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"The Innovation Journey from Product to Ecosystem"
Value in many market spaces is moving from products or services to ecosystems of product, services and partnerships. As a result, product companies are wrapping services around their products and service companies are productizing. This evolution of the drivers of value creation is forcing companies to rethink their innovation strategies and toolsets. This webinar will walk through the lessons learned in one company’s journey from product to ecosystem.
Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Flexible format for working STEM professionals
Integrate technical and business skills to solve global engineering challenges.
Communicate the language of business clearly to a variety of audiences
Learn to think strategicallly with a multidisciplinary approach
Drive our competitive world of technology by understanding the essential principles of business
Display management and leadership skills that translate to top leadership roles
MEET OUR SPEAKER
Mark Karasek
Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer of The Chamberlain Group
Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer of The Chamberlain Group
Mark Karasek is Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer of The Chamberlain Group, a privately held corporation with 5000+ employees worldwide and a global leader in the Access and Security markets. The company delivers innovative connected products and services in the residential and commercial garage door opener and vehicle access categories and is a recognized leader in the emerging IoT space.
Mark has led innovation at Chamberlain for almost 20 years and has managed an active intellectual property portfolio. He has been a key part of the leadership team that has transformed the company from a consumer and commercial durables manufacturer into a connected ecosystem leader. He has extensive experience in the toolsets of innovation including stage-gate, agile and lean start-up. In Spring 2019 Mark will be teaching the Organizing for Innovation course for the Northwestern MEM Program.
Core courses will broaden your tech and business skills:
• Engineering Management
• Accounting
• Financial Issues for Engineers
• Marketing Issues for Engineers
• Decision Tools for Managers
• Leadership & Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Management
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Phoebe Evans (’16) designed a life clock that embodies time through the representation of rings on a tree. Evans used Arduino and LED lights to bring life to the clock.
Six students (’15) teamed up with IDEO Chicago to design a low-cost teff seed row planter to improve the livelihood of Ethiopian farmers.
Jeff Kahn (’14) designed the product Zeez which explores how different dosing protocols of light can affect the circadian clock thus improving the quality of life.
"The year in the MEM opened my eyes to the opportunity to expand my business internationally. In the MEM I gained the tools to set up solid managerial processes to face the internationalization."
Patricio Cofre, MEM '13
Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Metric Arts
DISCOVER WHY MEM IS THE "DEGREE OF CHOICE" FOR ENGINEERING MANAGERS
Our curriculum combines intensive training in engineering, technology, and business. At Northwestern, you’ll learn essential leadership skills while staying on the cutting edge of technology.
HEAR FROM THE MEM PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND CURRENT STUDENTS
Learn how we help students maintain balance by offering one of the most flexible MEM programs in the country with part-time and full-time tracks and the option of Saturday and evening classes.
SEE THE MEM CURRICULUM IN ACTION
Join a class in session and see the difference in our faculty. Our professors are top practitioners and industry experts who are well known for their experience and research. Under their guidance, you will learn innovative approaches to management problems and solutions.
Select from specialized electives to complete one of three optional concentrations in managerial analytics, design and innovation, or project and process management.
• Engineering Management
• Accounting
• Financial Issues for Engineers
• Marketing Issues for Engineers
• Decision Tools for Managers
• Leadership & Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Management
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Master of Engineering Management
Be the engineer that moves from thinking tactically to thinking strategically.
The MEM program is designed for engineering and science professional’s who want to develop core management and leadership skills while staying on the cutting edge of technology. The curriculum combines the principles of an MBA with comprehensive quantitative and analytical tools, empowering engineers to communicate in the language of business. Graduates leave the program prepared for top leadership roles in today’s technologically sophisticated companies.
During the academic year, the Master of Engineering Management Program leverages the expertise of our alumni and faculty to create webinars on topics relevant to technology, innovation, and management. Webinars are just one example of the way Northwestern’s MEM program prepares its students to stay abreast of timely and emerging topics in the field of engineering management.
During the academic year, the Master of Engineering Management Program leverages the expertise of our alumni and faculty to create webinars on topics relevant to technology, innovation, and management. Webinars are just one example of the way Northwestern’s MEM program prepares its students to stay abreast of timely and emerging topics in the field of engineering management.