Time to connect.
We start this Innov8rs Connect 2021/2022 series by looking at the fundamentals for any innovation team to get right first and foremost: Strategy, Leadership and Organization.
Here’s a summary of the many themes and questions we’ll be addressing in the live sessions, and through the selected content items.
Strategy
How do we set our innovation strategy, supporting our company strategy? How do we better align with the Strategy function for a more iterative approach? How do we then put this strategy into action, and deliver upon the promise we’ve made?
Leadership
What makes for effective leadership, for our function, our teams and ourselves? How do we lead change to prepare our organizations for times of growing complexity, uncertainty, and volatility? But also, how do we engage with company leadership and business management in the right way, to gain support and secure resources, and to avoid politics to kill our efforts?
Organization
Given our innovation strategy, what’s the best way to organize our operations? What’s being done at corporate versus in the business, or in the regions? What’s the proper distance from the many innovation vehicles to the core business; does ambidexterity really work? How do we collaborate across silos, and streamline our efforts for the biggest impact?
If you are working on and interested in themes and questions like this, join other cross-industry innovation leaders and professionals for 20+ in-depth conversations and interactive sessions.
Bring your team. Boost your impact.
You can focus on one key topic and get to the bottom of it. Or, you can divide and conquer to catch the best and latest on all key themes and trends.
With our team packages you get a great deal on tickets- but even greater outcomes.
With so many issues to tackle and so much change happening so fast, you will benefit from your team joining too.
Not your typical event: you'll learn and do stuff.
Forget pointless powerpoints. You’ll roll up your sleeves, and work with peers and experts in interactive small group sessions. And no theoretic blabla: you'll focus on whatever is most important to you.
Whatever your challenges are, and regardless of industry and innovation maturity, you'll leave with new, practical insights and an upgraded toolbox, to implement right away.
Live Sessions
In the main week of the event, you can choose to join a diverse range of 20+ interactive small group sessions and peer circles as they happen. You can also host your own sessions to ask for feedback or share your approach.
Content
For four weeks per event, starting one week prior to the main week and ending two weeks after, you'll have access to a selection of topical past session recordings and other resources plus of course once the event is over, session recordings from the event itself.
Community
You can easily tap into the expertise and experiences of peers and experts, available to share their knowledge and provide guidance. Ask a question, share your experience and discuss topics- all available 24/7, so you can engage whenever you want.
You’re busy, of course. You let us know what your questions and challenges are, and based on that you'll get a personalized schedule highlighting sessions and content most relevant for you (so you can invest your time wisely).
Live Sessions
In the event's main week you can join 20+ interactive small group sessions. Talks, workshops and roundtables- all covering what you need to know and do now to further improve your innovation outcomes.
Check sessions currently confirmed below, or open a 1-page agenda here. You'll get further details and instructions to RSVP after registration.
The Lean Scaleup - The End-to-End View on Corporate Entrepreneurship
Get To Next: The Breakthrough from Innovation to Activation
Accelerating Change and Innovation in Uncertain Times
Innovation & Strategy: Defining, Designing and Aligning
Taking Strategy to Action to Unleash Your Innovation Potential
An Open Conversation: Partnering With Your Leaders on Innovation
Connecting to Strategy
Strategy Execution
Forget Innovation Labs. You Need a Strategy Lab
The Politics of Innovation
Reinventing Innovation? Yes, It's Time
Agility Needs Stability- What Companies Can Learn From James Bond, Taoism and Ambidexterity
How To Build An Innovation Capability That Lasts
Community Club
Connecting the Dots From Strategy to Execution
Building Confidence in Your Strategy
The Digital Transformer's Dilemma
Why Successful Innovation Strategies Always Start With People
How To Build and Run an Internal Community of Practice
Mitigating Not-invented-here and Not-sold-here Problems: The Role of Corporate Innovation Hubs
Leadership for the Digital Revolution
The Innovation Leadership Map
Community Club
Content
As you may guess, we've talked about these topics before at our events and amongst our members. With your event pass comes access to a selection of past session recordings and our resources from our content library, so that you can go even broader and deeper, beyond what's being discussed in the live sessions.
Here's a glimpse of the content that comes with your event pass.
You'll be in great company.
Other participants are in roles like
• Chief Innovation Officer / VP of Innovation
• Head of Innovation, Innovation Program Director, Innovation Lab/ Centre Director
• Venture Lead/Innovation Team Lead
• Individual Intrapreneur, Innovation Team Member/Contributor
• Leader/professional in general business role other functions like Strategy, IT/Transformation, R&D/Product, Marketing, HR/Change
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other corporate innovators
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IF YOU HAVE INNOVATION IN YOUR TITLE, THIS IS YOUR TRIBE.
Time to connect.
Join Innov8rs Connect to understand what’s working in other companies, benchmark your approach and performance, and explore new approaches and develop new skills.
This event is one of eight events as part of our Innov8rs Connect 2021/2022 series.
Here's the full schedule:
- Strategy, Leadership & Organization | 21-23 September 2021
- Governance, Portfolio & Program Management | 28-30 September 202
- Foresight & Business Design | 26-28 October 2021
- Venture Building & Scaling | 2-4 November 2021
- Careers & Personal Development | 12-14 January 2022
- Startup Collaboration & Ecosystem Engagement | 15-17 February 2022
- Culture, Talent & Teams | 15-17 March 2022
- Climate & SDGs | 12-14 April 2022
You'll find the latest info and agendas per event always via innov8rs.co/connect
Which Pass to choose?
First, check the schedule above and decide if you're interested in the other topics as well, besides Strategy, Leadership & Organization.
Then, consider if you'd like to join as individual, or as team. Those could be your direct colleagues but also other innovators in other regions and parts of the business. For us, that all counts as one team.
- If you'd like to join as individual, you can purchase an Individual Pass for 1, 3 or 8 events in this series.
- If you'd like to join as team, you can purchase a Team Pass with 5, 10, 20 or 30 seats. You can allocate those seats to all 8 events in this series. One seat is one "Individual Pass" to be used by one individual for one event.
Of course, we're happy to help customizing your package if that's easier- just reach out.
What's included?
Every "Seat" allows for one individual to participate in one event, and includes:
• 20+ interactive live sessions you can join (talks, workshops, Ask Me Anything's, topical discussions, networking and more)
• A personalized agenda based on YOUR goals and needs, and concierge support to help you make most out of the program
• Option to join a Peer Circle with 3 others working on similar issues, for accountability and support with implementation
• Option to host a Challenge Call to get feedback on your key challenge
• Access to selected content from our library plus all session recordings and additional resources for four weeks in total
• Ask questions, share experiences and discuss any topic with other participants via our community platform
The options and prices above are for corporate leaders and professionals only.
If you are a consultant/coach, software firm or otherwise service provider to corporate innovators, you need an Innov8rs Connect Expert Pass to join. Prices for these are higher than the prices listed below.
Apply via this link, and if accepted you'll get further information via email.
Are you a member of Innov8rs Community already?
For members with a Community Pass, an Individual Pass for every Innov8rs Connect event is included in your membership. With a Content Pass, you get 30% off an Individual or Team Pass. Email Kate to get your personal discount code and further instructions
ANY QUESTIONS?
We're happy to help.
Just open a chat via the blue button bottom right. Or send an email to Hans Balmaekers via hans@innov8rs.co