Art Fry's the guy who put Silver's on a scrap of paper to form a better bookmark. He was a new product development engineer for 3M at the time, but it was while singing in the church choir that he received the inspiration for Post-it® Notes. Fry has since received worldwide recognition for his role in revolutionizing office communications. His colleagues elected him to 3M's prestigious Carlton Society and the 3M Circle of Technical Excellence. He was also listed among Esquire magazine's "100 Best People in the World." Today, Fry is semi-retired and travels the globe to lecture on the topics of creativity and innovation.

In 1968, Spencer Silver was a man on a mission. Working in 3M's Corporate Research Laboratory, it was his job to analyze adhesives and how 3M could use them in new products. Along the way, he discovered a unique that formed clear, sparkly spheres instead of a film. He spent the next few years shopping his new glue around 3M before Art Fry found a use for it. Silver retired from 3M in 1996, after 30 years of service to the company, with more than 22 U.S. patents to his name.

It was 1974 when Art Fry entered Bob Molenda's office with a nifty little note in hand — and a lot of plans. As Fry's supervisor and the special projects lab coordinator, Molenda helped Fry get his pet project through the pilot test period. Molenda was most recently the sales and marketing manager for Post-it® Custom Printed Notes before retiring from 3M after 33 years.

Jack Wilkins was the marketing director in charge of the Post-it® Note launch. Together with his team, Wilkins used innovative techniques to get office workers throughout the nation to try, fall in love with and create demand for Post-it® Notes.

Division Vice President Joe Ramey discovered that product sampling was the best way to promote Post-it® Notes. He retired from 3M in 1988 after 40 years of service.

As manager of marketing services, Bill Schoonenberg indentified Boise, Idaho, as the ideal sampling venue for Post-it® Notes. The "Boise Blitz" soon went down in 3M's records books as a marketing success.

After the "Boise Blitz," Marketing Supervisor E. Lynn Wilson helped introduce Post-it® Notes to the rest of the world. As a marketing communications manager for the Post-it® Brand, Wilson remains close to the product he helped launch.