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By Henry Doss. There is today an emerging distinction between “leadership” and “innovation leadership,” a new vision of what it takes to become an innovative leader and a leader of innovation. This new model of thinking requires a new way of preparing leaders, and a new way of thinking about leadership. The rules are changing and it might not be stretching the point to say there is actually a leadership revolution brewing.
By Henry Doss. Big businesses don't seem to be very innovative. An informal glance around the big business landscape won't reveal much in the way of innovation beyond perhaps the routine adoption of a new technology, a bit of chasing the most current business model paradigm or acronym, or maybe rejiggering organizational charts here and there. But, innovation? Not so much. It doesn't have to be that way.
By Henry Doss. If innovation is the topic, culture should be your first concern. If innovative practices, innovative execution, innovative output and innovation as a means to long-term excellence are a desired outcome, your attention should go first to culture. If innovation is a "strategic imperative" or some such other phrase or vision or story line, then culture change should be the path you pursue. Start anywhere else and shy away from culture, and at best you will likely achieve only incremental tactical and structural improvements.
RFS is conducting a Rainforest Discovery Session today in Daytona Beach, Florida, for 50 Daytona movers and shakers. Henry Doss is onsite and Joe Sterling is co-facilitating and providing graphic capture (remotely via WebEx). The group is examining their local innovation ecosystem with the aid of our Rainforest Scorecard. They will be synthesizing strategic issues and developing initiatives from Scorecard data. Those actions will help Daytona improve its innovation ecosystem and thereby improve economic development and collaboration in the region.
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Fostering A Culture of Innovation:
Daytona Beach boasts a rich heritage of innovators coming together to experiment, iterate and push the state of the art. Building on that heritage and fostering a renewed culture of innovation is the core purpose of Innovate Daytona.
Our mission is to:
· make the Daytona region a hub for innovation that attracts and retains highly talented individuals, increasing the area’s average income
· launch initiatives that will attract media attention to innovation and entrepreneurship
· develop synergy between companies, agencies, and leaders to create clarity of vision
· connect people, innovations, and funding
· integrate entrepreneurship activities into local schools, colleges, and universities
· increase trust, diversity, and mentorship while reducing the fear of failure in our community
Join other thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators as they come together to discuss the growing tech ecosystem in the Asheville Community. This invitation only event will be held at Asheville's highly anticipated climate science coworking, education, and event space, The Collider.
Henry H. Doss currently serves as managing partner for Rainforest Strategies, an innovation consultancy. Henry’s work is primarily in the area of innovation ecosystem consulting, the merger of theory and practice in innovation culture work and the study of innovation leadership. In particular he focuses on the correlations between culture and performance in organizations and has an abiding interest in how individuals grow and learn.
Henry writes extensively on innovation, the impact of humanities studies on personal growth, and innovation leadership. He is a contributor to Forbes, and his book, The Rainforest Scorecard, provides a tool to measure the innovation potential in organizations.
Secure your tickets as soon as possible. Seating is very limited.
Attendees will connect with CEOs of leading tech companies operating in the WNC region, as well as the high caliber list of attendees, including local Investors, Mentors, Advisors, and Service Providers.
In addition to the keynote, Henry Doss, attendees will hear updates from the following individuals:
Presentations will start promptly at 6:00 and will last until 7:15. Appetizers and beverages will be provided. We encourage attendees to come prepared to learn, network, and peruse the 10 local companies showcased in the Innovation Hub.
The final list of companies in the Asheville Innovation Hub will be announced soon. Want your business involved? Contact Emily@InnovativeEconomies.com
WHEN
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar
WHERE
The Collider - 1 Haywood Street 4th Floor, Asheville, NC 28801 - View Map
To book a Rainforest Strategies presentation and workshop for your upcoming event you can review our Speaking offers, then contact us for details.
There is a deep irony lurking about in any conversation concerning innovation. It’s always there, and it’s always influencing what you will do — or not do — with respect to improving innovative thinking and practice. Without recognizing and understanding that irony, it is next to impossible to ever develop a working model of how innovation works. It is a problem that is pretty easy to recognize, but much, much more difficult to understand.
