SITRA Inno-Geyser
OPEN INNOVATION, NETWORKS & HUMAN-CENTRIC COMMUNITIES: JOYRNEYING TOWARDS MANAGEMENT INNOVATIONS

Thrust: The core concept of the workshop is geared around strategic mind-stretching to be converted into innovative managerial leadership concepts, practices and performance power for SITRA’s development programs.

Date and venue: October 27-29, 2010, Hotel Warwick, 14, rue de Lausanne, CH-1201 Genève.

Schedule: Roadmap of the workshop includes the following traffic signs:

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
18:00- Arrival in Geneva (AY 869)
Accommodation at Hotel Warwick
Orientation: Towards Strategic Mind-Stretching and Management Insights
Dinner at Restaurant Edelweiss
Micro-walk in town with necessary mind-opening measures

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Breakfast
09:00-10:30  1. Why Geneva: Industry Clusters, Partnering Strategies and Co-Creating Quality of Life, Mr. Michel HIRSIG, Department of Economy, Labour and Foreign Affairs, Republic and State of Geneva  
10:30-10:45    Coffee break
10:45-12:15    2. ABC-Sparring # 1: Societal Enabling Strategies

  • framing Case Geneva (A/TS)
  • Most Prosperous Country in the World: Finnish challenges and value-prospects (B/Juha K)
  • mutual sparring for innovative solutions (C/all)

12:15-13:30    Luncheon
13:30- Transport to CERN
14:00-16:45  3. Open Innovation at CERN: Connecting the Micro and Macro Worlds, Dr. Markus NORDBERG, Resources Coordinator, ATLAS Experiment

  • visit to Microcosm
  • keynote presentation by Dr. Wolfgang von RUEDEN on “CERN Openlab – Driving Innovation Through Partnerships”
  • tour in ATLAS Control Room and CERN Computer Centre

16:45-17:45    4. ABC-Sparring # 2: Open Innovation for Human-Centric Communities

  • framing CERN: Management Model for Expert Organizations – the Case of ATLAS (A/Markus N, TS)
  • Finnish challenges and value-prospects (B/Mikko K, Timo H)
  • mutual sparring for innovative solutions (C/all)

18:00- Back to hotel
Macro-walk in town with free-wheeling
20:00- Dinner at Restaurant Les Armures, debriefingtalks with Markus Nordberg
X-fertilization of ideas

Friday, October 29, 2010
Breakfast
09:00-10:30    5. The Web: Linking Humans to Reshape Our Societies, Dr. Robert CAILLIAU, Co-Founder, World Wide Web
10:30-10:45    Coffee break
10:45-11:45    6. ABC-Sparring # 3: Managerial Leadership for Geek & Geezer Society

  • strategy & management thoughts spinning off www(A/TS)
  • Finnish challenges and value-prospects (B/Jari P)
  • mutual sparring for innovative solutions (C/all)

11:45-13:00    Luncheon, debriefing talks with Robert Caillau
13:00-           Transfer to World Economic Forum, 91-93 route de la Capite, Cologny/Geneva
13:30-14:45  7. Global, Regional, Industry and Multi-Stakeholder Agendas for Improving State of the World: Prospects for Finnish Contribution at World Economic Forum, Mr. Stephen KINNOCK, Director, Head of Europe, Ms. Irene MIA, Global Competitiveness Team, and Ms. Katja ROURU, Associate Director, Global Leadership Fellow
14:45-15:45  8. ABC-Sparring # 4: Lessons Learned for Reinforcing – and Shaping – SITRA’s Agendas

  • selected seeds for managerial leadership innovations(A/TS)
  • world-class contributions from Finland (B/Mikko K, Teppo T)
  • how this converts into strategy & management development(C/all)

End of Inno-Geyser’s formal program

Transport to Geneva Airport and evening flight to Helsinki (Team A), or
Getting ready for a self-mastered week-end in a fancy Alpine place of one’s choice (Team B).

Program planning and facilitation: Dr. Timo SANTALAINEN, President, STRATNET, Geneva (www.stratnet.org).

Seminar languages: Program languages will be English and Finnish. Street smartness can be demonstrated by proficiency in French.

 

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