Tuesday, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Dave Verduyn’s passion is Innovation and Inventive Thinking in the front end of product development to create new Customer Value.  In 2001, after 17 years of industry experience in Design and Systems Engineering, Technical Instruction, and Product Development Consulting, he created C2C Solutions, an organization that’s mission is to help unlock the innovation potential in any individual, team, or organization.

Verduyn is an engineering graduate of Lawrence Institute of Technology and to date, he has taught and coached over 70 fortune 1000 companies in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and South America across a diverse range of industries.  He has given over 75 lectures at the University of Michigan, ASQ, and other professional organizations to develop new innovators by giving practical “how-to”, interactive, educational, and entertaining talks on Inventive Thinking Strategies.

He is a recognized thought leader and has trained thousands of corporate professionals in methods including Systematic Innovation, Voice of Customer, TRIZ, Inventive Thinking, Cost Reduction, Value Analysis, and other Product Development activities.  Dave lives in Troy, Michigan with his wife and 3 teenage daughters.

Verduyn last spoke to JIN in-person in 2013.

Due to the current rise in local COVID cases and the presence of a new COVID variant, the board has elected to hold a virtual meeting in January. Any device with internet or cellular data service can get you access to a Zoom meeting. Meeting ID and password will be e-mailed to all who RSVP to Jon Roty at roty1@sbcglobal.net

Agenda                                                        

6:00–6:30 PM Networking                      

6:30–7:30 PM Program 

7:30–8:00 PM Networking