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Unique Product Technology (UPT) The Unique Product Technology Group is the essential catalyst that transforms innovative IP assets into valuable, successful, evolving and sustainable technologies, products and markets. The UPT Group produces positive benefits and high-levels of returns for stakeholders and investors from the timely convergence of Ideas, People and Needs across our active global networks. Unique Product Development and Commercialization, Intellectual Property Strategy and Licensing, Product and Market Development, Strategic Partnerships including Seed and Venture Capital, Sustainable Value, Positive Benefits and Positive Consequences. KPC brings Value through its Multi-Discipline, Multi-Dimension, and Multi-Market Expertise in Energy, Knowledge, Food, Telecommunications, Water, and Health. >>> Learn More >>> |
Managing in the 21st Century The Logical Framework (LogFrame) is a robust strategic process that deals with the complex management environment of the 21st Century which requires the oganization to account for the multiple sets of stakeholders and interests within a value creation mindset. >>> Learn More >>> |
Food for Thought Food For Thought is an innovative KPC-assembled portfolio of Health Successful Foods that have positive consequences at all levels of health and commerce. These food products contain intellectual property assets that can be deployed on a local, regional, national and trans-national basis and require low capital and low resource inputs while generating large, sustained value markets. >>> Learn More >>> |
The Senior Leadership Academy Why is there no meaningful rung on the corporate ladder above the Executive Suite? What separates a burden on society from a benefit to society? The Senior Leadership Academy is an important component of KPC's Third Age Living commitment. SLA enhances life and vitality of individuals aged 55+ and fulfill needs that wisdom, experience and knowledge transfer address in exceptional ways - adding to the future of successive generations and keeping productive capacity engaged in today's economy. >>> Learn More >>> |
KPC Speakers Bureau Led by Professor Joseph D. Ben-Dak, KPC experts provide international expertise to conferences, seminars and corporate retreats. Keynotes, Lecturers, Panelists, and Moderated Discussion - as well as collaborative dialogues to fit audience, interests and needs. Highly respected and in-demand for thoughtful analysis that spans geo-politics, international trade routes, cross-border transfers of technology and knowledge, competition, conflicts, and tuned to local and national currents and trends. >>> Learn More >>> |
The Big Question Challenge What is the Big Question that your organization or business needs to answer? KPC collaborates with you to face and solve the blocks and barriers that will make or break your future. Its all or nothing - KPC delivers and you set the fee based on value you receive - from $Zero to priceless! Available on a one-to-one basis with CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, Directors and Advisory Board members - or with executive groups from within your organization. People, Places, Skills, Tools, Resources, Knowledge, Know-How -- Achieve Success and Avoid Failure. >>> Learn More >>> |
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INDIA A major Indian corporation with a construction division, a call-centers division and a Bollywood division worked closely with Knowledge Planning to rebuild these units as effective profit centers and to instigate a strategic planning format to address changing environments in India and abroad. During the KPC-led early-stage study [2006] major underlying constraints were identified and a new mandate was proposed and adopted leading to a restructuring of the company as a private group of companies. The evolution was successfully completed in May 2008 as our client reported that its profit margins were raised 230% compared to 2006 expectations and that they had achieved a 250% increase in total performance. CHINA Knowledge Planning served as chief adviser to a Chinese corporation with $300 million annual revenues to redefine its strategic plan, acquire US marketing partners, and redefine its product line. As part of that strategic process review and advisory services to the client, KPC sourced candidates for both the Executive Board and the Advisory Board. All requirements were defined, implemented and successfully completed within six weeks. (2007) ISRAEL Knowledge Planning was engaged by an early stage Israeli producer of revolutionary search and data mining/harvesting vehicles to locate and map best product line, best strategic option for company's growth, strategic partners and funding. KPC's comprehensive services led to full funding by a best-fit strategic funds partner and the appointment of several highly qualified Directors to serve on the Corporate Board, including ongoing evaluative and advisory-participation by Knowledge Planning. (2008) |
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| Knowledge Planning is a global firm focused on Unique Product Technology, Intellectual Property strategy and licensing, innovation in product and market development, and the integration of people, ideas and resources through strategic partnerships including seed and venture capital that can be positioned for sustainable value and positive benefits and consequences. We apply multi-discipline, multi-market and multi-dimensional approaches to products, markets and people engaged in major industries: Energy, Telecommunications, Knowledge, Food, Water, and Health.
Knowledge Planning provides strategic evaluations and advisory services, and ongoing review, for its clients as they confront globalized markets, transnational exchanges of technology and innovation, and the multi-dimensional challenges of creating growth and competitive excellence. Knowledge Planning is a truly global consulting firm with direct experience in more than 80 countries. We help leaders in the public and private sectors make the big decisions on core and collateral strategies, operations and asset deployment, mergers and acquisitions, technology viability, intellectual property valuation and development, corporate security, competitive evolution, and cross-border organization. Our business is making industries, companies, projects, markets and technology more valuable. Our business services for our clients are transnational, transformative, and catalytic. The Knowledge Planning value proposition: Direct Practice Experience in 80 countries; More Disciplines and Dimensions Applied; First and Second Order Analysis for all activities; Immediate Response to Urgent Issues. Knowledge Planning: One of the World's Leading private Strategic Advisory Groups for Technology and Intellectual Property Assets. Specialists in Unique Product Technology Development and Commercialization; Local, Regional, National and Trans-National Strategic Partnerships and Investors; and across Energy, Knowledge, Food, Health, Water and Telecommunications industries; Multi-Discipline, Multi-Dimension and Multi-Market to achieve positive benefits and positive consequences. "Rigorous, continuous evaluation is the strategic planning process." |
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Associates / Resources and Expertise Knowledge Planning maintains an extensive network of Associates as direct participants, consultants and as knowledge-centers. The breadth and depth is global to local, from high-tier constructs to project elements, and available for engagements ranging from immediate applications to long-term evaluation and management. Among those Associates:
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Activating Local Opportunities Knowledge Planning specializes in activating local opportunities by working closely with mayors, city councils, local entrepreneurs, and with private and public enterprise leaders. Knowledge Planning's skills for these activities are particularly unique and especially related to identifying and evaluating imbedded markets and un-expressed emerging markets that can be grown while incorporating and amplifying the local catalysts. Typical Initial Engagements extend one to six months, to annual engagements (ongoing evaluative and training components) with renewal provisions, and with appropriate minimum entry fees plus achievement and performance incentives. >>> Learn More >>> |
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Director Search Services KPC brings its unique resources, professional networks and insights to the critical selection process for Corporate Board Directors and Members of Advisory Boards. Elevates these critical corporate systems with an emphasis on building complementary and participative units with utility and supportive chemistry as now required in current "real" environment; Addresses skills and couplings that are over-looked and/or under-utilized; and implements its proven methods for bridging and supporting strategic necessities with individual qualifications. Services fee examples: (1) Simple search process (flexible time constraints and scope limited with well defined criteria, $25,000 - $50,000), and (2) More complex search process (urgency, multi-constituent review, corporate re-structure, broad skill sets, operational, financial, management and/or regional experience, strategic alliance, willingness to displace/conjoin current commitments, $100,000 - $250,000) >>> Learn More >>> |
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and Enhancement of Intellectual Property Assets Extensive review, analysis and evaluation of existing IP portfolio. Includes Advanced Patent-Fencing Strategies; Fundamental Assessment, Formative and Summative Evaluation of Intellectual Property Assets; Integration of Intellectual Property Assets with the Strategic Plan with both Mid-Course Correction Modes and Technology Transfer Modes within Countries and between Corporate Bodies. Training/Monitoring Systems for IP Development, Deployment, Security, Licensing and Obsolescence. Typical Initial Engagements extend one to six months, to annual engagements (ongoing evaluative and training components) with renewal provisions, and with minimum entry fees $100,000 plus achievement and performance incentives. >>> Learn More >>> |
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Projects Based on its expertise and pioneering work on formative evaluation, summative evaluation and technology transfer turn-key operations and our preference for BOT business operations in the private-public enterprises, Knowledge Planning has been a participant in major efforts in the energy areas. The geographical areas of interest included most recently the off shore coastal areas of North West Africa and Brazil. The projects included: 1. security planning including four governments fleets [e.g., African international waters] 2. industrial preparation, and 3. piping and other delivery optimization. Knowledge Planning was a central participant in negotiation with numerous stakeholders and involved in the full gamut of financial planning and execution including the activation of public financing in the USA and elsewhere. These projects, some of which are still on-going, have been successful, notwithstanding the early minimalist expectation. >>> Learn More >>> |
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Threat Analysis Extensive review, analysis and evaluation of existing Security Systems, coupled with KPC's unique resources, professional networks and insights to this critical corporate component. Security Threat Analysis and Bayesian Forecasting Methodology; Compiling and Protecting Your Mission Critical Value Generators; SecureData Transfers across all devices; Individual, Corporate and Special Purpose Communications versus Useful and Available Technology; Evaluation of Business Strategies to Identify Data Security Requirements and Implications of Non-Secure Access Modalities. Prevention and Minimization of Security Breach and Recovery. Vendor and Technology independent. Typical Initial Engagements extend one to six months, to annual engagements (ongoing evaluative and training components) with renewal provisions, and with minimum entry fees $100,000 plus achievement and performance incentives. >>> Learn More >>> |
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| >> Search/Selection: Directors for Corporate Boards and Members of Advisory Boards >> The Logical Framework in a Project Management System >> Strategical Planning for the Modern Region and City >> Catalytic Approach to Unique Product Development in the South >> Complementarity Assessment >> Fugitive Technologies >> Of Mice and Men… A New Business Model May Help You Thwart Counterfeiting and Return Profitability by Joseph F. Noferi and Ralph L. Dillon >> Defending the Supply Chain - Lessons from Sun Tzu by Joseph F. Noferi and Ralph L. Dillon |
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to engage the participants and are substantive, corrective and solution oriented.
Strategic Reviews and Assessments are cross-platform integrating relevant topics in Security, Market Development, Technology, Intellectual Property and Forecasting. All Presentations are customized to the client's/audience's focus and needs. Formats include Panel Moderator-Participant, One Day and Two Day Workshops and Seminars, Advisory Engagements and recurring Evaluation-Training Sessions. Stipend, fee and/or engagement basis. Programs currently available in Presentation, Workshop and Seminar formats for Leadership Teams, Groups and Conferences include: Security Threat Analysis - Forecasting and Strategic Response (Seminar, Presentation, Workshop and Evaluative/Training Curriculum - Introduction and Advanced) Discussion topics include Security Threat Analysis and Bayesian Forecasting Methodology; Compiling Your Real Top Ten Value Generators; Security Issues for Data Transfers in a Portable Device Landscape; Individual, Corporate and Special Purpose Communications versus Useful and Available Technology; Evaluation of Business Strategies to Identify Data Security Requirements and Implications of Non-Secure Access Modalities. Illustrates dozens of current-relevant disasters that could have been prevented or minimized in contexts of different sectors and countries Activating Opportunities in Emerging Markets (Seminar, Presentation) Presents the Art of Remote Sensing in Business, Especially Related to Global Transactions; Identifying and Evaluating Imbedded Markets inside the BRIC and Emerging Markets; Identifying and Evaluating Emerging Markets Inside the BRIC and Emerging Markets; Using Local Catalysts Sovereign Funds and Future Funds - Roles/Strategies for Investment Partners (Seminar, Presentation) Addresses the Crossroads of Soverign Funds, Future Funds, Investment Strategies and Corporate Strategies. How Your Business Can Take Advantage of and Control These Opportunities and Evolve as the Funds Evolve Evaluation and Enhancement of Intellectual Property Assets (Seminar, Presentation, Workshop and Evaluative/Training Curriculum - Introduction and Advanced) Includes Advanced Patent-Fencing Strategies; Fundamental Assessment, Formative and Summative Evaluation of Intellectual Property Assets; Integration of Intellectual Property Assets with the Strategic Plan with both Mid-Course Correction Modes and Technology Transfer Modes within Countries and between Corporate Bodies Cross Platform Technologies and Opportunities (Seminar, Presentation, Workshop and Evaluative/Training Curriculum - Introduction and Advanced) Digital Media, Clean Tech and Med Tech in the Major Markets (US, Europe, India, China, Russia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and Korea) and in the Emerging Second and Third World Economies Defining Global and Local Markets (Seminar, Presentation, Workshop and Evaluative/Training Curriculum - Introduction and Advanced) Differentiating Data and Noise in Projecting the Future; What is the Role and the Options of Recruiting Local Catalysts in Different Markets to Move the Client's Products or Assets for Full Benefit; Actualized Examples Include the Use of Militaries for Sustainable Business in Second and Third World Countries. >>> Learn More >>> |