Social Networks for Innovations Conference January 14, 2011

Today's innovation is a social sport. Little modern innovation takes place in secluded skunk works. Instead, innovation in all kinds of organizations is taking place throughout the organization or crossing organizational boundaries. This is not a description of chaos, but rather an efficient process leveraging social networks and collaborative platforms.

Join us in a half-day discussion with leaders from industry, education, and government around the boundaries, methods, and tools of this new innovation ecosystem.

Moderator:
Prof. Terri L. Griffith
Leavey School of Business

<< more panelists will be announced soon

External-engaging innovation panel:
David Cruickshank, SAP, Director of the Co-Innovation Lab
Prof. Joel West, CSUSJ, Expert on open innovation
Hutch Carpenter, VP of Product, Spigit
Jim Newton, Founder of TechShop

Internal-engaging innovation panel:
Prof. Andy Hargadon, UC Davis, author of How Breakthroughs Happen
Tad Milbourn, Product Manager, Intuit Brainstorm
Susie Wee, CTO, HP

Official Website: http://www.meetup.com/BayAreaExecutives/calendar/15738398/