roundtable
How are we going to innovate when everyone’s hiding under their desks?
Markets are tight and unforgiving. Budgets are almost non-existent and customers scarce. Trying something new isn’t exactly the easiest thing to pull off right now. And there are so many reasons not to innovate.
But in a market where everything has changed – where capital is difficult to obtain, energy uncertain, and customers reluctant to buy. Companies that do not innovate will not thrive.
So what do we do now?
The second of a series of Business-to-Business roundtable summits on October 19th will focus on implementing innovation – how to effect change in individuals, in processes and in organizations. Go to the October 19th, 2009 Roundtable Overview to learn more.
Summer 2009 Innovation Report
At the Workspring meeting space in Chicago on June 19th, eleven executives from a diverse group of professional services firms came together to discuss innovation in times of economic challenge and answer the questions:
How can we innovate now?
What happens when you can’t continue doing things the same way you did before?
What happens when you have to innovate?
Innovation, as this group defined it, goes well beyond the high-profile innovations in technology and infrastructure that governments, economists and the media are discussing every day. Most innovation needs to happen at an everyday business level where companies change their go-to-market strategies, their business models, their operations and their products in order to acquire customers, manage expenses, stay viable and grow into the future…