Innovating to Succeed in the COVID-19 New Normal
GSI Innovation Program
Immersion in Silicon Valley
Live Online Masterclasses - NEW

Next Program: 14^th-24^th September

The program consists of 13 thematic sessions, 2 networking sessions and 2 business challenge sessions, 2 hours per day, during two weeks, with experts from Silicon Valley: champion companies and experts, start-ups, accelerators, reputed professors from Stanford and Berkeley and entrepreneurs.

You will also receive the course booklet with frameworks and tools and access to the GSI platform to review recordings and access new publications.

This live online version brings you many benefits, namely substantial savings, which you can check here.

See the program and the benefits below.

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We bring Silicon Valley to you

An amazing journey of leadership, innovation,
transformation, network and growth

“After 35 successful exclusive executive immersion programs in Silicon Valley, with 98% client satisfaction, we ventured into our first virtual version with a multinational company involving participants from several countries.

While the in loco experience is irreplicable, several benefits and advantages were confirmed, which led us to want to share these advantages with a wider audience.”

Carlos Oliveira, CEO LBC

“The Silicon Valley differentiation remains the basis of the virtual version, the culture, the leadership style, the innovation approach, the technological disruption, the network and all that makes the Valley the leading innovation and entrepreneurial hub and the inspiration for business leaders and entrepreneurs all over the world.”

Torben Rankine, LBC Partner San Francisco

Structure of the program

Silicon Valley Mindset

Day 1

Day 1, 14^th September | 2 hours

Kick-off

Objectives of the program.
Framework for participant engagement.
Your business case challenge.
Network sessions during the program.

Speakers from
lbc

Session 1

The New Normal and Silicon Valley Mindset
and Ecosystem

Understand the dynamics and how to succeed in the low touch-highly digital new normal. Learn how Silicon Valley has achieved a differentiated mindset that will reinforce its role as the leading global hub of innovation and entrepreneurship. Learn how to connect with the Bay Area and leverage its resources to fuel your company’s growth.

Speakers from
lbc

Session 2

Open Innovation plus Linking up Start-ups and Corporations

Explore the advantages of using an open innovation strategy and extend your company’s innovation to external resources by engaging with potential disruptive start-ups, outside followers and tech savvy experts. Turn potential disruption threats into innovation opportunities.

Speakers from
usermind autodesk

Session 3

Leveraging Silicon Valley
as an outsider

Benchmark the example of a foreign company taking advantage of its connection to the Bay Area. Check how this innovation bridge was built and how this collaboration has grown over the years. Get to know which steps you can take to build a bridge between your innovation department and an external ecosystem, such as Silicon Valley.

Speakers from
usermind autodesk

Innovation Frameworks in the New Normal

Day 2, 3

Day 2, 15^th September | 2 hours

Kick-start

Future Trends That Will Impact Your Business

Introduction to the new trends that will have a profound impact on business.
The future of work.
Low-touch economy.
Platform business.

Speakers from
lbc

Session 4

Unleashing Corporate Innovation: a Framework for the COVID-19 New Normal

Understand how successful companies innovate at scale using resources effectively. Learn about an innovation framework, responsive to the COVID-19 new normal, that will speed up product development, transformation, lower costs and growth in revenues. Gain insights on how to bring the framework into practice by empowering employees in every-day innovation.

Speakers from
lbc

Session 5

Experience
Orchestration (XO)

Learn how Experience Orchestration (XO) is changing the way enterprises use what they know about customers in real-time. Empower your data to monitor, activate and optimize experiences in your business environment, including your clients.

Speakers from
usermind autodesk

Day 3, 16^th September | 2 hours

Kick-start

Customer Centric Design

Introduction to key principles of Customer Centric Design.

Speakers from lbc

Session 6

Business Model Pivots

Discover which key factors are necessary for the success of digital platforms in different industries and how they can be applied to your industry. Learn how to grow your business in the low-touch reality by pivoting your business model.

Speakers to be confirmed.

Session 7

Pretotyping to Accelerate Innovation

Grasp how to accelerate innovation results and learn from the former Engineering Director of Google – Alberto Savoia – what does it take for Apex Innovators to keep innovating and growing at double digits. Alberto will show you how you can beat The Law of Market Failure through the pretotyping toolkit, what he terms “building the right it before your build it right”.

Speakers associated with
standordgoogle

Digital Transformation

Day 4

AI - the new technology wave

Day 5

Leadership in a Low-touch Digital World

Day 6, 7, 8

Day 6, 22^nd September | 2 hours

Kick-start

The GSI Leadership Principles

The underlying three principles of Leadership in Silicon Valley.

Speakers from

Session 12

Leading teams
in a Low Touch Digital World

A close look at the changes organizations are making in the way they communicate and work with their teams and staff in a Low Touch Digital World. Leaders must be as agile as ever to adapt to this new reality. What are the guidelines for this new digital leadership? What skills and approaches are needed? How do leaders keep their teams engaged? These and other questions will be key to understand the new normal.

Speakers to be confirmed.

Session 13

Resilient Leadership,
resilient
entrepreneur

Learn to lead through external and internal challenges. Hear about a 26-year career path focused on tech and internet-based businesses and gain insights on how to turn crisis points into smart and sustainable opportunities. Resilience can be your best asset and how you can improve your leadership.

Speakers from
aws

Day 6 Extra Sessions 1 & 2

on Participants’ Digital Transformation Challenges

Optional two parallel 45-minute sessions for participants who want to discuss their digital transformation challenges with GSI and other participants.

Day 7, 23^rd September | 2 hours

Kick-start

Digital Leadership Framework

A base framework for Leadership and how it responds to the digital world.

Speakers from

Session 14

The Faces of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Discover the core IDEO innovation personas in order to build a balanced innovation team.. Understand the faces that drive entrepreneurship in start-ups and in corporations. Overall, learn to ignite innovation and entrepreneurship in your firm though a better balance of your teams

Speakers from
aws

Day 8, 24^th September | 2 hours

Session 15

Digital
Winners

Gain insights from practical cases of corporations that were successful in their collaboration with Silicon Valley’s stakeholders. Discover what practical benefits you can bring with you to your organization.

Speakers from

Session 16

Closing Session & Evaluation

Wrap up and comments by participants

Speakers from

Not sure if you want to commit to the 2 weeks?

Join a 90-minute live session with ex-Google Alberto Savoia on APEX Innovation and the emergence of Pretotyping

Program Dynamics

The most convenient and impactful way to learn:

Live Sessions with Direct Q&A through a virtual platform

On-Demand Access to all materials for 12 months

Access to an exclusive GSI Facebook
group designed for business executives

Certificate of Completion available
on Linkedin Certification

Timetable

2 hours x 8 days
2 weeks - 14^th-24^th September

Exact days

14^th- 17^th September, Monday - Thursday
21^st -24^th September, Monday - Thursday

Participants should join platform 10 minutes before Starting Time

Benefits of the Online Version

1. Same Benefits

Silicon Valley’s transformation power is so strong it can cross borders. This time, we want to bring Silicon Valley’s mindset directly through your screen and let you enjoy the benefits it presents:

Learn innovation and leadership frameworks & tools

Gain insight into disruptive technology trends

Grow your network

Get inspired by the culture of Silicon Valley

Learn digital transformation strategy and execution

Identify business opportunities

2. Financial Savings

Even though you won’t take that great picture of the Golden Gate, not travelling to San Francisco allows you to save on travel & accommodation costs.

3. Recorded Sessions

You will be able to record some of the live sessions (when the speaker allows it) to access later for an improved learning experience. Additional documentation will be available on an allocated shared page.

4. Stronger Program

In addition to the live interaction with Silicon Valley experts, the 2-week program span allows us to introduce you to innovation tools and digital transformation frameworks.

5. Customised Solutions

The 2-week program also allows us to accompany you and your company through the design of a solution to a real digital transformation case challenge, based on a Silicon Valley-inspired framework.