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Vijay Vaitheeswaran on Disruptive Innovation
We like Vijay Vaitheeswaran. China business and finance editor for The Economist, Vaitheeswaran says many things we’ve been promoting right here at The Institute for Innovation. He believes that we have to get in the front-end of innovation. He believes innovation is about more than new inventions. He believes in open innovation. He believes risk-taking is key and disruptions are inevitable. Smart guy.
Vaitheeswaran was recently interviewed on the Forum radio show. Have a listen .

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Institute for Innovation’s Founder to Speak at Strategic Planning Conference May 1st
Calling all American innovation strategists! Who plans to go the the Association for Strategic Planning’s 2012 conference in Illinois? Our founder Dr. Howard Rasheed will be there, talking about (what else!) strategic innovation. 
The ASP annual conference will be:
April 30 – May 2, 2012 in Location Lincolnshire, IL at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.
Register for the ASP conference here.
Here’s the low-down on what Dr. Rasheed will cover during his presentation.
Innovation Renaissance: 7 Strategies for Reinventing Your Business Model
Session Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 – 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Business models have become the new frontier of innovation, strategic transformation, and value creation. In fact, of the 19 new Fortune 500 companies in the last decade, 14 are the result of a business model innovation and not because of a breakthrough technology or product innovation. In a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit more than 50% of executives predicted that business model innovation will be even more important for success than product or service innovation This interactive workshop will familiarize strategists with tools to effectively reinvent the business model of their organization and clients.
About Dr. Howard Rasheed
Dr. Howard Rasheed is a professor, speaker, and author, internationally known as “The Innovation Strategist” for his ground breaking ideas on innovation and creativity. As an entrepreneurial visionary, Dr. Rasheed has owned, operated, and created a number of multi-million dollar ventures. He is the Founder of The Institute for Innovation www.thei4i.com, and is an Associate Professor of Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He teaches in the areas of Innovation and Technology, Business Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Rasheed is the author of two recently release books: Innovation Renaissance: 7 Strategies for Winning the Future and Yes you Can! Reaching your Potential While Achieving Greatness.

