Prioritising Innovations
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorHow to select from the range of possible ideas and innovation projects to develop. Acquire a range of powerful tools for assessing value and impact. Gain confidence in focusing in on those innovations most likely to maximise investment benefit. Facilitator: Phil Kennedy, past Head External Partnerships, 3M To book, simply email bookings@active-insight.com with the titles of [...]
Dealing with Difficult People
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorDealing with things can seem more simple than dealing with certain people. Yet encountering a difficult person is practically inevitable at some point in our working lives. This Masterclass will illuminate what may be going on and equip you with insight and tools to learn from experience and to cope better in the future. And indeed [...]
Novel Materials – the rise of “Nano”
Diamond Light Source Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Ave, Didcot, United KingdomWe are kindly being hosted by the Diamond Light Source near Oxford. Our speakers are each accomplished technologists from the Innovation Network. They will enlighten us about Nano materials, and (where possible, without revealing IP) share their relevance to product innovation in their businesses: Dr Keith Parsons, R&D Manager, Macdermid Autotype Geoff Hassall, Innovation Development Manager, [...]
Principles of Strategy and Marketing
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorGain a solid grounding in key components of both strategy and marketing. For ambitious mid-career technologists and specialists, who are keen to grasp wider business drivers. Facilitator: Siobhan Soraghan BSc MBA, Director Active Insight Consulting Ltd.
Strategic Thinking for Technologists
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorGain useful and clear definitions of vision, mission, goals, strategy and tactics; Understand and position yourself in relation to the three tiers of strategy. Acquire a range of valuable thinking tools for interpreting market data and resources. Learn how personality types contribute in different ways to the strategic thinking process, in particular your own. Facilitator: S [...]
Masterclass: Positive Politics at Work
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorLike it or not, politics is part of everyday organisational life and at senior levels the complexity increases. Those who engage constructively can be smart about their collaborations and alliances. This Masterclass imparts valuable and unique tools for becoming more savvy while being a positive player in one’s own political landscape. Facilitator: S Soraghan BSc MBA, [...]
Building an Innovative Team
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorHealthy teams innovate naturally. Building such teams requires creating an environment that has a healthy balance between cohesion and dissent. A strong culture can inhibit originality, but so can an absence of security and social connectedness. We’ll look at requirements for group safety and group creativity, and the role of the leader. Facilitator: S Soraghan BSc [...]