Seeding and scaling a culture of innovation

Join us for the second “Lead Creatively: Discussion Series” event of the SEV Center of Excellence in Creative Leadership.The event will take place online on March 31st , 2022 from 15:30 to 17:00

Chrysanthos Dellarocas, Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation Shipley Professor in Management, Boston University will talk about “Seeding and scaling a culture of innovation" during a thought-provoking conversation with the Center’s Director, Associate Professor Dr. Nikos Mylonopoulos.

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Description :

Chris Dellarocas is an accomplished academic with a distinguished record of published research in information systems and management. However, over the past 8 years he has been leading the innovation and digital learning efforts at Boston University, a 183-years-old organization, with more than 4,000 academics, 10,000 administrative staff, and 35,000 students. By any measure, transforming such an organization to a digital innovator is a mean feat. Chris will speak both as a reflective leader and as an academic.

Everybody hails innovation and change as vital, yet most people would rather avoid the risks and stay in their comfort zone until others prove the feasibility and viability of a new idea in practice. This stereotype also conceals the notion of innovation as an object: a product, a process, a patent. However, in contrast to sporadic initiatives, organizations that are successful at producing innovations in a broader sense tend to embrace innovation as a mindset, an element of their culture, ingrained in their organization and way of working,

Furthermore, the phases of seeding and scaling innovation, each poses distinct challenges for leadership, depending on the broader organizational context and shared history. For example, innovation leaders tend to have limited formal authority in large conservative organizations and may find it difficult to roll out innovations at scale.

How do leaders confront the challenges of sustaining the capacity of their organizations to continuously pursue innovations in today’s volatile environment?

The event will be held in the Greek language with simultaneous translation into English.

 

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