Maria B. Thompson

A software engineer by training, Maria's 40+-year career has taken her from coding switching systems and software tools at Bell Laboratories to process engineering, organizational improvement, Creative Problem Solving, Patents & Invention and Innovation Strategy at Motorola, to ITW's Innovation Center, where she is currently deploying a common global innovation framework. "Change Catalyst" is a worthy moniker. See Maria's detailed professional profile @ www.linkedin.com/in/mariabthompson, and her Chapter 42 from the Global Handbook for Science of Innovation on "Culture of Innovation," https://www.amazon.com/Global-Innovation-Science-Handbook-Praveen/dp/0071792708 as well as her Chapters on "Directed Innovation" (Structured Brainstorming) and "Open Innovation" tools in The Innovation Tools Handbook (3): https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Tools-Handbook-Techniques-Innovator/dp/1498760538

Maria resides near Chicago. She enjoys public speaking, coaching, inventing, scuba diving, Thai Chi, Yoga, international travel, and horseback riding.