2. BUSINESS VIGILANCE INNOVATION PRAGMATISM PROACTIVENESS FOSTERING CHANGES

3. What will the audience hear? CONVINCING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT AN IDEA WILL BE AS IMPORTANT AS THE IDEA ITSELF. HEALTHY INNOVATION IS NOT ABOUT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT MEANS SMALL, EVERYDAY CHANGES IN YOUR WORK. AVOID SEXY, UNCALIBRATED CANNOBALLS; YOUR IDEAS SHOULD BE USEFUL AND VIABLE. DO NOT DISCUSS WITH THE REALITY; SPOT AND CONFRONT THE BRUTAL FACTS. EVERY TEAM MEMBER (YOU INCLUDED!) HAS AN IMPACT ON THE LEVEL OF INNOVATION IN THE COMPANY.

4. What’s inside? Beware of the old veteran syndrome. How to go beyond a boosted ego, stemming from our past successes? How to stay open to the changes in our business environment? Outside the box. How to find fresh, unobvious ways? How to get inspired by our clients’ suggestions and by innovations introduced in other industries? How not to go too far into the world of wacky innovation? Tenacity and proactive attitude. What does it mean to take responsibility for the final outcome of the innovation? Followership. Why and when should we support lonely nuts, who want to do something fresh and valuable in the organization?

5. Why should you go for it? Translating the bombastic idea of “innovation” into everyday practices within the organization. Finding the right balance between credibility, stability and flexible, unorthodox approach. Unique content, wrapped with an attractive, multimedia layer. Quick, energetic interactions with a large number of participants.

6. About Szymon CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE: Business speaker since 1997, so far invited to nearly 400 events for groups up to 1200 people. POWER AND ENERGY: Szymon’s speeches are packed with multimedia, witty experiments and surprising findings. BUSINESS ACUMEN: A mother lode of good business practices and some anti- lessons (as a warning!). Loads of simple business concepts and case studies. FULLY TAILORED: Adjusting to the company’s culture and event scenario. Frequent and subtle referring to the context of a given industry and client’s challenges. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TRENDS: a long-standing and active member of prestigious American business associations: ISPI, SHRM and ATD. PRESENCE IN MEDIA: An author of more than 60 articles, has given about 20 interviews, invited as an expert by business TV channels. ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A lecturer at Postgraduate Study Program at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, 2004-2008.

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