ISiM Special Lecture Series (7) by Mr. Jatin Desai on 9th June, 2009 at 3.30 PM

[Roopa Gurav]

ISiM Special Lecture Series (7) by Mr. Jatin Desai on 9th June, 2009 at 3.30 PM

Special Lecture (7)

Strategy and Innovation Management

by

Mr. Jatin Desai
CEO
The DeSai Group
USA.


Date and Time
June 09, 2009: 3:30 PM
Venue
ISiM Lecture Hall-1
You are cordially invited
Prof. Shalini R Urs
Executive Director
ISiM - International School of Information Management

Speaker Bio:

Mr. Jatin Desai is a seasoned business executive, strategic advisor, and a coach for senior leadership teams. He has extensive field experience in the areas of strategy alignment, corporate innovation, talent management, global competency development, culture transformation, and information technology.
Jatin’s business practice areas offer solutions for Strategy, Innovation, and Talent Management.
His firm, The DeSai Group provides Innovation Execution and Management services to Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies since it was founded in 1983. His clients include The Hartford Insurance, Aetna, Bristol-Myers, Cigna, Merck, Wal-Mart, Ketchum, BIC, Infosys, Prudential, ESPN, Duracell, UTC, MassMutual, and many more.
Jatin has written papers, lectures at colleges and universities, and regularly delivers educational workshops on Strategic Alignment for Executive Teams, Future Trends, Enterprise Innovation, Enterprise Learning, Organizational Effectiveness, Values and Leadership, Living with Human Values, and Spirituality in the Workplace.
Jatin was born and raised in Gujarat, India and immigrated to United States. Jatin holds B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of Connecticut(USA). He currently lives with his family near Hartford, Connecticut, USA.



Abstract of the Talk

Workshop program to help develop a climate and culture that fosters innovation

Workshop design :

Organizations committed to innovation needs to create an innovative climate that focuses on what customers want for sustainable growth. Organizations have a tremendous opportunity to harvest and leverage the hearts and minds of their employees and create this environment. Many leaders are unprepared to manage innovation because they do not know:

ö What is innovation – specifically in the context of the current business environment?
ö How to use innovation to achieve business priorities?
ö What is the discipline to create innovation capacity?
ö Where to apply innovation vs other organizational methods?
ö How to enable the creative talents of teams?
ö How to channel and manage the innovation process?
ö How to create a culture of support for new ideas , future jobs and roles ?


Program Objectives

Participants in this workshop will learn:
ö Facts about financial performance and innovation – lessons from the field
ö Enablers and barriers to innovation
ö A repeatable, predictable innovation management process
ö Build a climate and culture of innovation
ö Assess the innovative styles of teams
ö Leadership responsibilities
ö Define target areas for innovation
ö Generating insights and ideas
ö Measuring innovation investments

Program Design:

This program is designed with the following learning principals:
ö Practical case studies and examples from leading innovators (from bank of 140+)
ö Research based facts and figures from world’s successful innovators
ö Interactive and experiential – get out of your seat and learning by doing
ö High energy and action oriented, A mix of Theory & Application


Thanks & Regards
Roopa
International School of Information Management
University of Mysore
Mysore- 570006