29.
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Social Networking in Product Innovation, Product Development, and Engineering
Jim Brown presents on the use of social computing and social networking to improve product innovation. Jim will present research on how manufacturers are using social media to transform their product development processes, including the use of open innovation and crowdsourcing.
TEKES and IT-Viikko Crowdsourcing - Link to Video

The Evolution of PLM: From Product Data Management to Innovation Lifecycle Management
Jim Brown will present on PLM’s evolution from engineering tool to enterprise application, including how manufacturers currently use PLM, the four dimensions of PLM expansion, and how manufacturers can strategically plan for the future of PLM.
IIR Finland PLM Event

COFES: Second Congress - The Business of Design and Engineering
Jim Brown will present the results of a survey on the current state and future of the engineering software market at Congress for the Future of Engineering Software. The survey was conducted with Brad Holtz of Cyon Research and Peter Marks of Design Insight.
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The Green Product Challenge: How Motorola Complies with REACH, RoHS, and more
Jim Brown will present how leading companies integrate product compliance into their product development and supply chain operations to reduce cost and manage risk, and how PLM solutions can help. Jim's presentation will focus on results from the Perspective: Product Environmental Compliance survey report. He will be followed by Gerald Sprague from Motorola. Sponsored by PTC.
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Strategies for New Product Development and Innovation Success
Jim Brown will present how leading manufacturers are shifting their product portfolios for the economic recovery, emerging from survival mode and resuming growth strategies. He will also discuss the role that project portfolio management (PPM) solutions can play and how that translates into business value. Sponsored by Oracle.
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Unleash your Innovation Potential
In this webinar, Jim Brown, President of Tech-Clarity, will join NovaQuest and Invention Machine to present his findings and insights on how improved product innovation can improve the overall product lifecycle and result in market-leading products.
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Preparing Your Products - and Your Business - for REACH
Jim Brown presents on this webcast sponsored by PTC.
The webcast reviews recent developments with the REACH regulation, how products and manufacturers will be impacted, and how leading companies are responding to the REACH challenge despite limited time and resources. Jim will share findings from a recent survey that will be published shortly.
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Reduce Risk and Accelerate Benefits with PLM Vivo
Jim Brown presents on this webcast sponsored by Oracle and Kalypso. The webcast introduces a new pre-configured PLM offering aimed at helping food and beverage companies better implement PLM.
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Innovating Through an Economic Downturn: A PLM Action Plan for Small to Mid-Size Manufacturers Facing Difficult Times
Jim Brown
recounts interviews he conducted with three mid-size manufacturers who offer direct insight about adopting a step-by-step PLM approach in times of economic downturn in this webcast hosted by Managing Automation.
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Portfolio Value Optimization: A Winning Approach in Uncertain Times
Jim Brown presents on delivering portfolio value on this SAP webcast sponsored by SmartOrg and Platinum DB Consulting.
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Winning by Design - Staying Competitive in an Economic Downturn
Jim Brown presents on "Engineering’s Role In Surviving a Turbulent Economy" in two local seminars sponsored by M2 Technologies and Adraft.

Survive and Thrive During a Down Economy
Jim Brown presents the findings of his recent Tech-Clarity Insight on Engineering's Role in Surviving a Down Economy at Autodesk's One Team Conference.
Tech-Clarity Insight: Engineering's Role in Surviving a Down Economy

Global Online Collaboration
Jim Brown presents on the importance of global, online collaboration in PLM on this Design News webcast sponsored by Dassault Systemes. The webcast also includes a good presentation from Noam Ktalav of Dassault that discusses the importance of collaboration and their PLM 2.0 vision.
Webcast: PLM 2.0: PLM Online Global Collaboration Part 2

Product Genealogy: Track and Trace for 2010 and Beyond
Jim Brown keynotes the PRISM User Group Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Jim will present on the market and political trends that are driving the need for more timely and accurate product traceability, and discuss how product genealogy across the supply chain, particularly in consumer industries where product recalls and consumer safety are becoming top news, is becoming a business imperative.
PRISM User Group Sponsored by PSGi

Buyers Guide: Evaluating and Selecting the Right PLM System
Jim Brown presents alongside Ray Kurland of TechniCom on a PTC sponsored webcast discussing the results of a joint white paper dedicated to helping small to midsize companies evaluate, select, and implement a PLM system based on a structured plan and objective requirements.
Webcast: How to Evaluate and Select the Right PLM System

Accelerating Market-Driven Innovations through Integrated PLM
Jim Brown hosts a Dassault Systemes sponsored webcast to help manufacturers understand how they can leverage a PLM strategy to drive innovation, product excellence and market leadership.
Manufacturing Business Technology Webcast

The Perfect Storm in New Product Development
Jim Brown will keynote a Manufacturing Business Technology webcast sponsored by PTC and IBM.
Jim will present on market trends that are driving the need for Product Lifecycle Management, and the TCO implications of alternative deployment trends
Webcast: Innovation that Lets You Focus on Your Core Business Values

The  Value of PLM in Product and Service Leadership - Myths of PLM
Jim Brown presents at an invitation-only SAP customer event in Newtown Square, focusing on presenting the top myths regarding product lifecycle management (PLM).
SAP

COFES - Congress on the Future of Engineering  Software
Tech-Clarity will lead a discussion on adopting formal innovation processes and operationalizing product innovation in order to recognize a more predictable return on innovation investment.
COFES 2008