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To celebrate Dublin Innovation Week, IMI is hosting a day-long innovation workshop on October 15th from 09.30 to 17.45.
This high-octane event takes participants from A to Z on an entire innovation project - from idea generation, concept development to customer testing and prototyping. A practical guide with real business challenges which you can bring to life in your own organisation.
Limited number of places available.
For queries or to apply for a place on this unique event please contact Dr Déirdre Crowe
Peter Robbins is the founder of the Innovation Foundation, a new innovation consultancy based in UCD Nova Innovation Park in Belfield.
Peter has extensive experience in creating, incubating and developing innovation projects on a global basis. As a Global Director of Innovation Excellence for GlaxoSmithKline, until June 2009, his role involved creating the future NPD pipeline (products, services and claims ideas) for leading brands such as Panadol, Lucozade, Aquafresh, NiQuitin and Sensodyne. Peter held various global, director-level innovation roles in GlaxoSmithKline since January 2004. He has also worked on national and regional projects for many countries including UK, Scandinavia, India, US, Latina and Japan. Peter trained at the renowned innovation D-School in Stanford University and is also a graduate of the What-if? Creativity programme in London.
He is currently completing a PhD in DCU on how teams can accelerate the development of innovation within large companies. Peter recently spoke at the IMI Innovation BizLab, the Intertrade Ireland National Conference on Innovation and the Science Foundation Ireland Innovation seminar.
At this workshop Peter guide you through the innovation process in a very practical day with many tasks and activities which you can use in the workplace to deal with your own challenges.
INNOVATION DUBLIN is a week long festival of workshops, events and showcases highlighting and encouraging innovation and creativity in the city, from the 14th to the 20th of October 2009.
"The festival is about celebrating innovation in all its forms - from business, education, culture and the arts to science, environment and transport - and that’s just for starters!"
It is an initiative of the Creative Dublin Alliance and is being co-ordinated by Dublin’s Local Authorities, Business Groups, Colleges, Organisations and individuals.
For more information of the festival and event visit the Innovation Dublin website here.