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Thursday February 23, Googol will rally the troops of the MBA program at Stockholm School of Economics. First out is Dariush Ghatan with a maybe provoking but definately inspirational talk about innovation in todays business environment. When the pace is set, Joachim Cronquist and the iPM-team will infuse further energy by activating the whole group in the iPM Challenge™ workshop.

The paradox of control 

Googols Jan Sandqvist will speak at Stockholm School of Economics in connection with the contest Venture Cup. The speech is headlined " Find the Right Business Model". Mr. Sandqvist will "unbox" Osterwalders Business Model Canvas and two very successfull cases: Nespresso and Nintendo Wii. 

We were instantly thrown into what the workshop leaders called – Activated Participancy – a method that engaged as much of our consciousness as possible. Just to name a few latent and subliminal characteristics, which manifested during that short but impactful session: fearfulness, playfulness, competitiveness, curiosity, creativity, experiential memory, and resistance.

Are new ideas the important fundament of your company’s future? Or are they just annoying tricks from employees to keep top management busy?

To me, ideation is the unanimous first step in any innovation management process. Without saying, while registering for the workshops at the Innovation In Action 2011 symposium, I found my computer cursor naturally gravitating towards the Idea Management registry checkbox.

“Checked!”