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Aug 28

Pearson Strategy Group Announces New Name, Services

(AUSTIN) — Austinite Steve Pearson today announced the launch of The Pearson Strategy Group, LLC, building on the success of his former firm, Visionex Solutions, LLC. The new group specializes in competitive intelligence, innovation support and strategic development, serving clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups. Active in the local and international marketplace, Pearson Strategy Group primarily serves the electrical, mechanical, energy, construction and transportation industries as well as Intellectual Property Law firms.

Aug 19

Is Your Company Geared Up for Growth?

“Gear up” means “to prepare for something that you have to do” or “to prepare someone else for something” (source: Cambridge Dictionary). To assess whether your company is prepared to grow, ask whether your management team has clear answers to 4 questions: Does the company offer something special enough to compel customers to spend money? The instinctive answer is “of course it does.” After all, a customer base exists and the company is stable, even if growth is slow. But can the management team relate a shared, crystal clear vision of the company, its category, and its primary benefit?

Aug 17

Discover Socially Responsible Profit at MiniTrends Conference in Austin, TX, Oct. 2-3

Making money does not require tossing out your social responsibility. Discover how you can profit AND make the world a better place at MiniTrends 2013: The Integration of Profit & Social Responsibility Conference and Workshop, October 2-3 in Austin, Texas. By understanding MiniTrends — emerging trends that are not yet widely recognized — you will discover effective ways to explore competitive opportunities that can make a positive difference in the world.

Jul 08

Current Events Debated at Engineering Forum

AC trumped DC in the War of Currents during a forum featuring members of the EMerge Alliance. The EMerge Alliance is “an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe DC power distribution in commercial buildings” through the development of EMerge Alliance standards. The July forum, a special meeting of IEEE’s PI-2 Chapter, was organized by Steve Pearson of the Pearson Strategy Group and vice president of the Austin chapter.

May 18

Keep up with Changes to National Electrical Code at Fall Workshop

Updates to the National Electrical Code (NEC) will be the topic of a day-long workshop scheduled for electrical engineers, electrical designers, electricians and estimators Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, in Creedmoor, Texas. Stallcup is a nationally recognized author, instructor and expert on the NEC.

Mar 10

Data Mining: Don’t Settle for Coal When Diamonds are Possible

You’ve likely heard Devo’s 1981 hit song “Working in a Coal Mine” but if you think that “mining” is only something done underground, guess again. Modern mining can turn up important information as easily as coal or sparkly gems. And “data mining” may unearth strategic fuel for your company’s future. With enough mined data and capabilities you could make data associations that can be used to improve your business. Companies such as IBM are betting that mining of “big data” will take off in a huge way. Large companies have lots of money and resources, but how can you leverage data mining in a smaller organization?

Feb 21

Ever had a great invention? Some brief ideas for inspiration

I’ve got a lot to learn about innovation and fun, but so do a lot of businesses. Mix fun and innovation and you have the potential to develop ideas that could become the next big thing. Employees would benefit too. Wouldn’t you prefer to work at a company that values having fun AND being innovative? I would. It turns out that having fun is something that helps our brains develop new ideas that aren’t simply a marginal improvement over old ideas.

Feb 05

One for All and All for One- a Leg Up on Innovation

I tend to reference movies a lot (strange, I don’t see that many) and in a recent post Disruptive? Emerging? Adjacent? Are you a technology wise guy? I referred to the Three Stooges. Fortunately, for the purposes of unnecessarily aging myself, they’ve been resurrected in a new movie. Another “triplet” relationship exists with each company: technology, market and intellectual property. These aspects of innovative companies are the legs that support the stool upon which many companies position their future. Sure, there are many tactical company functions, but HR, administration, accounting and legal support growth, not lead it.

Jan 24

Disruptive? Emerging? Adjacent? Are you a technology wise guy?

Innovative companies need to leverage new ideas to generate future revenues. Learning how to mix internal and external innovation to your advantage is a profitable skill. So, how does your company seek out innovations and learn to leverage them into a stream of money? Do you remember the invention of the telegraph, the telephone or the fax machine? Thank goodness I don’t remember the invention of the first two, but I do remember when fax machines showed up at restaurants to take orders. These three technologies are well entrenched in society today but there was a time when they were much more novel.