A Unique Business Model

Innovation Expedition Inc. is a new kind of organization—a virtual cluster. In refining our organizational structure, we have been committed to modeling some of the approaches we are advocating to our clients. Thus, IE Inc. is a network cluster with a facilitating, coordinating Hub Unit.

This cluster also includes a group of Affiliates, who are connected through their companies in a community of practice organized in a flexible network arrangement free of complex legal arrangements, rigid participation requirements or geographic constraints. They often co-brand their operations with IE Inc., draw on IE's Knowledgelab™ for resources, utilize Affiliates on their projects and participate when appropriate in major change projects organized by the Hub Unit.

Dan Doherty. M.A.
Facilitating, Appreciative Inquiry and the use of technology to support communication and learning are Dan’s areas of passion and expertise. He employs blended instructional strategies (face-to-face and distance), and helps participants have fun in their learning. He uses peer collaboration, appreciative inquiry, improvisation and a variety of media to create an active, engaging and respectful learning environment. Dan's facilitation approach is enthusiastic, constructive, innovative, solution focused and client-centered.

dandoherty@telus.net 
(250) 595-2290

Howard Elliott
Howard Elliott is an independent consultant working primarily in agricultural research system planning and institutional development.  He studied economics at the University of Manitoba, Canada, and at Princeton University, USA, with specialization in development economics, industrial organization and labor economics. Over 35 years he has worked in agricultural, university, and research system development in Africa and Latin America with the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations and the International Service for National Agricultural Research.

howardelliott@shaw.ca
(204) 487-4797

David Forrest
Global Vision Consulting Ltd. / Innovation Watch
David Forrest is a management consultant and business strategist, helping clients to define and implement complex change programs. He offers services in foresight, strategy, innovation, and transformation -- to help organizations identify and assess emerging threats and opportunities; refine their strategy and business model; improve their ability to innovate; and implement the capabilities they need to achieve their strategic goals.

david.forrest@gvcl.com
(888) 800-NEXT (6398)

David Gouthro
The Consulting Edge
David Gouthro is a 50+ professional playful paradox. As President of The Consulting Edge: Movers & Shakers, Inc., David brings a wealth of experience as a facilitator and consultant to a wide variety of private, public and not-for-profit organizations on three continents.

Whether helping small groups (boards and senior management teams) with strategic planning, or assisting large groups (200+) in determining strategies and tactics to remain viable, he balances a professional, sharply-focused mind with a playful spirit. Clients leave energized, with a clear sense of direction and a feeling of accomplishment.

dgouthro@theconsultingedge.com
1 (800) 685-6818

Darin Graham, Ph.D
Throughout his career Dr. Graham has been a passionate proponent of bringing new technologies to market. His unique blend of strategic leadership, consummate business skills and advanced academic achievement is an ideal match for the challenge of bridging business and science.

As President of Innovation Initiators, Darin is uniquely familiar with the interactive domain of industry, government and academia. One of his ongoing activities, with key regional economic development and research organizations in Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo, is to help grow the receptor capacity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enable them to adopt new technologies to create next generation products and services. He is also working with a team of colleges to create a provincial-wide strategy, along Ontario’s technology corridor, to engage industry with the colleges so as to enhance technology-based applied research programs to facilitate economic growth through increasing knowledge and human capital.

dgraham@innoinit.ca
(613) 299-8451

Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson has over 20 years experience in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management.  She is passionate about helping leaders create high-performance environments where individuals can fully demonstrate their talents and build successful organizations.

As a consultant she is able to draw upon her diverse experience as an Organizational Effectiveness and Human Resource Professional, gained while working in both the private and public sectors in Canada, U.K. and U.S.A. 

karen@jcgroup.ca
(250) 658 3172 

Douglas James
Dr. James’  experience includes more than 20 years in technology development and commercialization in various fields - fuel cells, geographic information systems, spectroscopic instrumentation, software development, and coatings - both as an active researcher and in various management capacities through the role of CEO. 

dougjames@shaw.ca
(403) 681-1163

Neill McKee
Neill McKee is an international development program manager from Canada with 38 years of experience, 17 of those years based in developing countries/emerging economies. He presently works for the Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. He is an excellent communicator, advocator, facilitator and team-building manager with strong skills in negotiation and diplomacy. McKee’s team-building approach is rooted in his skills as a facilitator and participatory trainer. He has facilitated over 70 workshops and other processes in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America for the development of strategic plans for communication and service delivery, and the enhancement of skills for health and social programs. He is the co-creator of the VIPP (Visualization in Participatory Programmes) methods and manuals, now being used by various organizations for program planning, organizational development, training, curricula and strategy development. In addition, McKee is lead author/editor of a number of important books and articles in the field of development communication, most recently, Strategic Communication in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Sage (2004) and over the years he has been the creator, manager or producer/director of a number of film and videos series on social development and health issues. 

nmckee@jhuccp.org
(410) 659-6300

Dr. Stephen Moran
Dr. Moran has 40 years experience in the conduct, leadership, and management of technological innovation and in science and technology policy.  Dr. Moran’s recent focus has been on knowledge management and building high performing organizations, fiscal aspects of science and technology policy, and establishing priorities for and return on investment in science and research.

srmoran@aol.com
250.746.7489

Ian Moss
Ian is dedicated to meeting the challenge of “Think globally, act locally” in pursuit of sustainability.  Ian’s career has been in the practice of forestry.

Experiences range from slash burning on the west coast of Vancouver Island, to completing detailed ecosystems descriptions and accompanying stand management prescriptions on the west (and sometimes wet) coast, extending to the Queen Charlotte Islands and Prince of Whales Island in the northwest to Fort Nelson in the northeast and south to Williams Lake and 100 Mile House in the Central Interior of British Columbia.  On the analytical side Ian has developed new cluster algorithms to create a quantitative system of stand structure classification.  As an advisor Ian’s focus has been on how to integrate knowledge and research into systems of forest and stand management decision-making. 

forestree@shaw.ca
(250) 391-0975

Victor R. Neufeld
Dr. Neufeld is a physician, educator and international consultant based in Hamilton, Canada.  He is qualified as a specialist in internal medicine, and holds a graduate degree in educational psychology. His own research was in the field of medical education. Over more than 25 years, he held various academic leadership positions at McMaster University, where he is currently Professor Emeritus. His continuing interests and activities are focused on capacity strengthening and leadership development in health research in low and middle-income countries. He is the national coordinator for the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research, and a Special Advisor to the African Health Research Forum (AfHRF).

neufeld@mcmaster.ca
(905) 526-8761

Tom Ogaranko
Tom Ogaranko (BA, LLB) is CEO and co-founder of Redengine Inc. Tom has participated in the formation of five companies, two government agencies and one government Ministry. Tom brings a proven track record of success to his role as CEO. With Tom’s active leadership, Redengine has being recognized as one of Canada's Fastest Growing companies in 2003 and 2004 (Profit 100) and one of the fastest growing companies in Alberta in 2002 and 2001 (Alberta Venture). Tom is quite active in the local and provincial ICT Industry and is a frequent speaker on topics related to innovation and industry development, and information and knowledge management.

To view Tom's blog click: http://togaranko.blogspot.com/

tom@redengine.com
(780) 414-0975

Katie Osborne, Osborne Margo
Katie is a lawyer and health policy specialist with public and private sector experience in health care.  Katie is a partner at Osborne Margo, a law and consulting practice focused exclusively on the health sector.  Practice areas include health reform, pharmaceuticals, public health, safety and risk management, health insurance, regulated health professions, health system restructuring, and issues related to the public-private interface in health care.  Katie provides a range of legal and consulting services to clients including legal and policy analysis, research, strategic planning, project management, policy and legislative development, and report writing services.    

katie@omlaw.ca
(416) 486-8400

Kevin Pettersen M.Sc., MFC
Vice President, Finance and Planning
Tesera Systems Inc.
Tesera provides its clients with a virtual “crystal ball” for making environmental, land, and resource management decisions.  The company specializes in coordinating large multidisciplinary project teams and in using a suite of innovative tools (including CDS) that allow our clients to better understand alternatives management and strategies; thus, allowing them to make better informed decisions.  

Kevin started his educational background in physical geography (B.Sc and M.Sc) and progressed toward sustainable land and resource management (MFC) which allows him to work in his primary area of interest in trying to find a balance between social, environmental and economic values pertaining to natural resources.

kevin.pettersen@tesera.com
(403) 282-0338

Janice C. Simpson
Janice Simpson has 25 years of experience working with leaders of complex change in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors around the globe.  She specializes in helping leaders use communication strategically to drive and sustain change.   A longstanding interest in the challenges of communicating across cultural, organizational, or discipline boundaries has led Janice into many projects focused on aligning diverse stakeholders around a common vision, strategy, and message. 

simpsonjanicec@aol.com
(905) 838-4752

Paul Stinson
Paul Stinson has been involved in the biopharmaceutical industry for the past twenty years.  He is currently President of CAPRA International (Canada-Asia-Pacific Rim Alliances – www.capra-international.com).  In addition, he is an Overseas Representative for the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (www.hkstp.org) and a Canadian Affiliate of the Innovation Expedition (www.innovationexpedition.com).  He is also Chairman of the Board and Director of Orient Venture Capital (www.orientvc.com). He has traveled to Greater China ten times since March 2006.

paulstinson@capra-international.com
(778) 999-7488

R.W. (Bob) Taylor, Infinite Scope Management
Infinite Scope Management is a sole proprietorship formed in 2004 and has been active in a wide range of energy related projects. Bob’s practice is based filling a wide range of technical and management roles during his 30 years in the oil and gas sector followed by four years as an Assistant Deputy Minister in the Alberta Department of Energy.

rwbobtaylor@shaw.ca
(403) 614-3154

Patricia Tod, Ph.D.
Dr. Tod's  global experience and expertise is in the areas of strategic deployment, innovation and improvement, organizational design and development, executive development, succession planning, performance management and compensation operational effectiveness, management training and development and mentoring, benchmarking, best practice transfer and project management

PatriciaTod@aol.com
(401) 225-6273

The Innovation Expedition is also closely associated, as founding Director, of three other organizations:

• The Energy Futures Network—dedicated to promoting an understanding of integrated energy technologies and systems and promoting their adoption world-wide.
• The International Institute for Applied Innovation and Strategic Management—an initiative developed by Sprott Shaw Community College in association with the Innovation Expedition to promote education, training and communities of practice on issues which will impact our future.
• The International Institute for Innovation (Triple i)—a not-for-profit corporation charged with the task of attracting creative philanthropists to invest in performance-based public good innovations.

This new business model has been an immediate success and has attracted a diverse group of highly qualified individuals in North America, Europe, Russia and Africa with a strong commitment to the Expedition's values and strategic intentions. Affiliates are trained and resourced in the use of the Challenge Dialogue System™ and profit-share some of that income with the Innovation Expedition in a Development Fund that benefits everyone in the Network.

Each individual Affiliate seeks their own profits. Innovation Expedition Inc. is a creative mechanism for organizing seed capital for new product development, new market development and new service opportunities. The owners use the pooled assets of IE Inc. to invest in the future of the virtual network for the benefit of all network participants and their clients.

Other people write about collaborative innovation networks. We have created one that works.

Note: In addition to its network of Affiliates, the Expedition can draw on a number of organizations with which strategic alliances have been developed and working relationships with an informal network of leading innovators nurtured over the years by the founder and Chief Explorer of IE Inc.