Innovation represents changing, therefore, difficulty. In consequence, a successful innovation needs brilliant leadership. Which are the 5 key factors to lead it successfully? This is my presentation at Global Emerging Innovation Summit (EIS’22) Melbourne, Australia 29-31 August 2022

1. EMERGING INNOVATION
SUMMIT - 2022
5 key factors to lead
innovation in the
digital era
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Agustin Argelich
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2. Agustin Argelich
Digital Technologies International Consultant
Leadership & Innovation professor
Author & Speaker
Member Think Tank Intelligent Community Forum
aac@argelich.com
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About Me
▪ Born in Barcelona on 1963.
▪ Telecom Engineer by Polytechnical University of Catalonia and Ramon Llull
University (Barcelona)
▪ Professor of leadership at Ingenio School (Lleida University).
▪ Spanish Air Force Lieutenant.
▪ Author of Analyze, Act, Advance, a book about how to build a virtuous cycle of
hope, innovation, renewal, and continuous improvement.
▪ Principal consultant of Argelich Networks, an independent digital technology
and management consultancy boutique.
▪ For 35 years, I have been leading significant digital technology projects for
business and for public entities. Expert in telecom infrastructures and Unified
Communications and Collaboration
▪ Technological Director of the IX Paralympic Games Barcelona’92
▪ Member of the Society of Communications Technologies Consultants
International. I served as board member for 8 years, 7 as Chairman International
Affairs Committee and 2 as Vice President.
▪ Member Think Tank Intelligent Community Forum and of its international jury
awarding Intelligent Community of the year.
▪ Before Olympics, I worked as Telecom Manager in Asco Nuclear Power Plant
▪ I am active member of significant professional and civil society associations.
▪ Married with Mª Eugenia for 34 years, we are parents of 2 daughters and 4 sons.
We are grandparents of a granddaughter
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3. The creative process comes
interlinking seemingly
unrelated things.
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“Humans only change when
they actually realize the
consequences of not doing it.”
Why is it so difficult to
implement a change?
It’s easier to do nothing.
Dr. Mario Alonso Puig

4. It’s unlikely that “heroism”
will be defined by fighting
wars and capturing real
state, or by taking political
risk. Rather, a new heroism
will come from those who
restore heritages and build
great places for people to
live
Lou Zacharilla
ICF Co-Founder
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5. Columbus was looking for a
different route to India.
He was successful because he
was open-minded.
He was trying to optimize an
established procedure.
He thought globally.
Be open-minded, my friend
5 Skills for the digital era (I)
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6. As Gaudi
imagined
Barcelona’s
new Basilica,
…
… imagine the
future.
5 Skills for the digital era (II)
The power of
imagination

7. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and
do the other things, not because they are easy,
but because they are hard, because that goal will
serve to organize and measure the best of our
energies and skills, because that challenge is
one that we are willing to accept, one we are
unwilling to postpone (JFK)
We are not saying “if we can”, of course
we do. We are now talking about: “if
we want to”.
Willingness to innovate
July 16, 1969, at 10:30 a.m.
Apollo XI launch
5 Skills for the digital era (III)
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8. How do you feel?
Aligned or alienated
Leadership is to help
others understand why
it is clever to be aligned
with project objectives
5 Skills for the digital era (IV)
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9. You not only can, you must,
choose your attitude
Attitudes & Aptitudes
Leadership is to help others to
choose the right attitude
Leadership Skills for the digital era (V)
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10. Our brain is a network
We use a network:
TO THINK
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11. Excellent organizations
“communities” don’t
believe in excellence –
only in constant
improvement and constant
change"
Tom Peters
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We must develop learning
“communities”
Agustin Argelich

12. ✓The best technology
✓The best communication
between human
✓A great knowledge of each
other
Better than ever
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Free download in English http://bit.ly/2GKxMrG

13. Conclusions – Take away
We are better than ever
Never before in history have we
had so many technologies and
tools
Networks are key not only to survive a
crisis but to fuel recovery and prosperity
Leadership and good governance
is the greatest challenge

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Thank You
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Agustin Argelich
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Digital Technologies International
Consultant
Leadership & Innovation professor
Author & Speaker