Weatherhead School Of Management to host Bold Thinkers event
featuring co-presidents of Nottingham-Spirk Design
Associates Inc.
Talk by John Nottingham and John Spirk is presented
by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
November 16, 2005
| For more information: Jeff Bendix 216-368-6070
The leaders of Cleveland’s world-renowned Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates
will discuss the importance of innovation and creativity to a company’s
success when they kick off the 2005-06 “Bold Thinkers” series at
Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. The
event is presented by the law firm Calfee, Halter and Griswold LLP.
John Nottingham and John Spirk, co-presidents of Nottingham-Spirk, will show
how innovation can have a positive impact on a company and share some of their
success stories on Wednesday, November 30 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the George
S. Dively Building, 11240 Bellflower Road. The talk is free and open to the
public, but advance registration is required by calling (216) 368-6413 or visiting
www.weatherhead.case.edu/boldthinkers. All available seats are currently taken,
but reservations for a waiting list are being accepted.
“We are delighted to welcome John Nottingham and John Spirk to be part
of the Weatherhead School’s Bold Thinkers series,” said Myron Roomkin,
dean and Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management. “Their unusual
combination of design creativity and business success perfectly exemplify the
Weatherhead School’s motto of ‘Bold Ideas. Lasting Impact.’”
Topics to be covered during the lecture include:
- What is innovation?
- Ways to innovate and improve existing products
- How innovation can change the direction of a company
- The value of continuous innovation
- Nottingham-Spirk’s “Start-up Tripod Model”
- The value of intellectual property.
Since its founding in 1972, Nottingham-Spirk has grown into one of the leading
new product invention and development groups in the U.S. It has spearheaded
the creation of hundreds of products and holds more than 400 commercialized
patents. Combined sales of the products the firm has created exceed $30 billion.
In recent years Nottingham-Spirk has helped to start eight new companies.
Nottingham and Spirk received degrees in industrial design from the Cleveland
Institute of Art in 1972. They are both trustees of the Cleveland Clinic, the
Cleveland Institute of Art, University Circle, Inc. and Students in Free Enterprise.
In addition, Spirk is the chairman of the Architectural Review Board of Gates
Mills, OH, and Nottingham is vice chairman of the board of the Cleveland Institute
of Art.
Designed to reflect Weatherhead's own legacy of innovation, the Bold Thinkers
series brings renowned speakers to Weatherhead each year. Speakers address
Weatherhead's students, faculty and alumni about the bold ideas that have propelled
them to the forefront of their field. These bold thinkers challenge convention,
create new standards, and are setting the course for the future of business,
education, science, technology, the arts, government and other fields.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826
and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western
Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research,
service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally
recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering,
Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.
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