What do Stanley Black & Decker, Newell Rubbermaid and Intel have in common? They all are cooking up a new recipe for innovation, one of the highest priorities for executives today and an area where workforce leaders often struggle. Join us for a webinar on how to foster innovation in the workforce. Three experts talk about new approaches to creativity: Hal Gregersen, professor of Innovation and Leadership at INSEAD and co-author of The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. Todd Henneman, freelance writer and author of a recent Workforce cover story about innovation in the workforce. Ed Frauenheim, senior editor at Workforce and co-author of a forthcoming book about innovation strategy in America. You’ll hear stories about companies on the cutting-edge, and we’ll share results from our exclusive research on the most effective strategies for cultivating creativity.

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2. Speakers: Hal Gregersen
Professor of Innovation and Leadership
INSEAD
Todd Henneman
Freelance Writer
Workforce
Moderator: Ed Frauenheim
Senior Editor
Workforce

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7. Speakers
• Ed Frauenheim, author
and senior editor,
Workforce
• Todd Henneman, writer
and author of
Workforce cover story
on Innovation
• Hal Gregersen, INSEAD
professor and co‐author
of The Innovator’s DNA

8. Agenda
• The Context: Innovation’s Importance
• The Innovator’s DNA
• Best Practices
• Our Research on the Innovative Workforce
• Q&A

9. Innovation Matters to CEOs
• #3 CEO Challenge in 2013
• #1 Challenge in 2012
Source: The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013

10. Innovation Matters Less
to Workforce Leaders
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

11. But They Are Getting the Message
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

12. Innovation Anxiety
• 4 in 10
organizations see
themselves as
ineffective at
fostering innovation
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

13. The
Innovator’s
DNA
Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators
HAL GREGERSEN
INSEAD
The Business School for the World
Twitter: @halgregersen

15. five
discovery
skills

19. Start with
Catalytic
Questioning

21. Get to work with
Observing
Networking
Experimenting

22. Deep
Observing

25. new idea
Networking

26. Profession or Education
Organization function
Organization
Industry
Not like me Gender
Age
Nationality
Political group
Religious group
Socio‐economic group

27. Marc Benioff
Founder and CEO, Salesforce.com

28. Active
Experimenting

29. Try out
new experiences

31. Take apart
products
processes
ideas

32. Mir Imran
Chairman & CEO, InCube Labs and InCube Ventures

33. Test ideas
rapid pilots
rapid prototypes

35. Finish with
Associational
Thinking

36. “Creativity is connecting things.”
Steve Jobs
iPod

37. Help Wanted Ads

38. Help Wanted Ads
360 degree feedback

39. Help Wanted Ads
360 degree feedback

40. five
discovery
skills

41. Everyone has more
creative capacity
than they think.

43. act different(ly)

44. think different(ly)

45. make a difference

46. the project

48. Best Practices for Innovation

49. Today’s formula
• Define innovation
• Communicate strategy
• Nurture trust
• Broaden perspectives
• Tap technology
• Embrace failure
• Reward collaboration
• Look at a lab: Xylem Inc.

50. Define Innovation

51. Communicate the strategy

52. Nurture trust

53. Broaden perspectives

54. Tap technology

55. Embrace failure

56. Reward collaboration

57. Case: Rise of Xylem’s innovation lab

58. Workforce Research on
Workforce Innovation

59. Employees Are Key to Creativity
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

60. The Most Effective Strategies
Collaboration
Autonomy
Expertise
Technology
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

61. The Mismatch
Many
Employers
Don’t Provide
Autonomy
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

62. Innovation Often Isn’t Measured
Source: 2012 Workforce survey involving 1,018 respondents

63. Your Questions

64. Thank You!
Ed Frauenheim
efrauenheim@workforce.com
@edfrauenheim
Workforce package on Innovation:
http://www.workforce.com/section/innovation

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