Adventures in Innovation

INSIDE THE RISE AND FALL OF NORTEL

R&D was the genesis that launched Northern Electric from the sleepy Canadian branch plant to a publicly traded company with a market cap of more than $300B, $30B in sales, and 100,000 employees worldwide. The lessons learned from my Nortel experience... “Innovate or Die“

 

By John F. Tyson

2 - Discovering a passion

"Hugely successful, the Contempra phone eventually sold millions in fifteen countries, and was exhibited in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the National Galley of Canada, and the UK National Design Center. Bell Canada, in its annual report, actually listed Contempra success as a documented contribution to positive earnings. To me, in addition to increased demand for industrial design, and the personal pride and accomplishment of seeing our product come to market, fulfillment came from proving that innovation creates new wealth, careers, employment, and enriches the local community at every level."

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