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SUMMARY

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COLIN PINKS

EX: IF YOU ARE SITTING COMFORTABLY…GRAB SOME PAPER….

WHY IS INNOVATION IMPORTANT?

Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/519226/technology-is-wiping-out-companies-faster-than-ever/

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WHAT IS INNOVATION ANYWAY?Define, Types, Context

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INNOVATION=

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INNOVATION=

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IMPLEMENTATION

INCREMENTAL

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INTERSECTIONAL

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INTERSECTIONAL

WHAT TYPES DO YOU HAVE?

SOME CONDITIONS TOFOSTER INNOVATION?

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1 DIVERSITY

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PaintingSculptureArchitectureScienceMusicMathematics EngineeringLiteratureAnatomyGeology AstronomyBotanyHistory

WHAT IS DIVERSITY?

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BusinessFunction

Age

Background

WorkingPattern

Definition ofSuccess

Distancefrom

Customer

Education

WHAT IS DIVERSITY?

Personality

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Function

WHAT IS DIVERSITY?

They All ContributeTo Your Mindset

BusinessFunction

Age

Background

WorkingPattern

Definition ofSuccess

Personality

Distancefrom

Customer

Education

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By spending time with those who have a different set of assumptions, beliefs and rules, it will help you understand your own.

You can then better analyse whether those factors are serving you positively in your current context.

And then decide what to keep and what to discard.

What to unlearn.

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‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn’ Alvin Toffler

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‘Future Shock’ 1970

A way of describing the social paralysis induced by rapid technological change.

.. popularised the term ’information overload’

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3 ENVIRONMENT

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WHAT IS CULTURE?SYMBOLSSTORIESPOWER STRUCTURESORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURESCONTROL SYSTEMSRITUALS AND ROUTINES

‘The Way We Do Things Round Here’

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INNOVATION IS HARD, AS THE CARDS CAN BE STACKED AGAINST YOU

IS YOUR ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTING OR HINDERING INNOVATION?

3 ENVIRONMENT

EX: LET’S TAKE A TRIP

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4. CO-CREATION

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

INNOVATIONIS ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVALINCREMENTAL VS INTERSECTIONAL

DIVERSITYUNLEARNINGCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT‘YES AND’ MINDSETCO-CREATION

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SUMMARY

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COLIN PINKScolin@luminarum.co.

uk@colinpinks

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