Creating a Culture of Innovation

CEIBS Professors Juan Antonio Fernandez and Emily David share some of their insights from the CEIBS 2021 Innovation Survey. 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Launching the survey 02:15 Are certain types of organisations more innovative than others? 02:44 Growth stages and innovation 04:17 The Innovation Index 05:26 How companies are fostering innovation 07:51 What types of innovation practices are important? 09:31 What can organisations expect to gain from fostering innovation 11:11 Other outcomes associated with innovation 12:19 Why companies start to innovate 13:34 Challenges facing companies when innovating 15:11 Does everyone think innovation is important? 17:33 Outro The CEIBS 2021 Innovation Survey is now available online. Download a copy of the report here (English) or here (Chinese).

CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with Boston Consulting Group’s Ramon Baeza about the importance of innovating, reducing the readiness gap and how to get the most innovation out of your organisation. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Why innovation is now a top priority for CEOs 01:53 The biggest shifts and trends in innovation 03:32 Reducing the readiness gap 04:45 Defining diversity 06:11 Five factors for innovation 09:26 The Innovation Flywheel 10:46 The role of the CEO in innovation 15:33 Tackling the silo mind-set 19:00 Advice for organisations to become more innovative 23:19 Outro Download BCG’s Most Innovative Companies 2021: Overcoming the Innovation Readiness Gap report here:

CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with Intel’s Dr. Kern Peng about the roles of project management, leadership, career development, and more in fostering innovation within organisations. 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Project management for continuous innovation 04:32 The key ingredients for innovation in organisations 05:36 The role of leadership in fostering innovation 07:03 Changes in leadership style 10:04 An innovation-friendly office design 12:40 Principles for career management 17:47 Fostering innovation at Intel 24:00 Innovation in China vs innovation the US 28:01 Wrap-up

CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with Kamal Dhuper, President of NIIT China and Senior VP of NIIT Global, about the Adaptive Learning Organisation (ALO) model and how it can help organisations in terms of innovation. 00:00 NIIT introduction 02:17 The Adaptive Learning Organisation (ALO) model 07:26 NIIT’s ALO research report 12:09 The connection between ALO and innovation 14:52 The role of leadership in ALO organisations 16:25 How is ALO reflected at NIIT 17:57 Examples of other ALO companies 19:09 How the ALO model adapts to the Chinese context 19:57 Challenges for traditional companies to transform into ALO companies 21:55 The strengths and weaknesses of Chinese companies regarding innovation and adaptation

CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with HUPU Holdings Chairman Dr. Hang Shawn Cheng about becoming a unicorn, supporting other entrepreneurs and why continuing to look inside is key to personal growth. 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Discovering China’s VC industry 03:15 Becoming a unicorn and supporting others’ ideas 05:49 Triggers for launching new companies 06:53 Role as a leader in selecting idea 08:46 Being an entrepreneur of entrepreneurs 09:52 Creating a company culture 12:06 Managing the flow of ideas 13:50 Selecting the right talent 16:18 Encouraging other organisations 17:06 Helping others prepare to become entrepreneurs 18:18 Chinese entrepreneurs and China’s business ecosystem 20:42 Wrap-up