Beginning the final session of the World Innovation Forum Leon, Tom Peters did something he’s renowned for: he inspired and surprised. He inspired through his interactive, brilliant, in-the-audience conversation with attendees.  And he surprised because he spent 75% of his conversation on the subject of people, explaining: “When you talk about innovation you talk about clever approaches, but nothing makes a difference if the execution and the people part of the equation isn’t there.” Read along for more on Peters’ discussion, as well as his 8 traits associated with innovation.

Using magic as a metaphor for his presentation at World Innovation Forum Leon, and dressed impeccably and mysteriously in all black, Andy Cohen discussed the benefits of challenging our assumptions to arrive at innovative solutions. In the following we share Cohen’s secrets for how to achieve them…

Anyone involved in business knows that staying up to date with the latest trends and practices in innovation can be critical in gaining that all important edge over the competition. For the last six years, the World Innovation Forum in New York has established itself as the premier business innovation event in the US offering a range of new perspectives and ideas with which to face up to coming business challenges.  This year, the World Innovation Forum will also take place for the first time in Mexico, in the city of Leon located in the state of Guanajuato.  This is no accident.  In recent years Leon has distinguished itself as a focal point for innovation within Mexico, establishing itself as a city determined to encourage business growth through the promotion of knowledge and new ideas.

This year's events in New York and Leon will focus on a number of key areas where innovation is pushing boundaries further and faster. These include mobile technology and digital marketing as platforms which both motivate and empower customers; virtual reality as a tool to positively impact the world; the advance of science in business; and new insights into innovative thinking and how to promote the creative impulse.

Whilst the New York edition of the World Innovation Forum takes place June 20-21, the Leon edition is just around the corner on May 23-24, and in anticipation of the event we want to share with you some great videos featuring speakers at the event in Leon.  Read on to learn more...