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Innovation Management Executive Series Garners Global Attention

Participants of the six-day intensive collaboratory include IBM, Smith & Nephew, Eisai, Novozymes, BASF, and Biogen Idec. Senior executives from these firms will have the opportunity to find real solutions to current business challenges through proven research and tools created by NC State’s Center for Innovation Management Studies (CIMS) and Poole College of Management faculty.

IBM is sponsoring the spring series by providing guest speakers during the series’ first module, which focuses on responding to market signals and converting market signals to change imperatives.

David Sink, program director for jStart at IBM, stated, “We are excited to be a part of the Innovation Management program series at NC State’s Poole College. It focuses on creating transformative business models which are critical elements for thriving in today’s global market.”

Lee Clark-Sellers, program director of the Executive Series, said that she believes “the quality of our participants is a reflection of the business value we offer through our executive programs and we are pleased to have IBM as our sponsor for this series. Like all of our participants, IBM is an international leader who continuously sets the stage for innovation, technology, and many other aspects of business. Each of our participants demonstrate a commitment to managing innovation across their enterprise.”

The Managing Disruptive Innovation Executive Series is part of the NC State Poole College’s Executive Programs, called Business Collaboratories. The six-day intensive collaboratory is delivered in three distinct modules, as follows

  • Module 1: January 27-28: Responding to Market Signals and Converting Market Signals to Change Imperatives
  • Module 2: February 10-11: ‘Componentizing’ your Business Model and Seeking Partners
  • Module 3, February 24-25: Assessing your Organizational Culture and Creating your Change Plan

Dates for the fall series will be announced soon. For more information or to register for the next Disruptive Innovation Executive Series, please contact Lee Clark-Sellers at 919.637.2109 or Poole College’s Executive Programs office at 919.515.4445.