Anne provides the following services:

New Product Management and Launches
Anne draws on her extensive experience working with innovators in the cleantech and software sectors to develop and launch products, including securing a $400K project for a solar start-up that she positioned for launch in the commercial sector.  Another example of Anne's work was the successful launch of the MaRS Discovery District web portal, where Anne was the lead project manager.

Collaboration Mapping(TM)
Technology development, commercialization, and marketing are inherently collaborative processes.  Collaboration Mapping(TM) helps clients to determine the most appropriate partners in the commercialization and launch of new products.  In her work with Young Inventors International, Anne forged partnerships in both the public and private sectors with institutions such as Dow Jones and MIT.  In her research at the University of Toronto and Carnegie Mellon University, Anne studied regional innovation systems and the roles played by various institutions in the commercialization processes, and is well-versed in the value provided by various types of partners.

Trend and Market Research
In addition to conducting market research for her start-ups, Anne has also honed her research techniques working with the Innovation Systems Research Network, Carnegie Mellon University, MaRS Discovery District, and the Cleantech Venture Network.  Anne is versed in traditional econometric analysis techniques and source information from unusual and varied resources.  Her background includes designing innovation metrics for a $2.5 million study on innovation systems.

Organizational Design
Anne has been involved in the successful creation of organizations and programs in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, from Young Inventors International to community programs to assist local entrepreneurs across the United States and Canada.  Anne has also conducted extensive research into financing models used by Technology Based Economic Development organizations in her work for a project funded by the Kauffman Foundation.

BrainBuzz(TM) Crowdsourcing
In developing the BrainBuzz(TM), which has been hosted at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, and the Toronto Design Exchange, Anne drew on her research on small-group innovation and her previous work with Young Inventors to design a methodology for developing technology solutions and understanding how individuals work together in groups.  The BrainBuzz(TM) is a great opportunity for solving technology challenges and to get to know potential recruits during an interactive interview process.

"The YII Brainbuzz(TM) was a fantastic event unlike other conferences. The creative energy in the room as each conference attendee is transformed into a contributing inventive member towards design challenges is quite rewarding. Our biomedical design challenges came away with some wonderful approaches that we are actively pursuing in the lab and in the field."
     - Jose Gomez-Marquez, Program Director, Innovations in International Health, MIT

BrainBuzz Video

Innovation System Design
Anne has spent her entire career understanding where innovations come from and how they can move from an idea to a product.  Now, she assists organizations in determining how to build innovation systems that can be a long-term source of continued profitable product ideas.

Course and Training Design
Anne has designed courses and course materials on innovation systems and technology commercialization.  She has been presented her workshops at venues such as MIT, National Business and Technology Conference, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and many others.  Anne has also designed training materials for the social entrepreneurship course at Babson University, and designed all of the training programs for Young Inventors International, which has educated more than 3,000 university innovators.  Her area of expertise is experiential learning, where participants learn in an environment that simulates real-life situations in which they may face similar challenges.

Technology Scouting
Where will your company find its next great technology?  Anne's unique background has exposed her to opportunities at universities, start-ups, and research laboratories, which can offer targeted licensing and partnership opportunities.