Presenter Name & Short Bio:
Jef Staes (Belgium, 1956) is a leading authority in Belgium on Learning processes and Innovative Organisations. With 20 years of experience in dealing with learning and innovation, he currently assists organisations and companies in their quest to find a comprehensive answer and approach to the changing dynamics of today’s market.
Based on a professional career as software engineer, training manager and Corporate Learning Officer, he now focuses on the urgent need for culture change and the role of Human Resources Management in Learning and Innovative Organisations.
“Why don’t organisations learn and innovate fast enough?”
Jef Staes has given hundreds of lectures on culture innovation bringing a variety of different perspectives to this subject and this for a very diverse audience (Conferences, Education, In-company, Associations...). He was a speaker at different international conferences such as HumanTech (Kiev), Online Educa (Berlin), Front End of Innovation Conference (Munich), UCISA Conference (Glasgow),…. He is also a visiting lecturer at the most renowned management schools in Belgium.
Jef Staes, Engine of Innovation, Abdijstraat 40/1, 2260 Tongerlo, Belgium.Hilde Geuens:
As a master in work- and organizational psychology, Hilde Geuens (Belgium, 1974) has always been passionate about team dynamics and personal development. Currently Hilde works together with Jef Staes to assist organizations and companies in their quest to find a comprehensive answer and approach to the changing dynamics of today’s market. As a consultant and trainer, she helps managers to implement the Engine of Innovation® mindset. She’s also responsible for the development of a network of licensed Engine of Innovation® experts, both within as outside the partner organizations.
Dates: 14th and 15th of March 2009
Time: 9:00 – 4:00 - (daily) coffee/tea, lunch breaks approximately 1 ½ hours daily
Place: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Hall – AlFaisaliah Hotel
Fees: SR 1500
Intended Audience:
This workshop is primarily aimed at executives, training & development managers, business unit managers, project managers, innovation managers, change managers, organizational experts, HR professionals and motivated staff introducing new ideas.
Description of Presentation Format:
Interactive lecture : lecture, small group discussion, challenging statements to trigger discussion
As a leading expert in the fields of learning and innovation management, Jef Staes analyses the way in which people resist and even obstruct change processes. And he does not shy away from confrontation! With a vast range of new insights and metaphors, he makes clear why managers and policymakers often reach the wrong decisions. His new vocabulary for a new era will ensure that the participants gain a valuable understanding of the dramatic
processes of change and innovation: processes which are essential to any organization hoping to compete in our rapidly-evolving modern world.
Agenda
• From 2D to 3D
A compelling story about a changing environment that forces organizations to change and innovate.
• Red Monkey® Innovation Management
The Red Monkey® Story is a remarkable metaphor for innovation management. With an easy to understand message participants will understand why change processes are a dangerous activity.
• AAA-Learning®
Learning will be one of the most important activities in learning and innovative organizations. This topic will give new insights in how learning will be organized in organizations that want to succeed in continuous innovation.
• 3D-Management
A new management generation is needed to create new 3D-organisation built for natural learning and innovation.
Every participant will receive Jef Staes’ newest book "My organisation is a jungle". The use of a voting system will greatly enhance the interactivity of this seminar.
Outcomes for Participants:
• New insight in how to create a learning environment in your organization
• New insight in what management style is needed to create this learning environment
• New insight in how to start change processes in your organization
• Interaction with other participants will help you translate this new knowledge to your own working environment
Workshop Description and Aims:
How do you create an environment in which new ideas can survive and thrive? How do you increase the innovative power of your organization, its teams and its employees? What is strangling creative entrepreneurship in your company or organization? This workshop gives a bold but chilling answer to all these challenging questions – questions which confront managers and executives on a daily basis.
Computer Requirements :
Laptop is not required.