Paul and Jiao who want to make major contributions on innovation in their own companies, struggle to progress and hence decide to go deep into the subject of innovation. Accidentally, they find themselves amidst an advanced tribe in India and learn from the professor and his people. Embedded in the story are certain truths, tensions, common misunderstandings, new perspectives and solutions. It offers several ideas for the Managers, Senior Leaders and Board members to drive innovations. These include newer ways to incentivise ingenuity, build a culture for innovation and a new way to design compensation to propel unpredictable innovations.
Video: Conference Conversations: KC UK 2007
One thing a chairperson can easily do at a conference do make them more engaging and interactive is to allow the participants to have a short conversation with each other after a speaker has finished their talk but before entering the Q&A.
Here is a short video of people doing this at the Ark Groups KC UK Conference in London in June 2007.
If you are interested in Knowledge Management, the
Knowledge Café
or the role of conversation in organizational life then you my be interested in this online book I am writing on
Conversational Leadership
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Paul and Jiao who want to make major contributions on innovation in their own companies, struggle to progress and hence decide to go deep into the subject of innovation. Accidentally, they find themselves amidst an advanced tribe in India and learn from the professor and his people. Embedded in the story are certain truths, tensions, common misunderstandings, new perspectives and solutions. It offers several ideas for the Managers, Senior Leaders and Board members to drive innovations. These include newer ways to incentivise ingenuity, build a culture for innovation and a new way to design compensation to propel unpredictable innovations.
Making Innovations Happen (July 2015) by Ravi Arora 
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