Globe Innovation Forum primes local enterprises for the future
"Anyone can be an innovator. It's just a question of how he spends his time," stressed one of the foremost authorities on innovative leadership, MIT executive director Hal Gregersen, in yesterday's Globe Enterprise Innovation Forum (EIF) at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel.
The true innovator spends more time outside the office, collecting information by watching others do things, trying out new ideas, doing what other people wouldn't dare to do and eventually creating a culture for others to follow, he explained.
Needless to say, change is the hallmark of modern business.
“Businesses today operate in a world that is in an ever-constant change," confirmed Globe Senior Advisor for Enterprise and IT-Enabled Services Group Mike Frausing.
"This change has affected enterprises in such a way that it has disrupted usual thought process and workflow. With the trend of how technologies evolve and become available, these changes in the business environment drive enterprises to transform their business models to remain relevant now and in the future.”
This year's EIF focused on the theme “Gearing up your business for the future” – how enterprises can be competitive using new technologies in this age of globalization and digital revolution.
On the issue of Cybersecurity, Singtel Group Enterprise CEO Bill Chang demonstrated the importance of data security in the enterprise landscape.
John Wagner, Partner and Managing Director of the Boston Consulting Group, shared his insights on innovation and trends shaping the global enterprise landscape.
Now on its sixth year, the EIF has featured globally renowned speakers, from former Apple chief evangelist and best-selling author Guy Kawasaki, international expert on innovation leadership Prof. Luke Williams as well as customer-focused relationship management strategy expert Martha Rogers.