Alex
Goryachev
Head of Innovation Strategy and Programs
Cisco

Creating Programs that Measure and Reward Agility-Based Behavior

The mass digitization of society and business is forcing every organization to reinvent itself, immediately adapt to rapid market changes, and ignite innovation through its own pool of talent. In this HCI Keynote video, Alex Goryachev, Head of Innovation Strategy and Programs at Cisco’s Corporate Strategic Innovation Group, describes how this large global technology company is transforming itself into a culture of fast innovation to deliver higher-value outcomes to its customers, partners and employees.

Key Insights:

  • Create project-based, cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration, innovation and efficiency in your organization.
  • Find creative methods of measuring and rewarding agility-based behaviors.
  • Build a network of “innovation coaches,” and provide a platform to match coaches with the right teams.
  • Use open, transparent competitions for employees develop new ideas and business models.