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Bringing Innovation into Company Workflow

With new data sources, analytics methods and technologies, the pace of change is increasing faster than ever before. In order to keep up, how can companies bring innovation out of program offices and into everyday workflow?

In this exclusive online advisory board of 15-20 thought leaders, you'll have the unique opportunity to gain and share insights on how organizations can adopt new methods and technologies to become more innovative.

All participation is online and at your convenience. You are only committing to participate at least once a week (or as inspired) at your convenience.

You'll explore questions like these:

- How will organizations learn to adapt faster to new technologies and new models of work?
- What needs to be true about future solutions such that innovation is moved out of the program office and into the workflow of business?

peopleExpert participation

- Market Researchers
- Heads of Strategic Planning
- Consultants
- Information services leaders
- Heads of data analytics
- Organizational change and effectiveness leaders
- Directors of Innovation teams

Applicants
Rob Sumter
System Chief Operating Officer (Former) Regional One Health
What makes me unique is my understanding of healthcare, information technology and business operations. I have worked as System Chief Operating Officer, Hospital President/Chairman, and Chief Information Officer within complex academic medical center, hospital, health system, and military service environments. I am experienced in building new programs, increasing revenue, cost management, strategic planning, and motivating high performance teams to leverage existing as well as emerging technologies in meeting or exceeding strategic business and operational goals.
Lisa Hendri
Consultant & Board of Directors Member
At Destination Maternity I was the chief innovator in the design area of the company. During my 18 years there I designed and implemented 16 patented products. I led corporate brainstorm meetings with the design and technical teams with the purpose of understanding customer issues and developing solutions. I was part of several corporate committees focused on creating new processes and procedures to improve areas including speed to market and allocation/distribution. These committees focused on building custom processes that integrated new IT solutions and new work flow solutions. I am passionate about the importance of innovation in terms of: gathering the ideas/thoughts on new products/processes from many team members, creating products/services that differentiate businesses from their competitors, and finding solutions for specific customer issues.
Steven Rumsey
General Manager, Innovation and Technology at Duas Rodas Industrial
I am responsible for Innovation processes for a Multinational Food Ingredient Company in Brazil. We are dealing with these challenges. I have 20+ years of experience as an R&D leader in the Food arena
Dawn Hought
Innovation Consultant
I have led innovation teams at major CPG firms for nearly 40 years. I was responsible for creating new business opportunities and improving innovation capability (organization, tools, process). My specialty is front end innovation at the corporate, business unit, and brand level. I have held Senior Director roles in Innovation, R&D, Market Research, Marketing, and Strategy. Though retired from corporate life, I am now consulting with large and small businesses on innovation, strategy, and research projects.
Anne Boysen
Futurist - Speaker - Generations Consultant
As an independent consultant who have given strategic advice to several Fortune 500s and national non-profits, I apply a unique method which draws on approaches and methods within foresight, social science, market research and data analytics. I believe both quantitative and qualitative approaches are important for identifying opportunity spaces. I have spent several years of research understanding generational change and particularly the emerging zeitgeist of the youngest post-millennial generation. Generational study is important for particularly two reasons: 1) New generational attitudes can cause massive shifts in market demand and public opinion; 2) Technology adoption, social trends and shifts in public opinion often start with the younger generation and seep upward. I am particularly interested in the role of data analytics and the opportunities and challenges data mining and micro targeting represent. I believe we are starting to see personal data emerge as an alternative currency and a new awareness around privacy and cybersecurity, which will have profound implications on what types of data people will be willing to share in 10-15 years.
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Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

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