Mark Fox

Mark L. Fox

Rocket Scientist, Author, and Business Coach

Mark L. Fox is a leading authority on teaching practical creative thinking techniques for business.


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Mark L. Fox is a leading authority on teaching practical creative thinking techniques for business.

At the age of 31, Mark was the youngest Chief Engineer ever on the Space Shuttle program.

He received NASA’s highest recognition of “Launch Honoree” at the age of 23.

Mark has an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering with an MBA. Having held top management positions in Rocket Science, Aircraft Hydraulics, Engineering Services, Customer Service, Software, and e-Business, Mark has an extremely diversified background.

He has held positions ranging from Management and Operations to Sales and Marketing and Research and Development.

Some of Mark’s unique accomplishments include increasing e-business sales 600 percent in one year, he was also the Chairman of the “orbital debris” committee and an eight-time collegiate “All American” in Marksmanship. Mark also designed and built a 10,000-pound rocket, built his own airplane, and flies hot air balloons.

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Da Vinci and the 40 Answers

Duration: Keynote, Half Day, One Day, Multiple Day
Target Audiences: Leaders, Managers, Supervisors or any team member needing fresh ideas

What did Leonardo da Vinci, Buckminster Fuller, Genrikh Altshuller, Nobel Prize Winner Kerry Mullis, and 100's of other famous creative minds have in common? They saw the Universe through specific lenses. And so can you. This workshop is based on the principles of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. A Russian scientist, Genrikh Altshuller evaluated over 300,000 patents and found that all of them fit into just 40 solutions. This workshop teaches you these 40 universal answers and they don't just apply to technical issues; the 40 answers can solve problems and opportunities in sales, marketing, and all business operations as well as your personal life.
What did Leonardo da Vinci, Buckminster Fuller, Genrikh Altshuller, Nobel Prize Winner Kerry Mullis, and 100's of other famous creative minds have in common?

They saw the Universe through specific lenses.

And so can you.

This workshop is based on the principles of TRIZ, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. A Russian scientist, Genrikh Altshuller evaluated over 300,000 patents and found that all of them fit into just 40 solutions. This workshop teaches you these 40 universal answers and they don't just apply to technical issues; the 40 answers can solve problems and opportunities in sales, marketing, and all business operations as well as your personal life.

Also, these are the same tools and techniques used by NASA.

Learning Objectives

You will learn deliberate tools to generate ideas quickly
Learn how to consciously do what creative genius' do unconsciously
Learn the basics of creativity
Learn the secrets of Da Vinci, Disney, and Buckminster Fuller
Organizational Benefits

Business growth
Improve revenue
Reduce cost
Improve employee morale
Improve marketing campaigns
Improve PR
Methods

Prior to the workshop, Mark interviews you to determine how the tools and techniques can best meet your unique needs for corporate creativity. Each workshop is specifically designed for you. Each workshop will be specifically developed based on the results of this discovery interview.

The Basics of Creativity will be covered as well as each of the 40 lenses of TRIZ. Lots of examples of interesting, fun, and thought provoking examples will be demonstrated and discussed.

Multiple breakout sessions will be conducted applying the tools learned to the specific problems identified by the client. Mark has developed a unique way to explain and teach these principles. He makes it easy for anyone to understand.

You'll return home with a series of specific techniques and perspectives that will give you the ability to "think outside the box" at the snap of your fingers. In short, you'll be handed the keys to innovation.

Program Outline

Peel the onion
Try it
Sensible design
Clear as mud
Viewpoint
Universal network
The 40 Lenses of TRIZ


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