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Game-Changing by Disrupting Strategically |
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In the mid 1990’s, Clayton M. Christensen first coined the term “Disruptive Technologies” and subsequently “Disruptive Innovations”. Since then, business gurus have explored business and technological innovations that have unexpectedly created new markets or value networks. Hindsight is always 20-20. Mere understanding of the effects of disruptive innovations in other companies does not provide you with the know-how and skills to identify plan for or apply such game-changing innovations in your own organisation’s business strategies. This course provides far-sighted executives with a foundation of the concepts first outlined by Christensen and explores various models and strategies to seize new opportunities for your organisation (the elusive “white space”). One of the things that we will explore is how Singapore’s unique geographical and economic positioning, organisations can set themselves to first launch into emerging markets then extend into the developed markets
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4th IEL Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture |
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Mr Tan Gee Paw, Chairman, Public Utilities Board, will share his views on the topic "Engineering Systems for Wealth Creation: The Little Blue Dot".
Sypnosis:
In many countries, water technologies span the entire water spectrum from water supply to used water treatment technologies to flood alleviation schemes. Often these technologies exist in separate and unrelated silos, residing in different and often competing agencies of the government. Singapore recognised the need to view the entire water spectrum of technologies as a total engineering system a few decades ago and took the bold step of putting the disparate pieces together into a integrated engineering system, injecting a strong dose of innovative R&D into the missing links.
The result has been most rewarding. What was formerly a limiting factor to wealth creation in a water scarce country has now become a thriving new industry for Singapore with global impact.
What did it take to achieve this and can this same model be applied across a large company?
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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Emerging Markets |
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As the US and Europe enter the Age of Austerity, Western firms must learn to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. In this interactive presentation, this lecture will introduce you to a groundbreaking business paradigm: Frugal Innovation.
The speaker for this lecture is Mr. Navi Radjou, Co-author of the best seller "Jagaad Innovation" and "From Smart to Wise".
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Forensic Engineering for Civil, Structural and Geotechnical Engineers - Technical & Legal Issues |
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This course will highlight the importance of forensic engineering in the investigation of construction failures and subsequent litigation process, common deficiencies in building and geotechnical structures. The main highlights are on the investigation processes of past structural and geotechnical failures and lessons learnt from such investigations.
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Frugal Innovation Lab
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Frugal Innovation Lab is a unique action-learning experience that assembles cross-disciplinary teams of undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students from the Faculty of Engineering, School of Business and across NUS into focused projects. The objective of the projects is to build solutions for specific pre-selected problems in the emerging Asian markets such as India and Indonesia. The intent is to create sustainable companies if a solution can be developed and demonstrated.
Organised by the Enterprise Development Lab, Frugal Innovation Lab is led by Visiting Professor Luda Kopeikina, a US high-tech entrepreneur and angel investor.
For more details, please visit http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/etm/programmes/marketinnov/FIL/index.htm |
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Frugal Innovations TAKE-OFF! |
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The Institute for Engineering Leadership’s (IEL) Frugal Innovation Lab is a unique action-learning experience that assembles cross-disciplinary teams of undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students from the Faculty of Engineering, School of Business and across NUS into focused projects.
Run by IEL’s Enterprise Development Lab, the objective is to build solutions for specific pre-selected problems in the emerging Asian markets such as India and Indonesia. The intent is to create sustainable companies if a solution can be developed and demonstrated.
The Frugal Innovation Lab is all about applying creativity. It is about pulling together technologies in a unique way to solve an outstanding specific problem and doing it frugally. Prototypes are developed by working closely with customers in the emerging markets. At the same time the teams create business models and test their viability.
Frugal Innovations TAKE-OFF! is the platform where these teams will showcase their solutions and business models.
The teams are supported by the NUS Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practicum Grant.
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From Discovery to Applications: Managing the Innovation Process
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Module 1 : 19-20 Nov 2012
Module 2 : 26-27 Nov 2012
Module 3 :
29 Nov 2012
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This course aims to equip those involved in creation, application or management of research output with a foundation of the fundamentals of innovation management, and the process of developing an idea into a successful commercial product or application.
Covering areas such as organizing for innovation, marketing of innovations and intellectual property (IP) management, this course provides a unique opportunity for those involved in one aspect of R&D (creation, application or management) to understand perspectives and processes across the entire system. The unique opportunities and challenges of managing innovation in emerging markets will also be addressed.
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3rd IEL Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture |
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Mr Choo Chiau Beng, CEO Keppel Corp, shared his views on the topic "How do we create wealth?".
Synopsis: Keppel has been credited with spearheading the revival of an entire industry and generating further wealth creation opportunities in Singapore and abroad. It persevered and seized the opportunities to consolidate, innovate and expand the offshore and marine business, translating and spinning the opportunities beyond its original core business.
What did it take to make that leap forward, and continue to drive developments?
What investments in innovation, technology and people did Keppel make to become what it is today?
How can other local companies follow the example in pushing the boundaries, to stretch beyond their comfort zone, with an eye not on short-term gains but on long term, sustainable impact?
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Technology Venturing Labs 2012 |
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In its 2nd run, this two-day workshop focused on the intersection between a specific technology and its potential markets, in search of the maximum value creation. Participants included engineering faculty members and both graduate and PhD students, who worked with a new technology, exploring its market potential. The participants were coached by Visiting Professor Luda Kopeikina, a US high-tech entrepreneur and angel investor, as well as by successful business experts, investors and former entrepreneurs. This event was organised by the Enterprise Development Lab, which plans to hold more Technology Venturing Labs in 2013. Do check out the Upcoming Events section for the next event!
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2nd IEL Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture |
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Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, NUS Pro-Chancellor, shared his views on the topic "Leaders in Wealth Creation: Jurong versus Shenton Way?".
Synopsis: Though our education system has produced an abundance of wealth managers, we have precious few wealth creators. Graduates in accounting, law, economics, engineering and even medicine, rush headlong for managerial jobs in banks, industry, and yes government. Only a tiny few take the plunge to start their own enterprises. Why so? In my contact with successful entrepreneurs, the singular characteristic that differentiates the wealth creator from the wealth manager is the tycoon thinks out of the box. The CEO thinks within the box. When the best and brightest of Oxbridge and the Ivy League head straight for the City of London and Wall Street on graduation, their countries will inevitably go into relative economic decline. While wealth management may reward the talented individual banker handsomely, it does nothing to increase the wealth of the country. Henry Ford contributed more wealth to America, than dare I say, Warren Buffet, the fund manager extraordinaire. Similarly courtiers like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, the original venture capitalists at the court of Elizabeth I, plundered more gold from Spanish galleons for the realm than the wealth management coups of the famed Rothschild family. Is there a cautionary tale in all this for Singapore when we value Shenton Way more than Jurong Island?
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Lecture at GSM Symposium (Faculty of Science) |
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Professor CC Hang, Executive Director of the Institute for Engineering Leadership, presented a lecture "Translational Research: From Innovation to Enterprise". |
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TAKE-OFF! with Launchpad
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Launchpad is a unique action learning project that assembles cross-disciplinary teams of graduate and Ph.D. students
from the Faculty of Engineering & School of Business. At the end of the project, teams will demo, sell their product
and pitch for money to investors. This will take place at a platform called TAKEOFF!
TAKEOFF! comprises two segments – a closed door pitch session for investors only and an exhibition open to all
interested parties. It provides a terrific opportunity for early stage investors to get into the action early!
For more information on what went on at TAKE-OFF! 2012 please go to IEL's news page |
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Lecture at Annual ME Design Function (Faculty of Engineering)
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Professor CC Hang, Executive Director of the Institute for Engineering Leadership, presented a lecture on the
"Innovator's DNA". |
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Lecture to GEK1522 (Global Environmental Issues)
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Professor CC Hang, Executive Director of the Institute for Engineering Leadership, presented on the relevance of disruptive innovation to green innovation. Examples specific to Asia will be discussed, such as e-Transportation, Solar Power Generation, Other Low-Carbon Power Generation and Bioenergy. |
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IEL Distinguished Speaker Series
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21 February 2012 |
Inaugural lecture "Sustainable Innovations - People, Planet and Profit" by Professor Jacqueline Cramer of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute. Professor Cramer is a renowned thinker and leader in making businesses innovate for sustainability. She shared her experiences, success stories from around the world, and thoughts on how Singapore’s own efforts in this area could be built on. In her own words “Business as usual is not going to cut it anymore.”
Supporting organization: Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) www.dutchcham.sg
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Technology Venturing Lab 2011
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November 2011 |
This two-day workshop focused on the intersection between a specific technology and its potential markets, in search of the maximum value creation. Participants included engineering faculty members and both graduate and PhD students, who worked with a new technology, exploring its market potential. The participants were coached by Visiting Professor Luda Kopeikina, a US high-tech entrepreneur and angel investor, as well as by successful business experts, investors and former entrepreneurs. This event was organised by the Enterprise Development Lab.
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LaunchPad: January-April 2012
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Monday & Wednesday
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This is an action learning project, targeting graduate and PhD students from the Faculty of Engineering and School of Business. Teams work with an NUS technology that shows promise to generate market impact and participants learn how to start a high tech company, based on the particular technology. This course provides participants with experience on what the typical creative start-up process is about. Organised by the Enterprise Development Lab, LaunchPad is led by Visiting Professor Luda Kopeikina, a US high-tech entrepreneur and angel investor. For more details, please visit http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/etm/programmes/mt5900/launchpad.htm |
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