Let’s start with a simple question… “In a world where there is no ‘normal’ and definitely no such thing as the status quo. Would you rather be positively disrupting your market? Or being disrupted by someone else?”
What you can expect to learn
In this session, Steve Houghton-Burnett, accredited Vistage Speaker and Fractional IT Director at Freeman Clarke, shares some actionable insights and tools that cover the people, process and technology side of innovation and change.
Addressing two fundamental types of innovation and seven ways that existing products and services can be restructured and repurposed, or, that new products can be created.
Session takeaways:
- How a 130 year old playing card company is one of the biggest market disruptors in the world today.
- Why staying true to your core principles will give you longevity in a disruptive market.
- A repeatable process to allow you to continually innovate in any marketplace.
Event timings:
- 8:30 – 9:00: Arrival, coffee and networking
- 9:00 – 9:45: Main speaker
- 9:45 – 10:00: Q&A session
- 10:00 – 10:30: Coffee and networking
This event is brought to you by:

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