Purdue Today

September 15, 2008

Innovation the focus of free session from IBM innovation expert

All Purdue faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a presentation at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall by Deborah Dunagan, who leads innovation efforts at IBM.

Dunagan will discuss "Communities and Innovation -- Building and Sustaining 'Living Systems' of Capability."

At 8:15 a.m., a jazz combo led by Mo Trout will play music, and Al Crispo, professor of organizational leadership and supervision, will interview the members and offer a short presentation on teamwork and creativity. This session is also open to the public.

The presentations are part of the Purdue Conference for Collaboration and Innovation.

For more on the conference, go to http://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2008b/080716BeyerleinConference.html or http://www.cci.purdue.edu/index.html