To kick off the series of CIIC Keynote Talks, we have invited Vlatka Hlupic, the Founder and CEO of the Drucker Society London, to participate in the CIIC unconference on 5 March 2016 via a video link.
Vlatka will talk about her latest book, The Management Shift, which was selected by Forbes as one of the top eight business books in 2014.
CIIC Keynote Talks focus on specific anti-patterns and on examples of how these anti-patterns can be overcome.
So what is The Management Shift?
The Management Shift by Vlatka Hlupic is a timely reminder that a growing number of people are independently coming to very similar conclusions on how to create lasting value, not because they all are reading exactly the same research and are attending the same conferences, but because comparable conclusions are being reached from different perspectives, and based on complementary underlying data sets.
However, no matter how compelling the reasoning and the evidence, it is up to the readers to perform the shift. More than 30 years ago W Edwards Deming raised awareness about the deadly diseases of management, and these diseases are well and alive today. Creating a shift in the hearts and the minds of those who lead and manage is long overdue.
Vlatka Hlupic’s final words in The Management Shift allow readers to take a bird’s-eye perspective of human endeavour, and to shift to a flock of bird model of collaboration.
Vlatka Hlupic correctly points out the need for giving up authority.
My recommendation for performing the shift: Don’t lead. Live! Courageously and honestly. Care about the lives of others, and trust the talents and skills of those that live by a compatible set of values. Take the front position whenever required, when you have the energy, and let your peers know when you need a break.
Topics proposed for discussion on 5 March 2016
The list of submitted CIIC problem statements is growing. We are in particular looking forward to discussing challenges in the healthcare sector.
Results to Date
In order to be successful on the world stage, and to address the social, economic, and environmental challenges that lie ahead, New Zealand researchers and innovators must develop a culture that encourages diversification, and that bridges organisational boundaries and traditional research silos.
The primary industries, the healthcare sector, related technological innovators, and digital government are key pillars of the New Zealand economy. In most cases, breakthrough innovation is the result of intensive interdisciplinary research and development, often drawing on insights from disciplines that may lie beyond the focus of attention and the capabilities of a particular organisation, faculty, or government initiative.
3rd CIIC event, 5 December 2015
Participants explored the potential of new means of economic collaboration.
Topics:
- Is there a place for barter?
- It seems likely that money, and hence financial systems, arose from bartering. How did this happen, how did bartering arise in the first place, and what does it tell us about the modern world/what can we use it for?
2nd CIIC event, 26 September 2015
Building on the results of the first unconference, participants focused on two related questions.
Topics:
- How do we need to redefine economic progress?
- What is value?
1st CIIC event, 16 June 2015
The CIIC-off event on 16 June 2015 was a great success. The entire day was spent in productive working groups, and all participants were engaged in lively discussion.
Topics:
- How do value systems influence the process of creating and maintaining trust?
- Which values can be said to be universal across most cultures?
- What specific values are conducive to innovation and long-term collaboration?
Interdisciplinary Innovation and Collaboration 