innovation

  • Innovation: Make Something When You Don’t Have the Equipment

    • November 21, 2018
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Innovation, Manufacturing
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    On the ruta 13, near Sena, Pando, Bolivia. In places like this, you have to rely on innovation more than equipment.

    Sometimes I think we’re spoiled in this country (and I include myself in that sweeping generalization). For many companies, the solution to a problem is to throw money at it. Years ago, we had a plant that was faced with frequent absenteeism and drug test failures, a plant that created a lot of excess pollution

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  • How We Helped the Oil & Gas Industry Save Millions

    • November 14, 2018
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Innovation, Productivity
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    A "nodding donkey" oil field pump.

    When it comes to innovation, some companies look for problems to fix and then fix them. That doesn’t mean they create the problems. Rather, they look for a problem or a pain point that people might have and then figure out a way to solve it. Then they market that solution and hope the people

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