Innovation at Omron

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Rizal Philippines
January 29, 2017

The President of Omron Yoshihito Yamada spoke at NHK on the two things that propelled Omron, the maker of sensors and other innovative devices that changed the world we live in like cash counters, cash dispensers, ATM machine, portable BP devices automated ticket machine and many many more.

Yoshihito Yamada CEO of Omron at NHK at Direct Talk

They are innovation, and commercialization of those innovation

What do you think of this game changing ideas in a business?

The President used to be in sales and his project was the BP measurement devices.  They made a campaign to get people to use the device:  people should measure their BP to avoid heart attacks and strokes.   And their sales of portable aneroid sphygmo shot up.  Innovation is risky, and they had many failures too

Only 4 Entrep Professors Remain at AGSB

Makati  Philippines  February 13, 2014

We had a cluster meeting with Prof Dr. George Fong whom I learned took over Ms. Winnie Constantino who has or will be resigning together with several others faculty.   I just learned that there are only 4 remaining Entrep professors for elective:   Prof Glen San Luis (mentor of yours truly and Dr. Tony)  Dr. Tony del Carmen, Dr. George Fong,  and yours truly.  This was our first meeting in several years.  We had a plenty under Col Sibal.

More education on and learning needed by public sector in crisis management?

 Makati City, PHL    November 15, 2013

                     

Ochoa, Almendras now in charge of relief operations

We were discussing with some AGSB professors critiquing the management and leadership of the Yolanda typhoon victims relief operations. We may say that the way CNN criticized PNOY was uncalled for but our kababayan were at the bad end of mismanagement and lack of forceful leadership. 

The supertyphoon was bad enough but the allegations on the challenges of  the ground operations definitely needed improvement:    relief distribution, relief , id of the dead, their retrieval and burial, security, cleandliness and clearing operations, and even handling of pr and interviews.  We were pitiful due to the typhoon, and we were sorry mess in the management of the crisis.  Some further  education of public sector is  needed on how to manage and lead such difficulties

Education leads to better action and handling of difficulties.

We had an MBAH student before who was the deputy of the Disaster Coordinating Council a Dr. and I gave my kudos for the able handling of the disaster in Infanta and Real Quezon (he handled it better than Americans handled Katrina victims)  He became a congressman in the central Visayas.  People were satisfied with how handled the disaster.

Ondoy relief efforts under Dr. Golez