Abu Dhabi
Innovation is at the core of UAE Vision 2021. Multiples steps and initiatives have been taken to spur innovation across the Emirates and in Abu Dhabi. Most of these initiatives focused on incubating and accelerating startups as well as External Corporate Venturing. ECV presents a number of challenges. Mindset, process and culture are often not in place to unlock and enable digital transformation and corporate innovation in general and, efficient models/tools of co-innovation with startups are not well understood.
Based on an extensive due diligence of the UAE ecosystem, Innovation Works plans to help bridge the knowledge gap in this field through new teaching, academic content and outreach activities. Through a series of workshops, Tech Talks and case studies, we are building high impact and relevant knowledge and a community.
Innovation Works
A catalyst for growth and innovation in MENA
Mission
We build knowledge and a community to support innovation and entrepreneurship locally and regionally
Vision
We see Innovation Works as a growth catalyst of innovation and startups locally and regionally
Education
Through workshops, we pilot new executive programmes tailored to the needs of the region, we provide business leaders with new insights and strategies on digital transformation, innovation, external corporate venturing, scaling and VC investing. Through the monthly Tech talks series, we share latest academic research and practitioners’ perspectives on current and emerging technologies and their impact for business, management and society locally and regionally.
Content
We develop case studies, research and surveys to deep dive into the specific local and regional challenges faced by startups, scaleups and corporate innovation. We disseminate the key learning to the local, regional and global business community through teaching and outreach activities.
Community
We partner with INSEAD faculty, alumni as well as private, public and not for profit regional stakeholders to build and share knowledge and connect talents and expertise.
Impact
In line with our mission, we bring together people, cultures and ideas to develop responsible leaders who transform business and society.
Mission
We build knowledge and a community to support innovation and entrepreneurship locally and regionally
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WORKSHOPS
We share INSEAD academic expertise with key regional and local stakeholders. We expand the school’s knowledge on the specific regional problematics to help tailor our upcoming programmes to the specific needs required for building a strong startup ecosytem and innovation locally and regionally.
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Designed for leaders, senior executives and managers with interest/responsibilities in innovation and digital transformation. Why attend:
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Designed for leaders, senior executives and managers with responsibilities to scale startups. Why attend:
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RESOURCES
Through a series of MENA based case studies and research on startups, scaleups, innovation and digital transformation, we contribute to expand academic knowledge on specific problematics faced by the region. We disseminate the key learning to the local, regional and global business community through teaching and outreach.
Unlocking the Closet: Venture Capital and the Global Expansion of a Middle East Luxury Goods Marketplace (INSEAD case study)
Careem – Selling Rides or Selling Tech? Strategic Agility and Scope in a Platform Business (INSEAD case
study)
Digital transformation of Majid Al Futtaim: test-and-learn approach to instil a data-driven culture in
a leading lifestyle conglomerate in the Middle East (INSEAD case study)
Turning bits into dollars. What is the data economy? How are companies embracing the data economy globally? How can the GCC unleash its data economy? (research by INSEAD and Strategy &)
Swvl. Coming Soon..
TECH TALKS
We disseminate academic knowledge and practitioners’ perspectives on new technologies and its implications in MENA for business, management and society. We build a local community and promote discussion on technology and innovation
Jan 2020: Superstar Economy
Nov 2019: The potential of the data economy in the GCC
Sep 2019: The Honeycomb Disruption
May 2019: Blockchain in the Financial Services
Mar 2019: Connecting Startups & Corporations
Jan 2019: Will there still be jobs?
Nov 2018: AI vs. Human Judgment
Oct 2018: Demystifying AI
Dec 2018: AI for Business
Feb 2019: Strategy in the Age of AI
Apr 2019: What’s the big deal with AI, if any?
Jun 2019: Start up, Scale up: A Venture Capital focus on MENA
Oct 2019: Training with AI, Winning Against Humans
Dec 2019: The Future of Digital Money
Feb 2020: Strategic Agility & Scope in a Platform Business
COMMUNITY
We build a community of strategic partners to create and deliver content and impact.Over 2019-20, INSEAD was @:
PEOPLE
