Innovation University 2000
Sept. 11-15 * Lima, Peru
Theme: Mental Models

To register online for this special IU meeting in Peru at $1000, click here.

Host Sponsor: Carlos Thais, ATP Industrial. Carlos is also a current IU Fellow.

Current IU Fellows who will attend: Jose Portillo, Electoral Office of Peru; Laura Hauser, Innovation Strategies International; Dana Wolcott, Eastman Kodak; Darlene Radloff, Mesaba Airlines; Jimmy Tan, Thomson multimedia Asia Pte Ltd.; Kirti Patel, Becton-Dickinson; Sarah Palmer, Enron; Deb Giampoli, Kraft Foods; Allen Liff, Ronin Marketing; Charles Bower, Ledgehill; James Bady, Cargill, Inc.; Gloria Steele, Technologies and Innovation in Education; 2 participants from BP Amoco in U.K.

Past IU Fellows and Sponsors who will attend: Tim Mills, Nortel Networks, Andrea Woodward, Innovation Network, and Donna Hartley, Dannon.

IU Faculty: Dr. Deanna Berg, Chair; Ruth Ann Hattori, IU Program Coordinator

IU Meeting Fee: $1000 (includes some meals during meeting)-discounted from the normal $1500 per meeting fee thanks to sponsorship from IU Fellow Carlos Thais

Agenda:

Arrivals :
Into Lima International Airport by 4 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 11

Monday evening, Sept. 11:
IU Reception Dinner
Evening session:
"Land of Peace and Abundance" or some shorter activity for stretching thinking about our mental models

Tuesday, Sept. 12:
Site visit to Inka-Cola (independent company recently acquired by Coca-Cola)
Project presentations:
Sarah Palmer, "Lessons Learned in Developing an Online Creativity Center at Enron Corp."

Wednesday, Sept. 13: Site visit to Federal Register, winner of 1999 national creativity prize
Lateral Thinking ™ Workshop, Kirti Patel, certified Lateral Thinking trainer

Thursday, Sept. 14:
"Fundamentals of Innovation" Workshop Day Presented to IU participants and clients of Carlos Thais and Jose Portillo's work group from the national Electoral office

Opening Activity: The Diversity Game (1 hour)
Intro to Innovation--(RAH and Deanna 1 hour)
Interactive program on Context--background, models, terminology Do Whole brain thinking and Models of innovative environment
Overview of Creative Problem Solving-Deb Giampoli and/or RAH (1 hour)
Lunch with Keynote by Deanna (1 hour)
Metaphors/Metaphorical Thinking--Dana, Laura (2 hours)
Case Studies: Concurrent sessions offered twice (2 hours)
Mesaba Airlines--Darlene Radloff
Nortel Networks--Tim Mills

Closing Activity--concurrent sessions (1 to 1-1/2 hours) IU participants--debrief and check out of formal meeting Other participants--fun, interactive way to plan how they will identify 3 things they learned and implementation plan

* Subject to Change *