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5 Reasons you can’t miss Singapore
Innovation & Productivity Conference 2012
1) Inspiring and applicable insights
Learn about the best practices, methods and tools to achieve
breakthrough performance in innovation-led productivity
growth.
2) Meet the Productivity Award Winners
Hear from the award winning companies on their success stories and how they embarked on
their first productivity improvement project.
3) Hall of Innovation & Solutions Exhibition
Discover the latest technological developments and cases of deployment from the Centres of
Innovation, and relevant solutions from industry partners.
4 1-Day Innovation Discovery Workshop
Learn and import selective innovation tools, practices and methodologies from top-notch
innovation advisor – all in a single-day crash course!
Hall of Innovation & Solutions
Exhibition
The Hall of Innovation & Solutions Exhibition is a great platform to introduce the advocators
of productivity
and innovation concepts, solutions, products and business model. Check out the latest
technological
developments and cases of deployment from the Centres of Innovation, and relevant and
practical
solutions from industry partners that will boost your enterprise productivity.
WDA-SMF Productivity & Innovation Awards 2012
Into its 2nd edition, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and Singapore
Manufacturing Federation (SMF) proudly present the WDA-SMF Productivity & Innovation
Awards 2012. This nationally-recognised accomplishment is awarded to the companies who
have embarked on their first productivity improvement project as part of the WSQ Certified
Productivity & Innovation Manager or SME QIANG (Quality Initiatives to Assist, Nurture and
Grow) training programmes. Learn best practices from the productivity adopters at both
national and multi-national levels as they share their invaluable productivity journeys.
Witness how productivity concept and tools have helped to streamline their processes and
accelerate
sustainable growth.

2. Expanding knowledge in the Front End and Understanding why Breakthrough Innovation
is so difficult
This workshop is a “must-attend” for any individual or companies who wants to radically
improve their “Front End of (Product) Innovation” efforts. If you are looking to have a more
consistent and transparent innovation
pipeline and reduce risk and uncertainty in the innovation process as a whole, this workshop
is for you.
Designed for MDs, CEOs or Directors, Managers of New Business Development, Product
Development, R&D and Innovation who want to optimise their understanding of relevant
business opportunities.
Workshop Objectives
• Understand the role of high performance team, culture and communication in the Front End
of Innovation
• Discover the latest tools and techniques for identifying opportunities, obtaining Voice of
Customers and developing Breakthrough Innovation
• Learn to use benchmarking tool to measure your company’s practices against top
innovative companies
• Identify critical decisions through the innovation process, including simultaneous
management of incremental and breakthrough innovations
increase productivity