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Innovate Like a Startup Tools and Techniques for 21st Century Entrepreneurship Ted Rogers School of Management offers customized programming to unlock entrepreneurial capabilities within medium-to-large organizations In a time when products, processes and services can become obsolete overnight, no organization can afford to be complacent. To stay ahead of current competitors and nimble new start-ups, all organizations must continually reinvent themselves to harness new technologies and resources, create and exploit new markets, and disrupt existing industries. To do this effectively, organizations must: • Empower all employees to think and act like entrepreneurs; • Engage with stakeholders to identify new markets; • Unlock the innovation potential of all business units, not just the R&D department; and, • Collaboratively develop compelling value propositions to outpace competitors and seize markets. As Canada’s pre-eminent entrepreneurship-focused business school, the Ted Rogers School of Management has the deep expertise to help all types of organizations innovate like a startup. Through a collaborative design and assessment process, the Ted Rogers School of Management will tailor a program to align your organization’s structure and business strategy with innovation demands. To learn how the “Innovate Like a Startup” program can be customized to meet your organization’s unique goals and objectives, please contact [email protected] or call 416-979-5287. www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/execed “Great content presented by an excellent speaker” Al Bolter Vice President, Colliers International “Engaging and thought-provoking session with intriguing case studies to learn from” Oren Berkovich Innovation Manager, Deloitte Canada “Very engaging speaker; great stories and insights shared with practical examples” Rosanna Lamanna Partner, Grant Thornton LLP “New perspectives transferred in an engaging way” Sandra Abuwalle Senior Marcom, Brand Marketing, Samsung Canada Participant Feedback from past “Innovate Like a Startup” sessions:
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Innovate Like a StartupTools and Techniques for 21st Century Entrepreneurship
Ted Rogers School of Management offers customized programming to unlock entrepreneurial capabilities within medium-to-large organizations
In a time when products, processes and services can become obsolete overnight, no organization can afford to be complacent. To stay ahead of current competitors and nimble new start-ups, all organizations must continually reinvent themselves to harness new technologies and resources, create and exploit new markets, and disrupt existing industries.
To do this effectively, organizations must:• Empower all employees to think and act like entrepreneurs;• Engage with stakeholders to identify new markets;• Unlock the innovation potential of all business units, not just
the R&D department; and,• Collaboratively develop compelling value propositions to
outpace competitors and seize markets.
As Canada’s pre-eminent entrepreneurship-focused business school, the Ted Rogers School of Management has the deep expertise to help all types of organizations innovate like a startup. Through a collaborative design and assessment process, the Ted Rogers School of Management will tailor a program to align your organization’s structure and business strategy with innovation demands.
To learn how the “Innovate Like a Startup” program can be customized to meet your organization’s unique goals and objectives, please contact [email protected] or call 416-979-5287. www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/execed
“Great content presented by an excellent speaker”
Al BolterVice President, Colliers International
“Engaging and thought-provoking session with intriguing case studies to learn from”
Oren BerkovichInnovation Manager, Deloitte Canada
“Very engaging speaker; great stories and insights shared with practical examples”
Rosanna LamannaPartner, Grant Thornton LLP
“New perspectives transferred in an engaging way”
Sandra AbuwalleSenior Marcom, Brand Marketing,
Samsung Canada
Participant Feedback from past “Innovate Like a Startup” sessions:
With leading-edge content delivered by award-winning faculty, the Ted Rogers School of Management is Canada’s recognized leader for entrepreneurship training
Facilitators for “Innovate Like a Startup”
Steven GedeonBSc, MSC, MBA, PEng, PE, PhD is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Ted Rogers School of Management and Director of the Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute. He has founded or led over a dozen private, public, venture capital and non-profit organizations. Dr. Gedeon has performed contract research and consulted with over 100 of Canada’s top companies. He is a motivational public speaker on personal leadership, success, goal-setting, skill-development, and best practices in entrepreneurship education with over 100 publications and patents.
Dr. Gedeon has won more than 20 awards including the President’s Award of Teaching Excellence, Experiential Teaching Award, and the USASBE National Award for Entrepreneurial Experiential Education Best Practices. He has broad experience in designing and delivering entrepreneurship curricula, programs, courses, and high-impact workshops in North America and Europe.
Dave ValliereBASc, MEng, MBA, PhD, PEng, is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Ted Rogers School of Management and an inspiring teacher of entrepreneurship and finance, winning prestigious teaching awards at multiple Canadian universities. Dr. Valliere is a top researcher in entrepreneurship, with
particular focus on how entrepreneurship fuels economic growth, and on the individual cognitive psychology necessary to become more entrepreneurial. Prior to joining
academia, Dr. Valliere worked as an entrepreneur, an executive leader and strategist in corporate IT, a venture capitalist, a commercial banker supporting entrepreneurial
new ventures, and a software and telecom engineer in the high-tech sector.
Sean WiseBA, LLB, MBA, PhD, is an Assistant Professor ofEntrepreneurship at Ted Rogers School of Management; host of The Naked Entrepreneur, which debuted on OWN in 2015; and, the past online host and industry advisor for CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Dr. Wise specializes in helping emerging and high growth organizations turn a profit. With 10 years of venture capital to his credit, Dr. Wise has helped found six business ventures of his own, the first at age 16. Wise is a celebrated author, his publications include:
• Wise Words: Lessons in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital• How to be a Business Superhero• HOT OR NOT: how to know if your business idea will fail or fly! • Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job
In April 2014, Dr. Wise was recognized as Canada’s Mentor of the Year at the inaugural Startup Canada Awards.
Ted Rogers School of Management Executive and Corporate Education www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/[email protected] 416-979-5287
