Price for buffet lunch is $15 (includes complimentary parking in the hotel garage).

If you plan to eat, please RSVP This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday, February 6 at noon.

 If you choose not to eat, a charge of $7 will cover parking and event arrangements.

The formal meeting begins at 11:55 a.m.

Innovation management is no longer optional — it’s a strategic imperative. Yet many organizations struggle to turn bold ideas into measurable results consistently. This interactive session explores practical, proven approaches and technology for creating sustainable value by aligning leadership’s purpose with high-performance innovation ecosystems.

Participants will discover how systematic innovation management can transform intent into outcomes, leveraging ISO 56001 — the first international requirements standard for Innovation Management Systems, published in September 2024. We’ll examine the core elements of an innovation management framework and how they apply across industries to accelerate innovation, reduce risk and maximize success.

Drawing on Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s insight that every system drives its results, this session demonstrates how purpose-driven leadership and structured innovation processes can become your organization’s ultimate differentiator. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to embed innovation into their culture and deliver results that matter.

Philip Donihe is a distinguished leadership strategist, innovation architect and systems expert with over three decades of experience driving transformative results across industries.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a former U.S. Army officer, Phil’s leadership journey was shaped by direct mentorship from global pioneers in quality and innovation. He worked with Edwards Deming, serving as lead facilitator for Deming seminars in the General Motors Corporation, and deepened his expertise in robust design, the application of statistical methods in engineering, under Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Mr. Shin Taguchi. His work with Professor Stuart Pugh introduced him to the power of structured creativity and systematic engineering, laying the foundation for his groundbreaking innovation frameworks.

Phil’s career spans leadership roles in diverse sectors, where his strategic application of innovation systems has delivered multimillion-dollar improvements in revenue and profitability, as well as quality improvement and operational excellence.

Through Innovekt’s Innovation Management Platform and his proprietary Certinn® System, Phil equips leaders to leverage the ISO 56001 standard to create extraordinary value by maximizing the success rate, speed and effectiveness of innovation. He explains how to align creativity, strategy and systems to unlock breakthrough performance and drive sustainable prosperity. His insights challenge conventional thinking and inspire bold action. As President of Innovekt®, Phil empowers organizations to unlock extraordinary value through tailored innovation systems that accelerate strategic planning, transformation and continual improvement.

Phil is directly contributing to the ongoing development of the ISO 56000 family of global standards as a member of the American Network for Innovation and the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO Technical Committee 279 for Innovation Management.

* This meeting is offered as a professional development hour for Tennessee-licensed architects, engineers, landscape architects and registered
interior designers who attend in person. 

The presentation meets the TN State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners’ continuing education requirements. It will consist of at least 50 minutes of prepared presentation with discussion reserved for the time after the meeting. TSK does not guarantee approval, but meets the Board-specified requirements and issues a Certificate of Attendance. (Certificate must be requested before or immediately after the presentation. Not available for virtual attendance or viewing of the recorded presentation.)

The State Board does not pre-approve such hours. It is the responsibility of each PE or architect to determine whether the topic conduces to proficiency in her or his field of professional practice.

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