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To Be a Better Leader, Give Up Authority
Professor Vlatka Hlupic (Westminster Business School), in association with A.D. Amar and C. Hentrich, is publishing an article in Harvard Business Review in December. The article argues that the complexity of the recurrent business environment demands new mindsets and leadership skills, and concludes that relaxation of control can benefit any knowledge based company.
moreSocial Unrest: Lack of Understanding Hinders New Media Marketing Investment
Marketing investment in social media has so far failed to match the hype surrounding those platforms. New research suggests that this is due to a widespread lack of understand of the business potential for social media among marketing managers. New Media Knowledge dug into the statistics.
moreEngaging Audiences for Culture Online
The Digital Horizons 2012 “Engaging Audiences for Culture Online” seminar organised by The South East Media Network explored how both cultural institutions and publishing companies are using innovative technological ways to engage and re-invigorate audiences.
moreIT “Highly Valued”, But Not a Major Contributor to Innovation - Business
A survey has found that IT, while being “highly valued” by businesses, is not seen as a major contributor to innovation by most senior execs. New Media Knowledge wanted to find out why and what could be done to change board level minds.
moreCase Study: Lenovo’s “eLounge” Opens its Virtual Doors for Business
Virtual worlds have opened up new sales channels for businesses. New Media Knowledge spoke to one PC vendor who has built its own.
moreWhat Happens to Radio?
NMK’s event on Tuesday 27 February attracted a packed room of radio industry professionals, digital media experts and service providers eager to discuss the next stages of this unique medium.
moreIndustry Welcomes 4iP
Channel 4 launched its 4iP initiative this week which aims to stimulate public service digital media across the UK. New Media Knowledge engaged the UK digital media community to see what it thought of 4iP.
moreITV’s Overlay Advertising Trial Panned
Troubled ITV is experimenting with ‘automatically placed overlay advertising’ to help revive flagging revenues. NMK’s Chris Lee canvassed opinion from around the new media industry about the move.
moreApproaching the Crossover
Crossover is a series of ‘innovation labs’ for creative professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds: game developers, tv and film producers, web designers, animators, theatre practitioners and others.
moreBeers & Innovation: VRM
At the next event, we’ll be tackling the topic of VRM, vendor relationship management. Turning traditional relationships between individuals and companies on the their head, VRM promises a future where we’ll decide when and how brands get in touch.
moreMusic on a Stick
American progressive rock band, Mars Volta is the latest music act to give its fans more choice when it comes to how they consume their music.
moreBeers & Innovation: Clients in the Wild
What is the role of PR agencies in the wild frontier of the social web? Do traditional PR agencies even have a future as digital agencies and marketing agencies jockey for position to take control of marketing and communications projects? PRs and digital media experts met on November 20 in the twelfth of our Beers and Innovation series of events to discuss the issues. Ian Delaney reports.
moreBeers & Innovation: Filthy Lucre
What can the digital industry learn from the adult entertainment sector? At the latest in our Beers and Innovation series of events, NMK dons its grubby mac to uncover the ways in which mainstream internet businesses might evolve by emulating this often uninvestigated industry. How might you adopt some of these tools and techniques to generate new business, embrace change and engage with mass markets effectively?
moreBBC Innovation Labs: Take Two
The BBC Innovation Labs have been much heralded by NMK, but what do we actually know about what happens if you?re lucky enough to go and what happens if your idea gets chosen? Kathryn Corrick spent time at the London Labs and spoke to Paola Kathuria and Frank Wales of Limitless Innovations to find out more.
moreBBC Innovation Labs are back
Following the success of pilots earlier this year, the BBC is extending its Innovation Labs programme. Just-b. Productions are delighted to be helping the BBC to deliver this years extended Northern Lab.
moreBeers&Innovation3:Web Services&MashUps
Innovation, community and and technology experts from Yahoo! and the BBC came together on 27th April to explain their own efforts in the development of web services and mash ups and discuss the opportunities and challenges in this area...
moreBeers & Innovation 2: User Content
Issues around user-generated content became more tangible and challenged old business models in 2006, creating opportunities for start-ups. So on 30th March we invited two experts in the field of media creation and UGC - Head of BBC Global News Richard Sambrook and Yellowikis co-founder Paul Youlten - to discuss the issues...
moreBeers & Innovation:UK Start-Up Culture
The inaugural night of the series on 9th February 2006 chaired by Tom Coates of Yahoo! saw entrepreneurs and innovators from Skype and Last.fm talk about their first-hand experiences of the UK, US and European technology start-up scenes...
moreBeers & Innovation: Music @ Content2.0
The Content 2.0 conference on 6th June 2006 was rounded-off by a special Beers & Innovation session at Albannach on Trafalgar Square, featuring Stephanie Newman from Amnesty International and an interview centering on digital music with Tim Clark, manager of Robbie Williams...
moreMobile Design Innovation & Older Users
The desire for a less cluttered, stress-free lifestyle is reaching into the sphere of mobile phones, according to recent research carried out by user-centred design company Instrata. But making phones accessible shouldn't mean dumbing-down, says Rachel Jones...
moreThe Future Of Creativity & Innovation
The annual NMK / Cybersalon Christmas Lecture was delivered by Professor James Woudhuysen on 'The Future of Creativity and Innovation' to a packed audience at the Science Museum's Dana Centre on Thursday 15 December 2005...
moreNESTA Invests In Scottish Innovation
NESTA has announced a series of investments, initiatives and support-projects designed to drive innovation in Scotland...
moreThe Future of Creativity & Innovation
At a forthcoming debate at the Science Museum's Dana Centre in London, one of Britain's leading innovation gurus will argue that the government is more interested in cajoling people into lower energy use than it is in championing science and technology...
moreAOL Innovation in The Community Awards
Innovative use of the Internet has secured AOL Innovation in the Community Awards of 2,000 for 30 forward-thinking charities and community groups across the UK. The environment, promoting writing talent and the representation of ethnic minorities were among the projects garlanded...
moreAbout the Innovation Labs
NMK's Innovation Labs at the University of Westminster's Harrow campus provide affordable managed workspace, communications infrastructure and business support to creative and technology start-ups.
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i-Design 09
i-Design is a one day conference and exhibition centred around interactive design and its impact on the world. i-Design, now in its third year, is the interactive design conference of the London Design Festival. This year also sees the return of the Porfolio Clinic, giving recent graduates and emerging designers a chance to show their portfolio to digital media professionals.
moreLocation: The Old Cinema
Price: £135.00
Millennials & The Social Media Explosion
This MusicTank seminar will lift the lid on the social media phenomenon and reveal how rights holders can better engage with this social space and make sense of its increasingly complex future. Beginning with a presentation from artist, composer and serial social media experimenter Steve Lawson, this event will also update on progress of our chosen Millennials artist James Yuill, twelve-months on from MusicTank’s Millennials conference at which Terry McBride spearheaded a unique 360-degree artist road-map assisted by the amassed 180-strong conference audience. Closing this event will be a 90-minute debate looking at the future of social media in an attempt to gauge where it’s heading and its impact on rights holders, with a panel comprising far-sighted entrepreneurs, commentators and digital culture experts.
moreLocation: PRS for Music, Copyright House, Berners Street, London W1
Price: £45.00
Onedotzero Adventures in Motion
Quick! tickets are now on sale for onedotzero_adventures in motion festival at BFI Southbank + BFI IMAX, london
moreLocation: BFI Southbank + BFI IMAX, london
Price: £0.00
Battle of Ideas
The Battle of Ideas 2008 will be a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debate organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art.
moreLocation: Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
Price: £80.00
Beers & Innovation: Coming of Age
Boomers, silver surfers, 50+, third agers, the mature market - whatever you call them, they’re a group that can’t be ignored. They have good incomes, great social networks and they’re getting online like never before. Join the debate on May 27th to find out more.
moreLocation: Orchid (formerly CC Club)
Price: £25.00
Beers & Innovation 7: Agencies Step Up (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the seventh Beers & Innovation night to explore how marketing and advertising agencies push the boundaries and innovate in their sector. Hear from practitioners and experts in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Albannach, 66 Trafagar Square, London WC2N 5DS.
Price: £15.00
Beers and Innovation 7: Do agencies innovate? (NMK)
The bulk of the UK's new media talent sits within agencies. Yet agencies are renowned as the producers of brochure-ware and banners rather than leaders in innovation. Is this the case? Join Nik Roope, Jamie Riddel and John Baker to find out the score.
moreLocation: Albannach, 66 Trafagar Square, London WC2N 5DS
Price: £15.00
Beers & Innovation 6: Social By Design (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the sixth Beers & Innovation night to explore design, development and innovation in social software. Hear from practitioners and experts in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Albannach, 66 Trafagar Square, London WC2N 5DS.
Price: £15.00
Beers & Innovation 5: Smart Textiles & Technology (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the fifth Beers & Innovation night to find out how the UK's doing with smart textiles and wearable technoloy, hear from some practitioners in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Central London venue TBC
Price: £15.00
Beers & Innovation 5: Aggregators & Upsetters (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the fifth Beers & Innovation night to explore aggregation and disruption, hear from practitioners and anaylsts in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Albannach, 66 Trafagar Square, London WC2N 5DS.
Price: £15.00
Beers & Innovation 4: RSS Frontiers (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the fourth Beers & Innovation night to find out how the UK's doing with RSS, hear from some practitioners in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Pitcher & Piano (upstairs room), 69 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3SD.
Price: £15.00
Beers & Innovation 3: Web Services & Mash-Ups (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the third Beers & Innovation night to find out how the UK's doing with web services and mash-ups, hear from some practitioners in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Pitcher & Piano (upstairs room), 69 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3SD.
Price: £10.00
Beers & Innovation 2: User Generated Content (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to the second Beers & Innovation night to find out how the UK's doing with UGC and innovation, heard from some practitioners in the field and have your say on the issues...
moreLocation: Pitcher & Piano (upstairs room), 69 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3SD.
Price: £10.00
Beers & Innovation (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once dynamic and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently. Come along to our inaugural Beers & Innovation night and discuss the issues with Tom Coates of Yahoo!, Skype's Saul Klein and Richard Jones of Audioscrobbler/Last.fm
moreLocation: The Bell & Compass (downstairs bar), 9-11 Villiers St, London WC2N 6NA.
Price: £10.00
Beers & Innovation (NMK)
The UK's quirky innovation culture - at once scruffy and loveable, while at the same time maddeningly inadequate - has been taxing the minds of a lot of people recently.... Is Britain fundamentally incapabale of making commercial success from great technology ideas and products? It's all up for debate at our inaugural innovation night...
moreLocation: The Bell & Compass (downstairs bar), 9-11 Villiers St, London WC2N 6NA.
Price: £10.00
Creating Value: Exploiting Design Innovation
Designers need to better protect and exploit their intellectual property (IP), but with a greater focus on innovation they could also create more IP
moreLocation: The Design Council, 34 Bow Street, London, WC2E 7DL.
Price: £0.00
Enhancing Personal Innovation and Problem Solving
This workshop examines the skills needed, not just in formal problem solving and innovation processes, but in everyday situations so that individuals can enable their teams, departments and companies to be more effective, more flexible, more entrepreneurial and more able to cope with the complexities of today's marketplace.
moreLocation: Novotel London West, Hammersmith, London
Price: £495.00
Creativity and Innovation: The 4th Gurteen Knowledge Conference
Exploring the concepts of Creativity and Innovation ? how to generate ideas, capture them and achieve creative potential. This conference will introduce you to the concept of idea management systems that provide the technology and process to capture, review and implement new ideas.
moreLocation: Novotel London West, Hammersmith, London
Price: £325.00
London Innovation Conference
This one-day conference will show you how to start out-performing your competition by introducing a culture of innovation into your company. Produced by the London Development Agency.
moreLocation: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Price: £0.00
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