Rapidly Solving Problems for Social Good
Joe Justice is a Seattle based agile consultant and CEO of WIKISPEED. WIKISPEED is a think-tank and rapid prototyping R&D company run as a non-profit for world good. WIKISPEED uses the Agile management approach, which is the project focused creative retooling of Lean manufacturing methods adopted by software companies returning to profitability after the dot.com bust of 1999. Agile methods are now spreading beyond software into other project-oriented industries. WIKISPEED uses Agile to realize big idea solutions in response to real problems while using the fewest natural resources, economic resources and overhead. At WIKISPEED, Joe is also the leadership behind the SGT01, a practical result of the implementation of WIKISPEED’s mission, a disruptive technology car encouraging the automotive industry to make technology leaps, rather than evolutionary improvements of legacy or even defunct technology. The SGT01 competed in the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize for 100-mile-per-gallon efficiency at Michigan International Speedway and was invited to occupy coveted floor space between Ford and Chevrolet at the 2011 Detroit North American Auto Show. Discovery Channel Canada visited the Shoreline WIKISPEED shop July of 2011 to film the car and team. Joe is currently leads his team in manufacturing cars for sale to the general public, consults on business Agility, and is a nominated TEDx speaker.