Posts by Jason Williams
Retail Innovation: A Collision Conference Interview with Doug Stephens
Collision Conference has quickly become one of the world’s largest tech and innovation gatherings. This year’s event, Collision From Home, took place online from June 23-25. Over 32,000 startups, investors, industry leaders, and innovators from across the globe came together virtually to explore, discover, learn and connect. Doug Stephens, best-selling author and founder of Retail…
Read MoreDiverse Talent Drives Innovation: A Collision Conference Interview with Rusul Alrubail
Collision Conference took place in Toronto, Canada May 20-23. It is North America’s fastest growing tech conference, welcoming 25,000+ participants from 125 countries with 45.7% female attendance. I had the opportunity to meet with Collision speaker, Rusul Alrubail, at her Toronto-based Parkdale Centre for Innovation. Can you tell me a bit more about the Parkdale…
Read More5 Ways to Build a More Innovative Culture at Work
It is said—and widely accepted—that culture eats strategy for breakfast. Company culture is also an important driver for innovation. According to a 2016 Gartner Financial Services Innovation Survey, “The biggest threat to innovation is internal politics and an organizational culture which doesn’t accept failure, doesn’t accept ideas from outside, and/or cannot change.†Another MIT Sloan…
Read MoreConference Insights: Innova-Con 2019
Earlier this year the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to host Innova-Con. The two-day conference took place in Washington D.C. to highlight the “disruptive and emerging landscape of innovation.†I had an opportunity to catch up with Innova-Con attendee Steve Palmer, founder and owner at Ever Evolving.…
Read MoreInnovation ‘Soft’ Skills Matter
Virtual Reality. Artificial Intelligence. Block Chain technology. It’s no secret that the world around us is changing… fast! But ask most employers today and they’ll still probably tell you that people are their greatest assets. In our rapidly changing world, it is more important than ever for the workforce to keep up with the job…
Read MoreDay of Innovation 2018 – Call for Presenters
Centric is excited to soon announce our 6th annual Day of Innovation Conference conference. Keynote speakers this year will include leaders from LPK, Pitch.co, HeroX, Omnicom Media Group and Second City Works. Additional presenters are encouraged to apply.
Read MoreUpcoming Innovation Conferences You Should Attend
If you haven’t attended a conference yet this year, I recommend one of these innovation-related events taking place this fall (listed chronologically):
Read MoreInnovation Events: Spring Planner
This is your Innovation Events Spring Planner. Below are a variety of innovation-related events, conferences, and festivals that should be on your radar. These are located across the globe and all take place before May. Registration is already open for all of them.
Read MoreThe Best Innovation Conferences You Can Still Attend in 2016
If you haven’t attended a conference yet this year, I recommend one of these remaining events. Some of theme are well-known, some may be unexpected. All of them will leave you inspired and prepared to continue down a path of successful innovation. And you never know who you’ll meet or what you’ll learn.
Read MoreInnovation Quickie: Action!
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