Langdon Morris

Langdon Morris is a senior partner and co-founder of InnovationLabs LLC. His work focuses on developing and applying methods in innovation and strategy to solve complex problems.
He is formerly Senior Practice Scholar at the Ackoff Center of the University of Pennsylvania. He has also taught MBA courses in innovation and strategy at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires, and has lectured at universities on 4 continents, including Rochester Institute of Technology, Chaoyang University of Technology (Taiwan), Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Métiers (Paris), University of Colorado, University of North Carolina, and Shanghai Jao Tong University (China).
Recent Clients
By industry
Industries
: Aerospace, Consumer Goods, Education, Financial Services, Food, Health Care, High Tech, Hospitality, Industrial, Non-Profit, Telecom
By organization
In the Americas
: NASA, American Heart Association, the Federal Reserve Bank, Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, NCB, CapGemini, PwC, DuPont, DPR Construction, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Aspen Institute, Boeing, Clif Bar & Company, American Family Insurance, CFED, Lucile Packard Foundation, Housing Partnership Network, PLANET, Loyola Law School, US Navy
In Europe
: Accor, Novotel, Total Oil, SAP, Gemalto, EADS, France Telecom, L'Oréal, Alcatel, Michelin, Solvay, Groupe Suez, Portuguese Quality Association, Endesa, Bouygues
In Asia
: Tata Group, Wipro, Alcatel Qingdao, Alcatel Shanghai, GE Shanghai, Bayer Shanghai, China Steel, France Telecom Orange Group Beijing, ING Insurance, Saudi Aramco, Glaxo Smith Kline China, St. Gobain China, Kone China, and many others.
Affiliations
Current Affiliations
* Associate Editor, The International Journal of Innovation Science
* Senior Fellow, Economic Opportunities Program of the Aspen Institute
* Member of the Scientific Committee, Business Digest, Paris
* A Senior Leader of the Aerospace Technology Working Group, and editor of its Innovation Book series.
* Contributing Editor and Writer, Innovation Management Magazine
Former Affiliations
* Senior Practice Scholar of the Ackoff Center at the University of Pennsylvania
* Contributing Editor of Knowledge Management Magazine
Public Speaking
Morris has spoken at events throughout the US, and with groups in China, Taiwan, India, South Africa, Ireland, France, Brazil, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Malaysia, in both in-house settings and public conferences.
Keynote Speeches
* World Innovation Summit, 2011
* China Innovation Summit, 2010, 2009, 2008
* Portugal Quality Association, 2010
* Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Métiers, 2008
* ii 2007, Perot Systems
* The Conference Board Growth & Innovation, 2006, 2007
* Industrial Research Institute, Tucson
* Les Echos Conferences, Paris
* Strategic Leadership Forum, New York
He has also appeared on numerous media outlets throughout the US, including ABC Radio Network, Westwood One Radio Network and WLS Chicago.
Books
Langdon is the author, co-author, or editor of eight books, with editions in Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese, Korean, and French, as well as numerous white papers.
* The Innovation Master Plan: The CEO’s Guide to Innovation (2011)
* Permanent Innovation: The Definitive Guide to the Principles, Strategies, and Methods of Successful Innovators (2006; Revised edition 2011; Chinese edition (traditional) 2009; Japanese edition, 2009; Chinese edition (simplified) 2011)
* 4th Generation R&D: Managing Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation (with William L. Miller, John Wiley & Sons, 1999; Korean & Chinese editions 2001)
* The Knowledge Channel: Corporate Strategies for the Internet (1999; French and Japanese editions, 2000)
* Managing the Evolving Corporation (John Wiley & Sons, 1995)
* Beyond Earth: The Future of Humans in Space (Co-author and co-editor; Apogee Press, 2006; Named “one of the best space books of 2006”)
* Living in Space(Co-editor, Aerospace Technology Working Group, 2009)
* Space Commerce: The Inside Story by the People Who Are Making It Happen (Editor, Aerospace Technology Working Group, 2010)
Other Writings
Anthologies, Contributing Author
* The Manual for Innovation Managers, Economic Science Press, Beijing, 2011
* The Future of Innovation, Gower, 2009
* Demain de qui sera-t-il fait? Aspen Institute France, 2008
* Fabriquer le futur 2, Village Mondial, 2007
* Fabriquer le futur, Village Mondial, 2005
* Cyber Meeting, AMACOM, 1997
Articles
* “The Innovation Infrastructure,” International Journal of Innovation Science, Spring 2009
* “The Experience Economy,” Business Digest, October 2007
* “Innovations in Learning,” Business Digest, March 2005
* “Six Innovation Perspectives,” RealInnovation.com, 2004
* “The Heart of the Matter,” Learning and Training Innovations Magazine, May 2003
* “Chaos in Paradise,” Business Digest, October 2003
* “Business Plan Innovation,” Business Digest, 2003
White Papers
* Apple’s Next Moves, 2011
* Managing Innovation Portfolios, 2008
* Innovation Metrics, 2008
* Creating the Innovation Culture, 2007
* High Performance Organizations in a Wicked Problem World, 2005
* Business Model Warfare, 2003
* The Path to Innovation, 2002
* Hidden Dimensions of InnovationQuest, with Bryan Coffman, 2002
* Social Design: The Link Between Facility Design, Organization Design, and Corporate Strategy, 1999
 
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