Feedback from the Toronto conference
"Good blend of theory and practice."
"I like the mixture of lecture and debate."
"Thanks for taking the initiative in putting this on. It was stimulating, engaging and useful. Much appreciated."
"Jane and Gordon are pioneers in a new frontier of knowledge transfer. Thank you for connecting & sharing with us"
"The debate was fun."
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Sessions
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Speaker
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7:45-8:30
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Registration, coffee & continental breakfast
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8:30-8:40
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8:40-9:10
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Building Smarter Organizations
What makes organizations smart? How do they excel? What secrets do they know? Our speakers share key strategies for building smarter organizations, highlights real world examples, and spark insights and ideas for making your organization smarter! |
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9:10-10:15
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Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization
One-on-one with author Dan Pontefract, Head, Learning & Collaboration, TELUS, about his new book and the five models that can help your organization be more connected, engaged, and successful. |
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10:15-10:35
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Break / networking
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10:35-11:25
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Keynote: Smart Tech = Smarter Organizations
Advances in mobility, connectivity, online collaboration, voice and video interaction, and concepts like Unified Communications, BYOD and Cloud, have propelled our thinking of productivity and workforce wellness to new heights. The next generation workforce has long prepared itself for new ways of collaboration and new ways of work. Working where we want and when we want has become part of our daily reality, company cultures are quickly adapting to the benefits of an empowered and mobile workforce. Our smart tech expert shares tips for building smarter organizations, collaborative workspaces and empowered, productive and untethered workforces. |
Rick Huijbregts
Vice President, Industry and Business Transformation and General Manager, Smart + Connected Communities Cisco Canada |
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11:25-12:00
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Expediting learning for smarter organizations
Does the Apple (iPad) fall far from the Tree (of Knowledge)? Organizations can no longer maintain a workable distinction between knowledge management and professional development if they expect to drive growth in the knowledge economy. KM and PD will have stronger combined results and impact by redefining their interactions and fostering the development of a new breed of professional who understands both. Technology is driving change in both the learning and knowledge spheres and innovation depends on new ways of sharing knowledge, experience and information. Concrete examples are shared on how some organizations are integrating their knowledge and learning resources to "build" smarter professionals. |
Sandra Montanino
Director of Professional Development, Goodmans LLP Ted Graham Director of Knowledge, Learning and Innovation, PwC Canada |
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12:00-1:15
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Lunch / networking
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1:15-2:30
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Info Blitz: a fast-paced look at four solutions being used to build smarter organizations
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Moderator / provocateur:
Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones |
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1) Innovation using Jive @ PwC Canada
How do you harness the innovative capability of 5,500 talented people spread out over 27 office locations in 5 time zones working in 4 different lines of service? You connect them together with a social networking platform, add some leadership, and leverage some hidden culture. This presentation will provide the how - and the how not - of creating a sustainable innovation machine for your organization using an award-winning technology platform. |
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2) Culture = bottom-line impact
Organizational culture is as close to a “magic bullet” as one can find in truly understanding and positively impacting the inner workings of an organization. It is implicit in the way in which people collaborate, projects are accomplished, leaders lead and manage, performance is assessed and how an organization performs and meets its strategic objectives. If one is to understand how to create a “smart” organization, one must look to the issue of culture. Those who ignore this crucial issue do so at their own risk. The most cleverly crafted strategic plans depend on individuals to deliver them – the way people behave ultimately determines success or failure. This talk focuses on organizational culture, explores its importance to an understanding of the “smart” organization, and shares case study examples of the impact that a focus on culture has had on overall organizational performance. |
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3) Increasing collaboration & communication @ Hicks Morely
Filled with practical tips on what worked and the lessons learned, this session highlights the coordinated effort between IT and Knowledge Management to find a secure, cost-effective, user-friendly application that would add value and help increase collaboration; including how to: pilot the wiki concept and building success stories & champions, select a provider and cost effective platform that meet your needs, implement strategy & updating process, identify the benefits of a social intranet, best practices and what worked well |
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4) A community of leaders = smarter organizations
The old models of leadership over emphasize the individual - the one person we all looked up to, the one with all the answers. In today's complex world this doesn't work. In fact it creates organizational risk. The new model is about creating true communities of leaders where there is high clarity and commitment and where leaders collaborate across silos, drive alignment and deep sense of engagement among employees. Get some ideas and insights for building communities of leaders who steer smarter organizations. |
Vince Molinaro
Managing Director, Knightsbridge |
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2:30-3:00
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Debate: Be it resolved - enterprise social networking is a dud!
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3:00-3:30
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Break / networking
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3:30-4:15
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How your organization can get smarter
This “knowledge café” style discussion will focus on the importance of enterprise social networking in building smarter organizations, discusses getting sponsorship, engaging staff, providing leadership, and more! Join your colleagues for information and lively conversations. |
Table discussion with speakers
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4:15-4:30
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Future Challenges
Crowdsourced challenges, tools and solutions to build smarter organizations from your colleagues at the conference |
Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones
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4:30
6:30 |
Close
After Event Meet Up: Continue the Conversation! To register ($20) and for more info click here. Organized by the Knowledge Workers Toronto - the community for knowledge workers in Toronto. The group has been meeting regularly for more than 4 years and members include people from a variety of knowledge-intensive industries, including finance, law, government, and the not-for-profit sector. The group discusses the goals, issues and opportunities facing knowledge professionals. Knowledge Workers Toronto encourages members to share their experiences, issues, and network across industry boundaries |
Knowledge Workers Toronto Location: Fox & Fiddle Wellesley, 27 Wellesley Street East Toronto, M4Y 1G7 (map) |
