Innovation in Asia: Tweets and Reflections

I have just participated in the 2-day Chief Innovation Officer summit in Singapore. It is great to see that Asia finally gets such focused events and overall it was a good one. The talks could have been better, but the networking element was good and I can definitely see this turn into a fixed, future summit in Singapore. Just like the one being held in Shanghai in October.

Here you can get an idea of some of the content and thoughts that I picked up and tweeted about:

Hackathons at banks? Yes, it works. Good video by @Neal_X at @CinoAsia – read abt it here https://ow.ly/OtTZi

How many people can we cycle through our accelerator programs / hackathons? Key question innovation at DBS for @Neal_X at #CinoAsia

DBS uses soft metrics for innovation today (# of experiments), will roll in harder metrics (related to revenues) in 2016/17 says @Neal_X at @CinoAsia

Many new people in senior innovation roles - interesting observation at #CinoAsia

Mega trends, micro trends / startups, partners and customers are key sources for innovation input at DHL #CinoAsia

Social and business trends / Technology trends – how #DHL divides trends in their “trend radar” #CinoAsia

Trend radar, trend report, innovation center exhibit – first three steps for #DHL innovation approach based on trends #CinoAsia

“Actors, touch points, offer, needs, experience” - 5 elements for service design at #Singtel #CinoAsia

“Build – Evangelize – Integrate” – how a #SingTel innovation/design team works and thinks #CinoAsia

Creating sense of urgency is key innovation challenge at #Visa says Alan Tien at #CinoAsia

VP, External Innovation - Rizova, J&J only 1 year in her role - lots of new people in key roles #CinoAsia

True! @parrysingh, Twitter, MD on social media "People will find the balance" - on what and how to use #CinoAsia

#J&J has realized that internal innovation not always the best. Too many smart people outside. Rizova at #CinoAsia

External Partnership anchors at #J&J #CinoAsia lnkd.in/eMSAFpJ

#J&J Unique Approach to Innovation - looks right, not sure why it's unique though #CinoAsia pic.twitter.com/oD7WteEunK

OK talk by Rizova, #J&J - overview of efforts BUT why not share some reflections, learnings for the audience #CinoAsia

“The problem is never to get new ideas in, the problem is to get old ideas out” Dee Hock, #Visa founder #CinoAsia

True! "Internal connect & develop can be more important than external connect & develop" says Anderson, P&G at #CinoAsia

True! Middle managers can stifle innovation because of their strong focus on their objectives – Anderson, P&G at #CinoAsia

Good start on @zzaman talk at #CinoAsia - can innovation in insurance be interesting? :-)

Two major themes are confluent – asiafication and rising expectations towards user experience @zzaman #CinoAsia

The demand curve is bending towards Asia – in every industry says @zzaman – get ready for asiafication on demand #CinoAsia

Capital, brand, channels, data and people – 5 key assets at MetLife says @zzaman #CinoAsia

You need a company that does not really believe in planning. It must be risk tolerant and adaptive says @zzaman #CinoAsia

The right mix of talent for innovation - @zzaman MetLife #CinoAsia lnkd.in/eZkBvG7

Simple, iterative process to move ideas forward @zzaman #CinoAsia lnkd.in/eJCxPqB

“What do we need to unlearn? Market research. We just get this wrong.” @zzaman MetLife #CinoAsia

I hope you found some insights in these tweets. You can find lots of other tweets by searching #CinoAsia.

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