Month: September 2012

Contrary to conventional wisdom, opposites do not attract. As a result, in business, we tend to surround ourselves with people who are similar to us. Although this is great for efficiency, it destroys innovation. The key to high performing innovation teams is make sure that each individual is “playing to their strong suit” while the organization as a whole is “playing with a full deck.” You need to make sure you have all of the innovation styles fully addressed in your organization.

Come play poker with author Stephen Shapiro. While playing this fast-paced, highly interactive game, you will discover:

• Your primary innovation style and your innovation blind spots
• Why the person you like the least is the person you need the most
• How to create a high-performing innovation team that leverages divergent points of view

Register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/283032

About The Presenter:

Stephen Shapiro is one of the foremost authorities on innovation culture and collaboration. Over the past twenty years, his message to hundreds of thousands of people in 43 countries has focused on how to enable innovation by bringing together divergent points of view in an efficient manner.  During a 15-year tenure with the consulting Accenture, he led a 20,000-person innovation practice. Since branching out on his own in 2001, he has authored five books. His latest, “Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition,” was named the best innovation and creativity book of 2011 and was the #1 best selling business book in all of Canada. He is the creator of “Personality Poker,” a card-based system that has been used by tens of thousands of individuals in organizations around the world to create high-performing innovation teams. He has been featured in Newsweek, Entrepreneur Magazine, O-The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and on ABC News.

Meeting Agenda:

6:30 pm Introduction

7:00 pm Food, beverages, and socializing

7:20 pm Main event

8:20 pm Done

8:30 pm Done Done

Meeting Location:

NOTE: NEW VENUE. *NOT* AT MICROSOFT LOCATION ON JONES RD.

CORPORATE OFFICE PARK
200 West Street
Waltham, MA 02451

The event room is located on the 1st floor. Enter the building. Take the hallway to the left. Walk past the elevators. The door to the event room will be on your right before the restrooms.

Register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/283032

Meetings are a staple of doing business in a corporate culture. Meetings, however, are often seen as one of the biggest impediments to getting work done. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, with a few key changes, you can modify you meeting structure in some rather significant ways.

Attend this evening’s event to learn how apply intentional design and good game mechanics to your your meetings. You’ll exit the evening knowing:

• How to structure your meeting for higher engagement, fun, and productivity
• How to influence the culture of your organization by influencing how meetings are conducted
• Why you must inject good game mechanics into every meeting you convene

NOTE: This event is being held at Sungard in Boston. To accommodate security, registration will be closed at 9:00 PM EST on Tue 10/23. Walk-ins will not be allowed to attend. Please be sure to register in advance for this event and bring a photo ID.

Register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/284667

About The Presenter:

Dan Mezick is a coach and trusted adviser to executives, project sponsors, managers and teams developing complex products. He is the author of THE CULTURE GAME: Tools for the Agile Manager. Since 2008, Dan has delivered Agile coaching and training to over 7500 individuals working in organizations like Zappos Insights, CIGNA Insurance, Sikorsky Aircraft, SIEMENS Healthcare Diagnostics, and dozens of smaller organizations throughout New England and the United States.

Meeting Agenda:

3:30 pm Introduction

4:00 pm Beverages and socializing

4:20 pm Main event

5:20 pm Done

5:30 pm Done Done

Meeting Location:

Sungard
100 Hight Street, 19th Floor
Boston, MA  02110

Please enter the building through the 100 High Street entrance. You must check in with security at the front lobby with a photo ID and get a temporary pass. After getting your temporary pass, take the elevator to the 19^th floor. The conference room can be seen after exiting the elevator.

Register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/284667