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| October 2009 |
Stephen Garcia and Edward Shin to present at OD Network Conference 2009
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Stephen Garcia and Edward Shin of Philosophy IB will be presenting at the OD Netwrok Conference 2009. The topic is on Assessing Diversity and
Inclusion Efforts Through Social Network Analysis. Below is a brief synopsis of the presentation.
In the U.S alone, organizations spend over $300 million annually on diversity initiatives, including diversity training, committees, and
networking programs. While these initiatives have increased in number, limited empirical evidence exists on how well they work. Therefore,
it is difficult to say which programs are truly effective and which are not. This session introduces social network analysis (SNA) as a
tool to measure how well the expertise and knowledge of diverse employees is integrated within an organization. This integration is critical
because if organizations do not leverage diverse experience they cannot benefit from it. To illustrate how SNA can assess diversity and
inclusion efforts, the session features the real-world case of an enterprise that employed SNA to help preserve its diverse culture.
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| March 11, 2009 |
Knowledge Sharing Dinner Series- "Creating the Culture of Innovation"
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Philosophy IB held its 4th Annual Knowledge Sharing Dinner on March 11, 2009. The theme of the dinner was, "Creating and Sustaining the
Culture of Innovation." Approximately seventy leaders from forty organizations attended the session. Participants ranged from fields
such as innovation, business development, marketing, organizational effectiveness, and R&D. The session opened with one hour of networking,
followed by an introductory presentation by Kaveh Naficy, one of the founding partners of Philosophy IB.
Please here here to review Kaveh's slides.
The keynote speaker was Alastair Dorward, former CEO of Method Products, Inc. Alastair presented an informative and inspiring discussion on
how Method fostered its culture of innovation. Under Alastair's leadership, Method was recognized for its packaging design and environmental
leadership, reflected by unparalleled organizational growth.
The evening ended with a question and answer session with Alastair and four additional panelists from other organizations that are committed
to innovation. Despite their industry differences, the panel was able to engage and motivate participants through first-hand examples of
innovation within the workplace.
In addition to Alastair, the panel included:
Julie Cottineau
Vice President, Brand
Virgin, USA
Stephen P. Cugine
Executive Vice President, Global New Products Innovation
Church and Dwight
Rob King
Vice President and Editor-in-chief
ESPN.com
Paul H. Sartori, PhD
Corporate Vice President and Chief HR Officer
Bausch & Lomb
Please click here to view panelist bios
Please click here to view photos from the event
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| November 12, 2008 |
Conference Board Presentation on Culture Change
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Philosophy IB made a presentation to the senior human resources group of the Conference Board on organizational alignment in
support of major culture change. The half day presentation was divided into three parts.
Concepts, frameworks and definitions of culture
Actual culture change assignment conducted by Philosophy IB. Dennis Nelson VP of R&D at Schering Plough co-presented this section in his role as a former client
Business case simulation of Coolburst fruit juice company to actualize and practice many of the concepts and ideas discussed in the first two parts of the presentation
To view the presentation deck please click here.
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