COE developed methodologies and processes to ef 

which identified areas of improvement in the ship 

fect the transfer of these research findings to the

yard.  The main result of the project was the devel 

U.S.  industrial  base.    The  research  conducted  at

opment of a template for introducing new technolo 

UNO COE and GCRMTC is applied research, which

gies into the shipyard through actual cases.  This

from the beginning has had an intended applica 

template consisted of the three phases of adoption

tion, market, and customer base.

of new technology: initiating, implementing; and in 

The GCRMTC was recently involved with three

stitutionalizing.  Within this context, the concept of

major technology transfer projects.  The first was

the importance of knowing the difference between

a  project  entitled  Innovative  Quotient  (IQ)

major and minor change was introduced.  Handy

project.   This  project  involved  getting  the  U.S.

worksheets were developed for each phase of adop 

shipbuilding  industry  to  conduct  a  self assess 

tion and training was given to shipbuilders on the

ment on how it compared to truly innovative com 

use of the worksheets.  Through the understanding

panies in regard to its ability to change.  The self 

of how to implement technology and handle the re 

assessment  tool,  IQ,  was  based  on  parameters

lated  change,  some  of  the  reluctance  to  learning

known  to  be  important  to  innovation.   A  meta 

from others has decreased.

analysis of existing literature on technology trans 

The third recent technology transfer project completed

fer and innovation developed the IQ model.  This

by GCRMTC was the successful commercialization of

model was used to determine specific areas that

UNO COE s developed software.   The significant point

needed to be assessed to measure the innovative

of this project was that after all of the research, product

abilities  of  an  organization.    IQ  was  linked  to

development,  Beta  testing  and  final  development,

GCRMTC  developed  software  that  was  user

GCRMTC was able to find a viable commercial entity to

friendly and produced easily understandable out 

take over the marketing, installation, upgrading, and

puts.  After the group being evaluated answered

support of the software.  By having someone separate

the questions in the software package on innova 

from the University s marketing, installing, and main 

tion,  the  results  were  produced  in  a  radar  plot

taining the software, ship owners and operators accepted

and used as a point of discussion with the group.

the new technology that helped them operate in a more

UNO COE found this dialogue to be the most in 

efficient and cost effective manner.

formative step in the use of the IQ project.  The

These examples show how UNO COE undertakes

software  is  now  licensed  to  Managing  Change

research projects with the goal of transferring the

Associates located in Houston, Texas, and UNO

technology  to  industry  upon  completion  of  the  re 

COE  is  in  discussion  with  Top  Tier,  Inc.,  a  gas

search and development of the product.  By doing

and oil consulting company in Slidell, Louisiana.

this, UNO COE assists industry in becoming more

The second successful technology transfer project

competitive and incorporating state of the art pro 

completed by GCRMTC was a productivity project,

cesses, materials, and technologies.

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