Sue Burek Honored with the Allan Anderson Ambassador Award
The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is delighted to announce that Sue Burek has been named the recipient of the prestigious Allan Anderson Ambassador
Award. This distinguished honor recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to advancing PDMA’s mission and fostering its vibrant community of innovation leaders.
Said Board Member Bill Reid in his nomination of Sue for the award: “For the sake of time, I cannot discuss all of the areas that Sue has demonstrated her worthiness for this award, so I’d like to mention a key nomination requirement: the nominee must be shown to have contributed to the furtherment or the global expansion of the discipline of product innovation in a foundational way.Sue has selflessly demonstrated this characteristic since I have known her in one very key area, the Global Student Innovation Challenge.Sue has championed this key outreach for PDMA to allow PDMA to reach the next generation of innovators worldwide.”
Sue’s unwavering dedication to PDMA has been evident through her years of service, thought leadership, and commitment to member engagement. Her efforts have strengthened the association's global network, while her passion for innovation has inspired countless professionals in the field.
The Allan Anderson Ambassador Award is a fitting tribute to Sue’s impact, honoring her as a true advocate and leader within the PDMA community. Congratulations, Sue, on this well-deserved recognition!
The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is pleased to offer the 6th annualGlobal Student
Innovation Challenge.This challenge encourages and supports students developing novel, real-world offerings—including products, software, or services. Students currently enrolled full-time at a university academic program, either in an undergraduate or graduate level, are eligible to participate.The top three finalist teams will be invited to present their project as part of the PDMA
International Inspire Innovation Conference, September 13-16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.You can review the rules and guidelines of the challenge, as well as videos of the winning teams from previous years, on our website. Please thoroughly review the
rubric to ensure you meet all the criteria.
Thesubmissionportal is now accepting applications with a deadline of June 1, 2025.
PDMA kHUB
Recent kHUB Postings:
- Guest contributor Jeffrey Phillipsrecently shared his observations and suggestions about fostering innovation culture in his viewpoint blog, An Innovation Culture or a Culture of Continuity.He discusses the elusive concept of a "culture of innovation," likening it to a unicorn—appealing but largely unachievable in established corporations. While every business has a culture, most prioritize maintaining consistent, profitable operations, which leads to a "culture of continuity" that resists change and innovation. Companies often view innovation as a temporary project rather than an ongoing effort, limiting their ability to adapt and grow.To foster genuine innovation, it must be embedded in daily operations rather than treated as a discrete activity. Larger organizations face unique challenges in balancing the need for stability with the desire for innovation, often resorting to strategies such as acquiring startups,
partnering with external innovators, or isolating new initiatives from the existing culture. For meaningful change, executive leadership must commit to long-term investment in innovation, ensuring that training, support, and a willingness to accept risk are part of the corporate strategy. Although achieving a true culture of innovation is difficult, organizations can enhance their innovative capacity through focus and sustained effort. Balancing continuity and innovation is challenging but possible with the right commitment and approach. Read the full blog here, in kHUB’s Culture and Teams section.
- Products today often get released by team member heroics despite the process. Most teams are dealing with chaotic processes that few understand. And yet, every organization is unique—so your planning process should be too. Most organizations need a small number of living documents—fewer than 10—to guide market insights and product innovation. Innovate your planning process to better align with the agility of your organization using the Quartz Open Framework. In this kHUB Product Innovation Process webcast, “Innovate Your Planning Process with Quartz”, Steve Johnson of Product Growth Leaders encourages you to throw away outdated methods and define a process as nimble as
your organization. Learn more by watching the full webcast here.
- A reminder that kHUB links to JPIM’s Academic articles!This allows you to access the abstracts and practitioner points on kHUB before delving into the full article in JPIM’s July 2024 edition.Check out these article abstracts in the Strategy section of kHUB:
- We have found and added links to some new Blogs to kHUB’s additional resources!
Follow articles and insights from innov8rs.
If you have innovation in your title, this is your tribe. Go faster, together. Innov8rs Community is your best support resource to learn new approaches, solve challenges and improve outcomes. Get bi-weekly updates and stay on top of what's going on in the field of corporate innovation.
The blog series Confessions of a Community Manager is the online community management web comic that chronicles the adventures of community managers seeking sanity as they navigate the complex world of online community members, super fans, and the only slightly terrifying daily grind of keeping communities healthy.
And check out the other blogs and podcasts the kHUB curators recommend.
kHUB Most Popular Content:
See what your competitors and peers have viewed in kHUB recently. The following recent content is among the most accessed last month:
Just a reminder that access to kHUB is free and open to the public.Simply sign into your PDMA account and start searching for relevant topics, blog posts, articles, webcasts, and more—to explore and gain knowledge on various Product and Innovation topics.
Apply to be a consultant in China during one of PDMA's week-long Experts Tours! You will have the opportunity to share product knowledge and best practices, and connect with industry leaders in China. Participants will receive a stipend for their work and all travel expenses will be covered. Learn more and
apply
Volunteer with PDMA
Whether you have an hour a month or can commit to a larger role, your contributions will make a significant impact on our community. Ready to Get Started? Visit our volunteer webpage to learn more and sign up today.
PDMA is growing! Meet and connect with our new members by signing into the PDMA community on our website.
PDMA welcomed these new members in October 2024. We look
forward to working with you! Individual Members
Rich Batchelor Jessica Bryant Tina Burgelman Rhonda Condon Michael Cooper Cristina Correal Elizabeth Cravalho Tafra DeBisschop Anna Eliatamby Chrystal Ensey Dee Dee Foltz Mikaron Fortier Gruenberg Kirsten Gates Donna L Ginn Sarah Goldwyn April Hankins Lori Josephs Jessica Kaufman Simone Kelly Stephanie LaRobadiere Allison Leemann Luis A Marrero Rodney Merkley Jihad Mohammad Aminata N'Doye Josh Narotsky Gideon Peterson Jennee' Pool Cathy Reynolds Barry Ridgway Eduardo S Rodela Judy Seibel Misty Shatto Jackie Stavros Lionel Sweeny Shannon Swift Gordon Thomson Katie Valdivia Alexandra Villanueva Julie
Williamson Yolanda Woods Denise Wyche
Student Members Annette Allen Stacy Buckley Edward Korbal Melissa MacDonald Julian McNeil Charlene Miles Shankar Nambiar Elyse Ndu Andrea Phippen Jo Rolland Heather Sundell
PDMA congratulates newly certified NPDPs in October 2024!
Newly Certified NPDPs
Daniel Bergeron Qiang Chen Shih Wei Chen Yen-Chih Chen Hsin Hsia Meng-Da Jiang Arun Rasika Karunakaran Chun-Kai Lin PeiYing Lin Dan Liu Jiqi Qian Mikayla Smith Qiang Xie Wenhao Yu
The JPIM November 2024 issue is now available! Access the latest issue here.
Members, log in and access JPIM articles here. Non-members may access abstracts. Hard copy subscriptions for members can be purchased here.
Don't forget to download the JPIM app!
JPIM app for iOS and Android devices is available from the App Store or Google Play to read all of the issues and articles awaiting publication under "Early View". Search for Journal of Product Innovation Management.
