We welcome IAM and BAM members to this joint event, led by the Irish Academy of Management and in partnership with British Academy of Management and InterTradeIreland and hosted in the new Ulster University Business School Belfast campus.
Event overview
Innovation is the game-changer that pushes us individually and collectively in our organisations beyond existing boundaries or limits and allows the world of business to continually advance. Learning and development professionals report that one of the most critical issues facing them is unlocking the latent innovation capacity that exists in their organisations to build a culture of innovation.
(Innovation Capability Development in Ireland, 2019, p.3).
In educating for practice, our goal is to provide management and business graduates and professionals with the capabilities needed to propel the organisations of the future. This collaborative academic and business ecosystem event showcases best practice in innovation capability approaches across the Island of Ireland. Panellists discuss ‘developing research and innovation capability for sustainable collaboration’ across the innovation eco-system and offers insights through multiple lens including InterTradeIreland, innovation researchers and Innovate Ireland.
InterTradeIreland has been helping small businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland explore new cross-border markets, develop new products, processes and services and become investor ready for over two decades. (https://intertradeireland.com)
Prof Jimmy Hill is vice president of academic affairs & research at the National College of Ireland. A specialist in innovation and entrepreneurship, Jimmy will discuss how educator and academies of management can contribute to innovation ‘in’ practice.
Innovate Island is a community of like-minded innovation professionals, academics and advisers who are keen to see Innovation become a core business activity across the whole Island of Ireland (https://www.innovateisland.net ).
Prof Felicity Kelliher is a member of the Irish Academy of Management Council. An applied researcher, Felicity specialises in management capability development in small and medium sized enterprises.
Schedule
Morning
- 10.00 am Registration, Coffee
- 10.30 am Opening Address & Welcome, Dr Ashley Roberts & Prof Gillian Armstrong
- 10.45 am InterTradeIreland, Director of innovation and Entrepreneurship
- 11.10am ‘in’ Innovation Practice, Prof Jimmy Hill
- 11.35 am Innovate Island, Charlie Tuxworth
- 12.00 pm Expert Panel Discussion:
- Developing Research & Innovation Capability for Sustainable Collaboration
- 12.50 pm Conclusions & looking forward to BAM - IAM Future Workshops
- 1pm Lunch (supported by IAM)
Chaired by Prof Felicity Kelliher, Irish Academy of Management
Afternoon
We will examine education through play,
- 2 pm Learning from Play Plenary (Dr Ashley Roberts)
- 2:05pm Innovation and Creativity Action Learning Workshop - LEGO Serious PlayTM
- 2:55pm Ignite Ideation
- 3:20pm Closing Plenary
Registration
All institutional and individual members of the Irish Academy of Management and British Academy of Management and invited guests are welcome to attend this event free of charge (please use your institutional email address). If you are not an IAM or BAM member then you will need to join to attend.
If you are not a member and would like to attend, please register as a member before you book your ticket.
