Here's What's New with Strategic Leadership and Creativity!

Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Cologne, Germany

Are you trying to figure out how to rate the performance and measure the results of your innovation initiatives? Have you tailored any existing metrics to your innovation strategies? Do you know how to build a scorecard customized for your organization? Do you even know where to start?

According to a 2007 Boston Consulting Group Study, most executives believe that innovation should be rigorously measured, but less than half of companies do so. Those who were measuring were not satisfied with the process. If you share these concerns, you will want to join other innovation leaders and experts who will be attending the Third Annual Innovation Summit.

What can you expect from the Summit?

	An overview of the latest research and issues around measuring innovation results;
	Insights from company executives on the challenges and best practices of measuring innovation;
	Guidelines for customizing your organization's innovation scorecard
	Opportunities to talk with others who are addressing these innovation measurement challenges

Because of the expected interest in this topic and the interactive nature of the Summit, attendance will be limited to 40 participants.

This Third Annual Innovation Summit is being co-sponsored by innovation-europe and DAGAZ Global

To be sure you receive an invitation with more details, please email me.

To learn about the Innovation Symposium to be held in New York City, on February 26, 2010, please email me.

Who or what is DAGAZ Global? It's a new business partnership that I have formed with international colleagues to focus on innovation, particularly around the challenges of implementing and measuring innovation initiatives and strategies.

DAGAZ Global will be hosting the Innovation Symposium in New York City on February 26, 2010. And you will be hearing more about our research and project efforts in the coming months. For more information now ...

As I continue to research and advise clients on issues of creativity and innovation, I am pleased to provide the Breakthrough Creativity Strategic Planning Framework designed to ensure the development of a creative, strategic plan to guide your organization into the future. Included in the Framework are exercises and techniques designed to:

	Reframe old and outworn mental models,
	Ensure analysis of the various external trends that can impact your organization’s future,
	Support the development of breakthrough strategies unique to your organization, and
	Facilitate ongoing monitoring and adjustment of the strategic plan during its execution.

For more information, email me.

This move certainly does not mean I am abandoning my passion for the topic of creativity. I continue to see the Breakthrough Creativity approach and the Eight Creative Talents as very powerful tools to help leaders think more strategically and globally and to build a high performing leadership team. I have actually just expanded my consulting practice to include coaching and advising around strategic issues and capabilities and now provide a broad assortment of high quality assessment tools, along with the Breakthrough Creativity Profile.

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