innovation collision 2015
WARREN
TUTTLE
Warren works with the Open Innovation programs for two major US companies: Techtronic Industries NA of Anderson, South Carolina and Lifetime Brands of Garden City, NY. As an outside contractor, he screens and serves as a liaison for innovative external product submissions for the mutual benefit of both the companies and inventors.
As the largest manufacturer of power tools in the US, TTI Group distributes products under the RYOBI, Ridgid and Milwaukee brands, as well as other OEM arrangements. Additionally, TTI owns Homelite, Hoover vacuums and Dirt Devil.
Lifetime Brands is the world’s largest manufacturer of kitchen utensils and a major supplier of food prep and tabletop products to America’s major retailers. They market over 18,000 products under multiple brand names including Farberware, Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, Pedrini, Mikasa, Towle and Pfaltzgraff.
Currently, Warren serves as the President of the United Inventors Association, a national non-profit dedicated to educating aspiring inventors, patent holders and product developers. He speaks regularly across the country about licensing and open innovation at Inventor Clubs, Industry Trade Shows and, on occasion, USPTO events. He currently resides in Connecticut, just outside of NYC, with his wife and three daughters.
SESSION: Changing the Culture of Corporate Innovation....Inside and Out
Warren entered the wonderful world of product development and inventing almost 20 years ago with the launch of a highly disruptive and successful kitchen utensil called MISTO The Gourmet Olive Oil Sprayer, which has sold almost 10 million units to date. 50,000 inventors and just shy of one hundred licensing agreements later, Warren us still trying to change the world. The unique Open Innovation approach that he has pioneered (some call it the hero model :) develops and run programs as an outside contractor. This has produced highly successful results and generated additional unintended side benefits for the companies that he works closely with. By working within companies and changing the platform by which they view and interact with outside product developers, a sustainable win-win-win environment is created for all parties involved. Come listen to a very entertaining speaker identify specific cases and explain what hew has learned from many years of hands-on Open Innovation experience.