BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:The Future of Work in Scotland: The Curious Advantage - The gr eatest source of value in the digital age - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10654@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/10654-the-curious-advantage-the-gr eatest-source-of-value SUMMARY:The Future of Work in Scotland: The Curious Advantage - The greates t source of value in the digital age DESCRIPTION:The Future of Work Scotland team are delighted to be bringing y ou a session with the author's of the newly published 'The Curious Advanta ge'.\n\nIn this session\, Simon Brown\, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis and Paul Ashcroft\, founder of Ludic will be sharing insights from this A mazon hot new release 'The Curious Advantage'.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n What can our attendees expect to take away from the session?\n\n? Why is c uriosity so important today more than ever\n? How can you develop your cur iosity using the 7C's model\n? What are the business benefits from having a curious workforce\n? How has global medicines company Novartis\, embrace d curiosity as part of its culture\n\nHere's some background on our amazin g guest speakers for this session:\n\nSimon is Chief Learning Officer at N ovartis\, a focused medicines company\, and one of the leading companies i n the world. He is a commercially-minded learning leader with experience a cross a range of the World's top organisations. In 2000\, Simon co-founded Brightwave\, one of the UK's leading e-Learning companies\, which was eve ntually acquired by Capita Plc. Simon spent 7 years working for Accenture\ , advising companies including BT\, BP\, Microsoft\, Canon\, Barclays and HSBC. In 2010\, Simon moved to Lloyds Banking Group where he led the award -winning Bank-wide learning transformation.\n\nIn 2013 Simon moved to Nova rtis global HQ in Switzerland\, where he led various global learning teams . These including being responsible for enhancing effectiveness of learnin g for the global pharma SalesForce\, creating the cross-divisional 'Global Development University'\, running the Novartis-wide Learning Centre of Ex pertise and Corporate Universities\, and also defining the strategy for ho w Novartis would develop Digital Capability across the company.\n\nAfter l eading the development of a new award-winning learning strategy\, he becam e Novartis's first-ever Chief Learning Officer in February 2019. Since the n Novartis has gained several global awards for learning including the awa rd for 'Learning Strategy Innovation'. Simon shares his experiences speaki ng at conferences around the world and with an active digital presence on the Linkedin platform.\n\nSimon lives in Switzerland with his family..\n\n Paul Ashcroft:\n\nCo-Founder and Partner at Ludic Group\, Author of the Bo ok 'ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations'\, Keynote Speaker and F acilitator. With a background in mathematics and strategic consulting\, Pa ul is an expert in applying principles of Innovation\, Design Thinking and Digital tools to accelerate large scale\, sustainable change.\n\nDuring h is 20-year career\, Paul has been working with the world's leading organiz ations to design strategy\, align leaders and implement\, engage and motiv ate people. As an investor\, Paul is successfully establishing and growing innovative and technology-based businesses that deliver global solutions. Paul has worked with many of the Fortune 500 and works extensively with S MEs. The ground-breaking programmes he designs and delivers\, enable organ isations to transform and make a successful shift to digital using platfor ms\, powerful tools and methods.\n\nPaul is also a family man\, black-belt in karate and published author.\n\nGarrick Jones:\n\nCo-Founder and Partn er at Ludic Group\, Author of the Book 'ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Or ganizations'\, Keynote Speaker and Facilitator.\n\nGarrick Jones is an ent repreneur\, academic and musician based in London. Co-Founder and Partner of The Ludic Group (founded in 2004)\, a pioneering consultancy\, transfor ming the way people live\, work and learn across time and distance. He is a renowned expert in Digital Transformation\, Digital Learning and Engagem ent.\n\nLudic is revolutionising global Consulting by delivering services digitally and redefining how transformation is successfully delivered in t he hyper-networked reality of today's organisations.\nhttps://opentechcale ndar.co.uk/event/10654-the-curious-advantage-the-greatest-source-of-value\ nPowered by Open Tech Calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Future of Work Scotland tea
m are delighted to be bringing you a session with the author's of the newl
y published 'The Curious Advantage'.
In this session\, Simon Brown\
, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis and Paul Ashcroft\, founder of Ludic
will be sharing insights from this Amazon hot new release &lsquo\;The Curi
ous Advantage&rsquo\;.
Learning Objectives:
What can our att
endees expect to take away from the session?
? Why is curiosity so
important today more than ever
? How can you develop your curiosity usi
ng the 7C&rsquo\;s model
? What are the business benefits from having a
curious workforce
? How has global medicines company Novartis\, embrac
ed curiosity as part of its culture
Here's some background on our a
mazing guest speakers for this session:
Simon is Chief Learning Off
icer at Novartis\, a focused medicines company\, and one of the leading co
mpanies in the world. He is a commercially-minded learning leader with exp
erience across a range of the World&rsquo\;s top organisations. In 2000\,
Simon co-founded Brightwave\, one of the UK&rsquo\;s leading e-Learning co
mpanies\, which was eventually acquired by Capita Plc. Simon spent 7 years
working for Accenture\, advising companies including BT\, BP\, Microsoft\
, Canon\, Barclays and HSBC. In 2010\, Simon moved to Lloyds Banking Group
where he led the award-winning Bank-wide learning transformation.
In 2013 Simon moved to Novartis global HQ in Switzerland\, where he led va
rious global learning teams. These including being responsible for enhanci
ng effectiveness of learning for the global pharma SalesForce\, creating t
he cross-divisional &lsquo\;Global Development University&rsquo\;\, runnin
g the Novartis-wide Learning Centre of Expertise and Corporate Universitie
s\, and also defining the strategy for how Novartis would develop Digital
Capability across the company.
After leading the development of a n
ew award-winning learning strategy\, he became Novartis&lsquo\;s first-eve
r Chief Learning Officer in February 2019. Since then Novartis has gained
several global awards for learning including the award for &lsquo\;Learnin
g Strategy Innovation&rsquo\;. Simon shares his experiences speaking at co
nferences around the world and with an active digital presence on the Link
edin platform.
Simon lives in Switzerland with his family..
Paul Ashcroft:
Co-Founder and Partner at Ludic Group\, Author of th
e Book &lsquo\;ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations&rsquo\;\, Key
note Speaker and Facilitator. With a background in mathematics and strateg
ic consulting\, Paul is an expert in applying principles of Innovation\, D
esign Thinking and Digital tools to accelerate large scale\, sustainable c
hange.
During his 20-year career\, Paul has been working with the w
orld&rsquo\;s leading organizations to design strategy\, align leaders and
implement\, engage and motivate people. As an investor\, Paul is successf
ully establishing and growing innovative and technology-based businesses t
hat deliver global solutions. Paul has worked with many of the Fortune 500
and works extensively with SMEs. The ground-breaking programmes he design
s and delivers\, enable organisations to transform and make a successful s
hift to digital using platforms\, powerful tools and methods.
Paul
is also a family man\, black-belt in karate and published author.
G
arrick Jones:
Co-Founder and Partner at Ludic Group\, Author of the
Book &lsquo\;ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations&rsquo\;\, Keyn
ote Speaker and Facilitator.
Garrick Jones is an entrepreneur\, aca
demic and musician based in London. Co-Founder and Partner of The Ludic Gr
oup (founded in 2004)\, a pioneering consultancy\, transforming the way pe
ople live\, work and learn across time and distance. He is a renowned expe
rt in Digital Transformation\, Digital Learning and Engagement.
Lud
ic is revolutionising global Consulting by delivering services digitally a
nd redefining how transformation is successfully delivered in the hyper-ne
tworked reality of today&rsquo\;s organisations.
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