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PREVAL surfaces in the Industrial Manufacturing Industry

As the business around PREVAL surfaces around industrial manufacturing we are looking at new ways of being innovative with the product.  From applying PREVAL's Spray gun into the hands Quality Control employess and onto Warehousing there a unique niche where this aerosol spray gun is a cost effective way to produce a finished good; and through research I stumbled across a companies website named Human Dynamics and thought I would share it with you.

Business success is built on the ability to generate new ideas and successfully implement them, e.g. the enormous success of the 3M ‘Post-it’ note, Google, the IPOD and so on.  Innovation is 'the successful implementation of ideas'. Research by Arthur D Little identified that the stockmarket places a minimum 15% premium higher valuation on innovative companies. Human Dynamics provide reliable innovative thinking processes that enable your organisation to improve its performance to achieve this premium.  Innovation can be:

• Strategic innovation, which involves transforming the basis of competition, the brand or organisation
• Product or service innovation, which is the exploitation of ideas to deliver something to the market place
• Process innovation, i.e. new ways to do old things

Human Dynamics can help in the following areas:

• 24 hour Innovation strategy events, where you get real progress in a short time
• New product/service development consultancy
• Marketing strategies to ensure your innovation diffuses rapidly into the marketplace
• Continuous improvement processes e.g. product redesign and value engineering
• Organisational 'illnesses' e.g. poor motivation, performance problems

Case Study:

Ideas into innovations

Situation

Our client is a technology company, facing severe competition on a global basis. It is looking to produce innovations within the brand, its products and its processes, so that it may generate short and long term growth and contain the cost base to improve shareholder value.

The client requirement

To generate a range of innovative opportunities each worth minimum £100 M per annum.

What we did

We designed and ran a series of innovation workshops to address the challenge. We also provided advice and development so that the company could continue this work after we had transferred the necessary knowledge, skills and values.

The result

In one 24 hour workshop, a wide range of strategic, product and process innovations were generated, from which 11 passed all the tests of implementation and each one was judged to be of greater value than the £100 M per annum target. Five of these have been subsequently implemented.

What the client said

Human Dynamics organised and facilitated several valuable innovation workshops for us and we would recommend them to others seeking to engender greater creativity and innovation within their organisations. We found the approach directed by Peter Cook to be very customer-focused, energising, and conducive to creating an innovative environment. Human Dynamics always responded to our requirements quickly, and consistently added value with helpful suggestions.

PREVAL Spray Gun - Creating innovative ways to save money

PREVAL @ Chicago Aerosol is the manufacturer of an innovative, patented Spray Gun. Branded as PREVAL, a versatile spray applicator for all kinds of liquids. Each Preval Spray Gun comes with a refillable container jar that can hold whatever fluid you choose and a power unit that sprays up to 16 oz. of liquid, depending on viscosity. The power units are disposable and recyclable aluminum. When depleted replace with a new power unit. And best of all you can change jars for different uses! Manufactured in Chicago, distributed around the world.

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STEP 1 For small chips or cracks, no grinding or chiseling is required. For larger chips or cracks, grind or sand out the damaged area using the #100 grit sandpaper. STEP 2 Mix a small amount of filler with cream hardener (6 parts filler to 1 part hardener). Spread the filler into the damaged area. Allow the filler to dry for 10 minutes. STEP 3 Use #100 grit sandpaper to "wet" sand the filler until it is level with the rest of the fixture. Then use #220, #400, #600 and #1000 sandpaper to "wet" sand the repair area until it is smooth. STEP 4 Dry your repair with a hair dryer to pull out any moisture before applying finish paint. STEP 5 Apply one drop of base paint to your fixture with your finger. If the color matches, then no tint mixing is required. Wipe off the test area with a paper towel. If the color does not match, refer to our color matching instructions for tint mixing and color matching. STEP 6 After matching the color, pour paint into atomizer and shake thoroughly. Spray paint on repair and allow to dry 24 hours. Buff repair to bring out shine and blend it in with the rest of your fixture. NOTE: This paint will NOT adhere to any surface that has not been sanded or prepared. Do not worry about OVERSPRAY of paint on your fixture since it will buff out, leaving only the sanded repair area painted. EACH KIT CONTAINS: Complete instruction manual, including color matching instructions. Plastic spatula spreader for filler. 5 sheets of wet-dry sandpaper (#100, #220, #400, #600, #1000 grit). Preval atomizer sprayer. 1 ounce jar of filler. 1/4  ounce jar of cream hardener. Tint bottles (3 milliliters each). Base paint bottle (60 cc).

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Creating a new path for desireable business conditions

Aaron Boesky and I have been friends for 20 years and when he told me he was moving to China in around 2002 to start investing in Chinese companies, I quickly realized what a wonderful way for an American business and businessman to achieve more.

Yesterday I read in Chicago Crains how an Irish firm just bought 3 wind mills outside of Chicago.

Everyday I hear of Foreign Investment in the U.S and Vice Versa.  Is now the time to take your business into the globalized economy?

The Best Countries For Business, 2009

Jack Gage, author

Everyone's in a downturn. A look at who's best equipped to bounce back.

In Pictures: The Best Countries For Business

The economic downturn that's swept the globe has crushed financial markets, exploded unemployment and shaken confidence in the banking system.

The disaster isn't shared equally, though. Some countries are in a much better position than others to rebound from the current malaise by attracting entrepreneurs, investors and workers.

In Pictures: The Best Countries For Business

Who are they? Our fourth annual Best Countries for Business ranking looks at business conditions in 127 economies.

Topping the list for 2009: Denmark, for a second straight year, takes the No. 1 spot.

The U.S. is up two spots to No. 2,

Canada is up four spots to No. 3,

Singapore is up four to No. 4 and

New Zealand is up seven to No. 5.

Big movers included New Zealand (No. 5, up seven spots),

followed by Jordan (No. 33, up 28),

Australia (No. 8, up five),

United Arab Emirates (No. 46, up 28) and

Malaysia (No. 25, up 13).

This is not a tally of economies with high gross domestic product growth, or low unemployment. The goal is to quantify for entrepreneurs and investors the often-qualified information about dynamic economies and what they would consider desirable conditions for business.

Personal freedoms play a big part--it's hard to start a company or find talented employees under totalitarian regimes and military juntas. So we include measures of the right to participate in free and fair elections, freedom of expression and organization.

Taking care of investors, with laws assuring recourse for minority shareholders in cases of corporate misdeeds, is also important. As a barometer for corruption, Transparency International examines the number and frequency of incidents where corporate assets are misused for personal gain.

Amid the financial turmoil this year, we added stock market performance to reflect the extent of disrepair in countries' banking systems, as well as investor confidence in a recovery. Intellectual property rights, the promotion of free trade and low inflation, combined with low taxes on income and investment, give a snapshot of the conditions for business in each.

Special Report: The Best Countries For Business

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All was not lost in a tough year for believers in low taxes, free trade and limited bureaucracy. Despite swelling budget deficits, at least 50 countries recently cut or passed plans to cut taxes on individuals and businesses, including eight of the top 10, with individuals and investors in the U.S. and Norway left in the lurch.

The United Arab Emirates, in particular, has made strides in protecting intellectual property rights through initiatives like educational seminars for thousands of students, with support from corporations like Procter & Gamble (nyse: PG - news - people ), Estée Lauder (nyse: EL - news - people ) and General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ). New Zealand improved its free-trade ranking by pursuing talks with India, Korea and Hong Kong, while securing the first (for a developed nation) free-trade deal with China late last year. Infrastructure improvements to the Jordanian stock market are improving enforcement of investment laws and compliance by broker members.

Sliding the most this year was Ireland (No. 14, down 12), which even saw plans for a Guinness mega-brewery shelved by parent Diageo (nyse: DEO - news - people ) as exports slowed. Uruguay (No. 66, down 22), Armenia (No. 94, down 31), Paraguay (No. 99, down 29) and Latvia (No. 45, down 13) rounded out this year's losers.

Expertise, research and published reports--from the Heritage Foundation, World Economic Forum, World Bank, Transparency International, Freedom House, Deloitte Tax, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Central Intelligence Agency--all contributed vital analyses of various socioeconomic indicators on the countries included.

Change we can believe in, at the Supreme Court!!

By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON -- WSJ

President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, aiming to make good on his promise to bring "empathy" to the court by naming a liberal with a compelling life story who would be its first Hispanic justice. More Video * Video: Considering the Hispanic Factor * Video: Sotomayor at the White House Judge Sotomayor would be unlikely to shift the court's ideological balance. But the president made a savvy political choice by confronting Republicans, who have just 40 votes in the Senate, with a nominee who will be backed by Hispanics and has a solid record of experience. In introducing his first Supreme Court nominee, Mr. Obama highlighted the 54-year-old New Yorker's "extraordinary journey" from a Bronx housing project to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. "It is experience that can give a person a common touch and a sense of compassion, an understanding of how the world works," he said. Opponents questioned the usefulness of "empathy" as a qualification. They will have ammunition as they seek to paint Ms. Sotomayor as a liberal activist and strong backer of affirmative action who would use the Supreme Court to make law, not interpret it. A video from Duke University in 2005 shows Ms. Sotomayor proclaiming the "court of appeals is where policy is made." "We must determine if Ms. Sotomayor understands that the proper role of a judge is to act as a neutral umpire of the law, calling balls and strikes fairly without regard to one's own personal preferences or political views," said Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Obama hopes for hearings in July. Judge Sotomayor would replace Justice David Souter, a George H.W. Bush nominee who became a reliable vote in the court's liberal block. She likely would echo his positions on divisive issues including abortion, affirmative action and gun control.

Designing her way & Creating for a better life.

Here is a great story from an old classmate of mine.  I have known Dana for 30 years. When it comes to Autism, Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Heart Disease and other very serious issues that threaten the lives of our friends and family there is a small designer living in Illinois that is trying to give back a creative touch and more.  Dana Designs began 8 years ago with an inspired artist and a dedicated designer named Dana Schwartzenfeld. Inspired, professional and aspiring, Dana is designing her way into such artwork, like necklaces selling onto the difficult areas of life.  Her designs, called My Awareness Line touch the hearts of those that need it most.  They are georgous. "I started with breast cancer and it grew from there", recalls Dana.  And slowly but surely, her designs and her business took off.   "I was on Fox 2 News with Jay Tower.  Also, I did some work for JoAnne Purtan (Dick Purtan) her mom is a survivor of both breast & ovarian cancer, & her nephew has autism."  At the same time, Dana was diagnosed with sinus tachycardia and added heart disease designs, literally from the bottom of her heart and on onto her line for sale.  Being creative and working on heart warming jewlery, memorable pieces is the foundation of her design work and you can feel her passion, but for all practicality she also donates a portion of the proceeds. Please feel free to call Dana Designs and they will handmake a peice for your needs or they have a wide catalog of pictures that they can email you.  Dana Designs by Dana Schwartzenfeld - Cell is: 248-202-7004, and Home is: 847-537-8202.  You can also email her: danadesigns4u@yahoo.com.