The Secret Source of Innovation Summit 2025

Re-Start Innovation alongside Efficiency

Finding synergies between optimizing the core and reviving future growth

One of the key challenges for companies is the simultaneous increase in efficiency and innovative strength. How can existing business models be optimized and new growth opportunities tapped at the same time?

In the second edition of our exclusive The Secret Source of Innovation Summit, we discuss how the synergy between increased efficiency and future-oriented innovation can be achieved.

Focus topics of the Summit

• Best practices from the industry – How leading companies are mastering ambidexterity

• Efficiency & exploration – Why ambidexterity makes the difference between success and stagnation

• Incremental vs. radical innovation – evolution or revolution?

• Leadership & strategy – Successful management between exploitation & exploration
  

Perspectives matter

We explore the topic from different perspectives:

Leadership perspective: Which leadership approaches and strategies are crucial to promote innovation and operational excellence in equal measure? How can managers lead their teams safely through transformation processes?

Innovation perspective: Which innovative approaches and methods help companies to overcome the innovation backlog and find creative solutions? How can organizations provide new impetus and accelerate innovation processes in a targeted manner?

Product perspective: How can innovation and product development be meaningfully linked? Which strategies help to continuously improve existing products, develop them further, and drive real innovation at the same time? How can companies master the balancing act between incremental optimization and disruptive innovations?

Digitalization perspective: How does digitalization influence existing processes, and which digital tools can companies use to increase efficiency and innovation in equal measure? Which technologies and approaches help to future-proof business models and tap into new growth potential?

Technological & AI perspective: What role does AI play in driving innovation and how can it act as a catalyst for transformation? How can companies use AI to accelerate creative processes, increase efficiency, and open up new business opportunities?

Mindset and Resilience perspective: How does the right mindset – resilience, agility, and willingness to change – influence a company’s innovative strength and its ability to overcome challenges? What cultural and organizational prerequisites are needed to promote sustainable innovation dynamics?

System perspective on Legacy: How can established financial and insurance institutions master the balancing act between existing legacy systems and future-oriented innovation? What strategies help to modernize legacy technology, drive digital transformation, and meet regulatory requirements at the same time?

That’s in:

• Inspiring presentations by industry experts
  
• Practical use cases and success stories that show how companies achieve competitive advantages through Ambidexterity
  
• Networking and intensive exchange with industry leaders and like-minded people
  
• Interactive formats and discussion panels to dive deeper into the topics and gain practical experience
  
• New insights and strategies
  
• Visual recording of the discussions

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We have been talking to thought leaders, experts, and networkers about innovation and future topics since 2021. For almost 50 episodes now, we are hosting the Innovation Podcast The Secret Source of Innovation.

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