Tuesday, 17 July 2012
2012 continues to be precarious. The global economy swings between signs of recovery and predictions of imminent collapse. Businesses appear paralysed. Though many are cash-rich, they’re risk-averse, strategically incremental and lacking in fresh ideas and innovation.
The challenge of the 21st century is to transform our organisations to adapt flexibly and rapidly to the ever changing and volatile environments we face.
We will have to reduce cost structures while increasing productivity, adopt new ways of working and invent business models that challenge old ways of thinking.
We have to maintain our commitment to innovation and growth even as we make the transition away from core businesses that have served us so well in the past.
The world needs leadership, invention and courage now more than ever. We need audacity not austerity.
It is a high stakes race to position ourselves to respond effectively to the dynamic challenges emerging around us.
Buckling down internally and struggling to approach innovation isn’t going to cut it; we will neglect to innovate or impact the outside world we operate in. Placing increasing expectations on government hasn’t worked either.
Rather than focus on our own organisations and individual sectors, its time to look from the outside in.
Cross-fertilisation of ideas is the name of the game for 2012 and in its third successful year, Creative Innovation 2012 will address big, wicked, problems that improve the economy and society as a whole.
Together we will learn, share and discover bold ideas and great business opportunities that spark a revolution for courage and change. We will come together; business, academia, government and not-for-profit and there’ll be international minds present too.
Ci2012 is the place to learn from world changing innovators, futurists, inspired thinkers and curious souls gathered together in an interactive community. From anthropology to technology, from economics to art and from entrepreneurship to science, Ci2012 brings together leading national and international minds to solve society’s wicked problems and provide its findings to the Australian government for review and comment.
To learn more about speakers, bookings and the program visit www.ci2012.com.au
