INNOVATION WORKSHOPS

Pre-Forum Workshop with Paul Saffo
Get a head-start on your World Innovation Forum experience with the Pre-Forum Workshop, Cultivating Intuition: Effective Forecasting In The Face of Rapid Change.

Join expert forecaster and strategist, Stanford University Professor Paul Saffo, to learn why forecasting is not about making predictions of what the future will be, but about mapping uncertainty to take strategic actions that can influence the future.

When crises hit and uncertainty overwhelms us, our first instinct is to pull in and focus on the present.  But this instinct is as disastrous as instinctively turning against a skid on an icy road. This session will present a set of simple rules calculated to reframe this instinct into reliable forecasting intuition, which will then be applied to issue areas of interest to the attendees.  Attendees will learn how to rapidly map uncertainties, develop forecasts and translate forecasts into strategy responses.



When: 2:00 - 6:00 PM  I   Monday, May 4th, 2009
Price: $750 per person

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER
Phone
866 711 4476 | 9 am - 6 pm EST
212 317 8454 (If dialing internationally)
Fax 
212 308 6788

?What If! Breakfast Workshop
Discover how to create and sustain Innovation Energy at this interactive
and practical session, conducted by ?What If!, the world's largest
independent innovation company. Join a team of senior ?What If!
Innovators who will share and discuss the core skills and behaviors
required for innovation leadership. Hear real-life, inspiring stories from world-class organizations that will help you uncover your innovation priorities.

Through this workshop, attendees will:
• Learn what an Innovation Culture actually entails and how to implement
this Culture into to your organization
• Learn what successful leaders do to truly support innovation
• Find out why behavior triumphs over process
• Gain a deeper understanding of the nature of innovation where
organizational design, leadership skills, attitudes, and behaviors all need
to work together
• Learn from real innovation practitioners and gain tools that you can take back to your organization the very next day


When: 7:30 - 8:30 AM   I   Both days of the Forum
Price: One day complimentary included with your registration


Choose 1 Day During Registration Process.
Phone
866 711 4476 | 9 am - 6 pm EST
212 317 8454 (If dialing internationally)
Fax 
212 308 6788