Innovation University Site Visits

Each IU site visit is an incredible learning opportunity. Organizations are chosen for site visits based on many criteria including success in their industry, extraordinary focus on some aspect of innovation, and an unusual culture that supports innovation. However, some truly innovative organizations do not look innovative. Visiting a series of cubicles does not produce an exciting learning event. So, we also look for organizations that are visually interesting.

Here is some more information about previous IU Site Visits:

	Enron Corporation and M.D. Anderson Center for Cancer Research listen to our Innovation University Fellows talk about what they learned during a pre-recorded one-hour phone call. The call is available 24 hours a day. The only cost is your normal long distance phone charge. Just dial 918-222-7201 and select mailbox 379.
	Tropicana/CSX Transportation Partnership When 25 years of adversarial relationship between customer and supplier are transformed into a deep, trusting partnership, magic happens. In this case the magic occurred all through both organizations and showed up on the bottom line.
	Cirque du Soleil, Creating a Culture of Extraordinary Creativity It's a circus … but it's also a business. And in this business of creating magic for people around the world, they also focus on the fine details of creating a culture of creativity.
	Dell University -- Stealth Learning John Cone at Dell University believes that the training function should be invisible, delivering the information people need, when they need it, easily and naturally.
	Roberts Rules the Road Roberts Express Inc. is a Fast Company in a slow industry. Forget next-day delivery. This outfit offers same-day delivery. How does it keep outrunning its competition? We were so taken with this company that we scheduled an IU site visit here. They were everything mentioned here … and more.
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	Interface, Inc. (carpet manufacturer)
	Site Visit Report One group from IU 1998 created an entire website about their site visits and what they learned.