Litmus Corporation was a global chemical firm with annual revenue of $24 billion and over 26,000 employees. Within the company, the Hyatt Team specialized in thermoforming plastic for use in household products. The team had four members. Stanley Carmine was with Litmus for 25 years and was the business manager for the team. Miles Grady was with the company for over 15 years. He was either working as a research associate or chemical engineer and conducted production trials. Martin Kasovitz is a technical specialist and Randy Greer is a research associate.
In August 2001, the Hyatt team was tasked with producing a lighter and stronger plastic. The team succeeded in May 2002 after Grady suggested using polystyrene. The team created the lightest …show more content…
The Litmus logs are not presented in its entirety, but are chosen selections from Grady’s file. The selections are divided between the period Grady worked on the ‘Lenore Project’ and ‘Project Neostyrene.’ The first thing that is apparent when reading the Lenore logs is that Grady is excessively occupied with various tasks and projects throughout his days. All four of the Lenore logs showed work productivity, although the two earliest logs are focused on innovation while the latter are bureaucratic and administrative productiveness. For instance, on December 17, 2001, Grady slightly increased polystyrene flexibility and on January 24, 2002, he figured out how they may be able to “add another layer of support with negligible weight.” Most importantly, in both innovatively productive logs, Grady was mostly left alone and uninterrupted at work. Grady was able to brainstorm and dedicate time to conducting trials and coming up with creative ideas. On March 25, 2002 and April 9, 2002, Grady submitted a quarterly report, spoke to vendors, discussed patents, and responded to e-mail and telephone messages. These two logs showed that Grady was too exhausted from menial tasks and could not concentrate on the project. He expressed numerous concerns regarding his time management and wished that less of his time was dedicated to …show more content…
16, Michalko). Grady could keep a jar at his desk with bits and pieces of information, pictures, scientific jargon, past ideas, current news, and other items relating to his project and maybe his company. When he pulls out pieces at random, ideas could potentially be triggered, especially when he finds himself at a brick wall. With regards to capturing idea birds, Grady should write down any thought or idea down involving his work. In doing this, he will not only remember past information but also be able to draw from his previous ideas to come up with innovative concepts for building the
In August 2001, the Hyatt team was tasked with producing a lighter and stronger plastic. The team succeeded in May 2002 after Grady suggested using polystyrene. The team created the lightest …show more content…
The Litmus logs are not presented in its entirety, but are chosen selections from Grady’s file. The selections are divided between the period Grady worked on the ‘Lenore Project’ and ‘Project Neostyrene.’ The first thing that is apparent when reading the Lenore logs is that Grady is excessively occupied with various tasks and projects throughout his days. All four of the Lenore logs showed work productivity, although the two earliest logs are focused on innovation while the latter are bureaucratic and administrative productiveness. For instance, on December 17, 2001, Grady slightly increased polystyrene flexibility and on January 24, 2002, he figured out how they may be able to “add another layer of support with negligible weight.” Most importantly, in both innovatively productive logs, Grady was mostly left alone and uninterrupted at work. Grady was able to brainstorm and dedicate time to conducting trials and coming up with creative ideas. On March 25, 2002 and April 9, 2002, Grady submitted a quarterly report, spoke to vendors, discussed patents, and responded to e-mail and telephone messages. These two logs showed that Grady was too exhausted from menial tasks and could not concentrate on the project. He expressed numerous concerns regarding his time management and wished that less of his time was dedicated to …show more content…
16, Michalko). Grady could keep a jar at his desk with bits and pieces of information, pictures, scientific jargon, past ideas, current news, and other items relating to his project and maybe his company. When he pulls out pieces at random, ideas could potentially be triggered, especially when he finds himself at a brick wall. With regards to capturing idea birds, Grady should write down any thought or idea down involving his work. In doing this, he will not only remember past information but also be able to draw from his previous ideas to come up with innovative concepts for building the