INNOVATION WORKSHOPS

Pre-Forum Workshop with Paul Saffo
Get a head-start on your World Innovation Forum experience with the Pre-Forum Workshop, The Secret to Effective Forecasting. Join expert forecaster and strategist, 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.

Attendees will gain vital knowledge and skills:

• Understanding the purpose of forecasting
• Defining the Cone of Uncertainty: Mapping the scope of future possibilities
• Looking for the "S" curve: Understanding how change develops and behaves
• Avoiding getting trapped in your own conclusions: Holding strong opinions weakly
• Looking back to look forward: The forecasting power of our historical rearview mirror
• BREAKOUT: Lessons from the fall of the Berlin Wall


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
Online
REGISTER NOW

?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: Complimentary with your registration


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