Future of Work and Agility
Innovation: Growth from Uncertainty
In-Person: 9.15 – 15.50 BST (Masterclasses begin at 8.30 BST, 8.15 arrival) / Online: 9.50 – 12.15 BST
The recent crisis has created levels of uncertainty seldom seen before. Work (how, where, who and what is done), technology, economics, education, geopolitics and society as a whole are changing at a pace that is hard to keep up with. However, this has the potential to be a catalyst for innovation, enabling organisations to meet evolving customer needs with new products and services.
Business leaders face an uncertainty dilemma: all possibilities come with uncertainty and the unexpected has possibility hidden within. But because we are wired to fear uncertainty we miss the possibilities.
This event will address the question why crises spur innovation and how to replicate the successes in a more ‘stable’ environment. Through interactive presentations, discussions and exercises we will explore the issues from an organisation, team and individual perspective, looking beyond our own organisations and industries to learn about the factors of success.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what conditions make some organisations more innovative than others and why some individuals embrace uncertainty, and seek opportunity for growth, while others freeze.
- Identify HR’s role in creating an environment that enables high levels of innovation.
- Each attendee will have the opportunity to develop a tailored action plan identifying how they can contribute to creating the right organisational environment for innovation to flourish.
Masterclass
Hosted by CRF Event Partner Coursera, this pre-event masterclass titled The Skill in Reskilling: Is Your Business Ready? begins at 8.30 BST (please arrive for 8.15). Finishes at 9.15 coordinating with the main event start time.
The Skill in Reskilling: Is Your Business Ready?
Skills shortages, dealing with redundant skills and pressure for a more sustainable and flexible approach to talent is pushing companies towards investing in reskilling. We know reskilling is good for our businesses, but many organisations aren’t doing all that they could. What’s stopping them?
In this Masterclass, we will explore the issues, asking:
- Who should / does have responsibility for reskilling and why?
- How do they get functions to work together towards a common goal?
- What is the blueprint for a successful reskilling programme, and how do you measure its success?
Who is this Event for?
Senior HR leaders with a focus on creating an environment to enable innovation to thrive and developing leader capability and mindset to be more innovative.
Speakers
Nathan Furr
Professor of Strategy and Innovation, INSEAD
Nathan Furr is Professor of Strategy and Innovation at INSEAD in Paris and a recognised expert in the fields of innovation and technology strategy. Professor Furr earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University where he studied how innovators commercialise their ideas. His bestselling books include The Innovator’s Method, Leading Transformation, and Innovation Capital. He has published broadly in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Inc, and academic journals. He is an Innosight Fellow, has been nominated for the Thinkers 50 Innovation Award, and works with leading companies such as Google, Microsoft, Citi, ING, Philips, Solvay and others.
Susannah Furr
Entrepreneur, Designer, Art Historian, and Contrarian
Susannah Furr is an entrepreneur, designer, art historian, and contrarian. She founded a women’s clothing line inspired by her research on the intricate embroidery Dutch women found the time to painstakingly render on their otherwise unadorned uniforms – details often invisible to all but the wearer – and its significance in their daily lives. She has also founded a design firm that provides commercial design services to retail and commercial operations.
Mike Straw
CEO and Founder, Achieve Breakthrough
Mike is the CEO and founder of Achieve Breakthrough. He didn’t coin the phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, but he lives and breathes it! And for two decades he’s been working with distinguished CEOs and senior business leaders to help their people and organisations develop, change and make ground-breaking improvements in performance. Mike founded Achieve Breakthrough to unlock his client’s ambitions: making the seemingly impossible, possible. These include industry leading blue-chip corporations across sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Technology, FMCG, and Global Retail. His notable clients include; Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Roche, Novartis, PepsiCo and Duke Corporate Education. Mike is co-author of The Little Black Book of Change and is an international speaker and thought leader on transformational leadership.
Hamish Taylor
Expert in Innovation/Change, Customer Focus/Brand Management and Leadership/Performance.
Hamish Taylor is a former CEO of Sainsbury’s Bank and Eurostar. Following an outstanding career and 10 years assisting some of the world’s leading organisations, Hamish is an expert in Innovation/Change, Customer Focus/Brand Management and Leadership/Performance. He is also known as the ‘master thief’ based on his record of innovation transfers
