Creative Innovation (Asia Pacific) Conference 2012

Have you heard about the Creative Innovation (Asia Pacific) Conference 2012 in Melbourne?  It's running from the 28th to 30th November at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, and from their synopsis, this is what the conference entails:

• Feature over 35 world class australian and international keynote speakers, leaders, artists and thinkers 
  
• Highlight opportunities and global megatrends that affect business and society in these uncertain times throughout australia, 
  
• asia Pacific and the rest of the world.
  
• Provide insights and techniques for unlocking personal and organisational creativity and courage that will inspire your leadership in times of complexity and change
  
• deliver strategies, structures and processes for creating greater organisational performance, productivity and wellbeing
  
• showcase the world’s best practice solutions and ideas for the development of sustainable and innovative futures for community, 
  
• business and government
  
• bring together leaders and emerging talent to discover cross-disciplinary solutions that will make a difference in your life, organisation 
  
• and community
  
• offer outstanding networking and business opportunities
  

Truth be known, I didn't know about it until recently, but was lucky enough to get a spot to attend one of the Masterclasses held by Amber Imber ('Innovate like the heavyweights - proven stuff, no fluff') by being the winning reply to the question:

“What innovation will we need to survive in the future world?”

Which my reply was:

"I think a lot of people forget that INNOVATION is different to INVENTION.  INNOVATION is a continual process which is adopted by a target group, which hopefully is society in general. In relation to what type of innovation which is needed to survive in the future world?
Better communication; a better way in delivering opinions and ideas. Communication begets dialogue, which in turn allows an exchange of ideas, for better or worse. An exchange of ideas will ultimately lead on to more invention and innovation."

I'm definitely looking forward to the event which I'll get to meet like minds who are passionate on innovation and tackling resistive culture.  If you're attending as well, please say "Hi" and we'll catch up for a coffee! 

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