Pepperdine University, West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Friday, February 5, 2010 - Friday, February 19, 2010
10:00am - 5:00pm
Howard Hughes Center
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles California 90045 (view map)
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Creating the Future: Becoming an Innovative Leader
The NAWBO-LA Foundation proudly presents the newest educational opportunity created in partnership with Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business!
As NAWBO members, you lead complex businesses…through difficult circumstances…in turbulent times…toward uncertain ends…with limited resources. You are not served by approaches to business management that presume an ability to forecast the future, or that suggest the existence of a single “right answer.” Rather, what you need is a system that helps you succeed even when trustworthy data is scarce and a “formula for success” does not exist – an approach to managing your business that consistently and systematically produces innovative solutions to the complicated problems you face every day.
Creating the Future: Becoming an Innovative Leader is a two-day seminar exclusively designed for NAWBO-LA by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management to help you increase your IQ (Innovation Quotient) and use your creativity to produce better results for you and your business. Specifically, you will uncover your own creative style, and acquire the skills and tools needed to generate innovative ideas and increase the competitiveness of your firm. As a bonus, you will learn how to prepare for more creative and energizing team meetings.
generously underwritten by
About Larry William Cox, Ph.D. Dr. Cox is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. He has also directed Entrepreneurship Centers at Ball State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to this, he was the Director of Research at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Cox attended the University of Nebraska on a basketball scholarship from 1972 to 1976. He experienced entrepreneurship firsthand when he started his own company in 1985 selling industrial products to large manufacturers in the Rocky Mountain area. He returned to the University of Nebraska in 1990 to receive a master’s degree in Management Information Systems and a doctorate in Strategic Management. While earning his advanced degrees, Dr. Cox served as the director of the Nebraska Business Development Center, and consulted hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs. His personal research interests include the impact of entrepreneurship education, and the creative processes of entrepreneurs. An award-winning educator, Dr. Cox especially enjoys helping young entrepreneurs and is an inspiring speaker and seminar leader.
SCHEDULE
| Friday, February 5, 2010 |
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10:00am - 12:00pm |
Business Owners as Innovators |
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12:00pm - 12:30pm |
(lunch) |
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12:30pm - 5:00pm |
The Fundamentals of Innovation |
| Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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10:00am - 12:00pm |
The Eight Steps to More Innovative Solutions |
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12:00pm - 12:30pm |
(lunch) |
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12:30pm - 5:00pm |
Helping Employees and Managers Be More Creative |
PROGRAM FEE
The all-inclusive program fee of $999 ($750 for returning PEAK graduates) includes all instruction, workshops, organizational assessments, meals, program materials and administrative support. A $150 non-refundable deposit is required with your application packet. YES, we can set up a payment plan for you,* please contact us directly: jane@nawbola.org.
*Subject to a 10% processing and administration fee. 10% discount if you pay the entire tuition in full.
TO APPLY
Download and fill out the application. Deadline for submission is Friday, January 29, 2010. For questions, please contact NAWBO-LA at 213.622.3200 or PEAK@nawbola.org.
Accommodations:
Parking Instructions:
- Park on levels: B2 or B3 (do not park on reserved spots)
- Take the elevator up to GL (Ground Level);
- Get off elevator towards your left;
- Take second elevator to 3rd Floor;
- Parking Validation is available. See NAWBO-LA
Attendance is limited, so Register Now for PEAK L.A. - Creating the Future: Becoming an Innovative Leader!
