Video Interview and Introduction of Dr. Charles M. Savage:

Dr. Savage works with and coaches company presidents, division managers and other senior executives committed to improving their knowledge strategy, organizational culture, innovation approaches and customer focus. He has pioneered the discussion of Fifth Generation Management as a way to tap and team the creative capabilities of professionals within and between companies. In particular, he has been focusing on the shift from the steep hierarchies of the Industrial Era to flatter network organizations based on virtual enterprising for the emerging Knowledge Economy, including support for Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 developments. His clients include ABB, Alstom, British Telecom, Carl Zeiss, KarstadtQuelle, Optus Cable & Wireless, Heidelberger Druck, Intel, Sappi, Saudi Aramco, Suez and Siemens. He is a founding member of the Arabian Knowledge Economy Association (AKEA) and the Muslim Heritage Advisory Group, initiated by Prof. Salim Al-Hassani (see: www.1001inventions.com) .

Prior to forming his own company, he was responsible for Digital Equipment Corporation’s worldwide Organizational Effectiveness Practice. He has worked as a Vice President of Gray Judson, Inc., a management consulting firm in Boston; a Principle in the D. Appleton Co., Manhattan Beach, CA, where he pioneered the human side of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM); and as Director of the Boston Office of the Scandinavian Institutes of Administrative Research (SIAR). He has been active in the Computer and Automated Systems Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (CASA/SME) where he served for many years on their Board of Directors. He has also taught at Boston College, Suffolk University and is now teaching MBA courses in “Leadership” at the University of Applied Science, (FHM), the Munich Business School (MBS) and Fachhochschule für Ökonomie & Management (FOM).