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“The Innovation Puzzle” Workshop and World-wide Book Launch 23 June 2025 14:00 - 17:30

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How biases and innovation talents make or break your innovation success

Part 1: Boosting innovation success? Watch your biases!

During this workshop, you will get an introduction into how biases influence your organization’s strategic decisions and undermine its future innovation success.  
You will become aware of your own biases and learn how to break away from these through several practical insights, to secure effective strategy decisions and unleash your organization’s true innovation potential.

Part 2: Innovation Puzzle Global Book Launch: The rare breed of innovation talents

The right caliber of people - innovation talents - is probably the most critical factor for boosting innovation success, yet often entirely missed by companies and organizations.

Fire-side chat with two seasoned CEOs

  • Johan van Neste, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univé
  • Hermen Hulst, CEO Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment

Both leaders will share their lessons learned how to effectively lead innovation talents to boost innovation success:
- How to spot them?
- How to lead them?
- How to keep them?


For whom?

This event is best suited for:
-  Innovators, managers, executives and board-members with an interest or responsibility in boosting innovation success
- HR managers with an interest in innovation talents in their organization
 

Key-takeaways

  • Understand how biases influence strategic decision making in organizations and undermine innovation success
  • Get effective tools and proven approaches for de-biasing yourself and your organization to improve the quality of strategic decisions and boost innovation success
  • Understand the critical role of scarce innovation talents in your organization
  • Get tips & tricks by two seasoned CEOs on how to spot, motivate and retain innovation talents

Speakers

We welcome a panel of distinguished experts in the field of innovation to the discussion:

  • Prof. dr. ir. Victor Gilsing, Professor of Strategic Innovation & Organizational Renewal (Read more)
  • Johan van Neste, CEO of Univé (Read more)
  • Hermen Hulst, CEO Worldwide Studios at Sony Interactive Entertainment (Read more
  • Dr. Marc Bahlmann, Assistant Professor of Innovation (Read more)

Fee

Participation in the workshop is €35. This includes a free copy of the book “The Innovation Puzzle” (retail price at €46,99).

Programme

13.30 – 14:00: Walk-in

14:00 – 15:15: Interactive workshop: Boosting innovation success: watch your biases!

  • Prof. dr. ir. Victor Gilsing
  • Dr. Marc Bahlmann

15:15 – 15:45: Break

15:45 – 16:45: The rare breed of innovation talents: where to find them, how to keep them? 

“The right caliber of people—innovation talents—is probably the most critical factor for boosting innovation success, yet often entirely missed by companies and organizations.”

Fire-side chat. Two seasoned CEOs provide you with insights and inspiration on leading the rare breed of Innovation Talents to boost innovation success.

  • Johan van Neste, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Univé
  • Hermen Hulst, CEO Sony Interactive Entertainment

16:45 – 17:30: Drinks & networking

About “The Innovation Puzzle” Workshop and World-wide Book Launch

Starting date

  • 23 June 2025

Time

  • 14:00 - 17:30

Location

  • VU Main Building
  • Agora complex

Address

  • De Boelelaan 1105
  • 1081HV Amsterdam

Organised by

  • School of Business and Economics

Language

  • English

"The Innovation Puzzle: Banish the Innovation Killers and Become an Emerging Champion"

"The Innovation Puzzle: Banish the Innovation Killers and Become an Emerging Champion"

The Innovation Puzzle explains why so many companies find innovation very important, know what they can and should do, but still fail. The book discusses both the sabotaging effect of deeper organizational barriers against innovation and also offers many easy-to-apply tools and insights to turn this hostile environment around, and make your company become future-ready and an unbeatable innovator in its field."

- Professor Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD, Lausanne

To learn more about the book, or to purchase a copy, please visit the official page on the publisher's website.

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