WINDSOR INSIGHTS: INNOVATION SUMMIT 2019

How the destiny of your business and brand value is shaped

An innovation culture is increasingly critical for business survival and growth in a world of disruptive exponential change; a world witnessing an explosion of science and technology developments that encourage us to reimagine business, life, and society in a reinvented future. The coming together of our creativity to create new products and services, exploring new business models, challenging traditional mind-sets, and effective engagement and inclusion will be prerequisites of our future success.

At our INNOVATION SUMMIT we will demystify the wealth of resources; share how successful organisations engage to get fresh, new and game-changing ideas. Attendees will share their point of view and experiences on global innovation trends in their industry.

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Business decisions made are now increasingly driven by a broadening perspective on sustainability; not just by what is best for the planet, but also what is best for a local, national, and global ecosystems. Sustainable economics and communities has equal billing with reducing inequalities, balancing consumption and production, addressing societal system issues such as access to education and healthcare, as well as protecting the environment.

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Our expectation is that our sustainability credentials will increasingly become not only an essential component of our brands, but also a license to operate. This involves adopting a new mind-set and parameters when setting out innovation challenges for teams.

Within organisations we see a lack of organised action, the lack of a flexible creative structure, and a lack of knowledge of available resources holding many ideas back. This is often influenced by commercial priorities, allocation of funding, and organisational culture.

During this consultation and knowledge-sharing day, we will focus on the enablers of innovation and provide tools to achieve profitable ideas faster.

Agenda

Our focus is on creating a consultation space to encourage dialogue and collaboration. So our agenda is deliberately set broadly and with flexibility to accommodate contributions from delegates as well as speakers.

We will consider the following:

• Exploring innovation trends – Looking into agility, ideation, consider the role of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) in shaping innovation trends, planning to exceed client expectations, and being prepared to entering the uncharted waters of a world facing exponential change.

• Global centres of creativity and what are they doing differently - Consider the entrepreneurial appetite for inspiring excellence in creativity, innovation, and the willingness to try something new. Experimenting is often difficult in an operational environment but is a pre-requisite of effective innovation. While technology clusters are increasingly common hotbeds for IT entrepreneurs, there can be little in the way of support and networks for creative businesses.

• Exploring global innovation resources – As innovation, creativity, and adopting a new mindset grow ever more important, where do we go to access support for creative entrepreneurs, to learn about creating sustainable, personalised, experiential, products and services? How do we access funding, mentoring, and support networks?

• Consider the human factors of innovation and creativity - Sustainable development is the new mantra, part of which has to be putting people at the heart of the innovation process. The factors here include mindset, leadership, digital literacy, training and education, and rethinking tasks and the nature of work.

• Explore open innovation where the flow of global resources has been accelerated and how it is being utilised- Open innovation is a term used to promote an information age mindset toward innovation that runs counter to the secrecy and silo mentality of traditional corporate practices. It feeds into the growing notion that to access the opportunities that new technologies offer, collaboration, co-creation, and partnership are likely to be critical enablers of operating in a complex and uncertain world.

We look forward to welcoming you to Vicars' Hall, College of St George, Windsor Castle.