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24  mAY 2020 ,  Forum Discussion IN GREEK  - organised by the university of the AEGEAN  
COVID-19, INNOVATION & NEW OPPORTUNITIES  / ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ ΚΑΙ  ΝΕΕΣ ΕΥΚΑΙΡΙΕΣ ΜΕΣΑ ΣΤΗ ΚΡΙΣΗ   
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​Απαντώντας στις προκλήσεις της πανδημίας του κορονοϊού το Τμήμα Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου εγκαινιάζει την νέα πλατφόρμα επικοινωνίας Financial Business Forum (FBF),
για ανοικτές και ελεύθερες συζητήσεις της ακαδημαϊκής κοινότητας και των φοιτητών με όλο τον κόσμο των επιστημών. ​

Την Κυριακή 24 Μαΐου ξεκινά με την φιλοξενία της πρώτης δημόσιας διαδικτυακής συζήτησης με θέμα: ​

​«Covid-19, Καινοτομία και Νέες Ευκαιρίες Μέσα στην Κρίση» 
Την συζήτηση συντονίζει η δημοσιογράφος  / παρουσιάστρια  Πόπη Τσαπανίδου, και δέχεται ερωτήσεις του κοινού, συμμετέχουν οι  
• Μιχαηλίδης Ντίμης, Συγγραφέας και Σύμβουλος Καινοτομίας Επιχειρήσεων
• Σάμιτας Αριστείδης, Καθηγητής Χρηματοοικονομικής, Τμήμα Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου

Στόχος της συζήτησης είναι να παρουσιάσει στρατηγικές καινοτομίας και εμπειρίες από τη διεθνή και την ελληνική πραγματικότητα για τη δημιουργία νέων επιχειρήσεων, τη βιωσιμότητα τους και να αναδείξει τη σημασία της ευρηματικότητας μέσα και μετά την κρίση πανδημίας Covid-19.
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Η συζήτηση θα μεταδίδεται ζωντανά στην ιστοσελίδα του Τμήματος Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου και στα Κοινωνικά Δίκτυα (YouTube και Facebook), ώστε όλοι (φοιτητές, απόφοιτοι κλπ.) να έχουν εύκολη και ελεύθερη πρόσβαση όπου κι αν βρίσκονται.
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Παρακολουθήσετε τη συζήτηση ζωντανά στο ΥouΤube ΕΔΩ ​       ​​ 
22  APRIL ​ 2020 ,  FREE WEBINAR IN GREEK with DIMIS MICHAELIDEs  - iN COLLABORATION WITH VIRAL GROWTH 
ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΛΑΓΗ - ΟΔΙΚΟΣ ΧΑΡΤΗΓΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟ ΣΑς  
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  • Σε αντίθεση με νεοφυείς εταιρείες που η ύπαρξη τους περιστρέφεται γύρω από καινοτόμες λύσεις, οι εκτελεστικοί υφισταμένων οργανισμών γνωρίζουν πως η καινοτομία, για να πετύχει, υποχρεωτικά συνοδεύεται από σημαντικές αλλαγές.

Το webinar αυτό ενδιαφέρει διοικητικά, διευθυντικά και συμβουλευτικά στελέχη εταιρειών και δημοσίων οργανισμών. 
Μετά το webinar θα είστε σε θέση να:
• Αναγνωρίζετε τους παράγοντες που προωθούν τη καινοτομία.
• Σχεδιάσετε οδικό χάρτη καινοτομίας για τον οργανισμό σας.
• Αναγνωρίζετε τους παράγοντες που εμποδίζουν τη καινοτομία.
• Πετύχετε αλλαγή κουλτούρας και προσωπική αλλαγή.

Το webinar αυτό θα πραγματοποιηθεί στα Ελληνικά, έχει διάρκεια 75 περίπου λεπτών, είναι δωρεάν και ανοικτό σε όλους
Τετάρτη 22 Απριλίου 2020 στις 19.00 
Για εγγραφή: https://bit.ly/2X1xm6W
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Remember my friends, in times of fast change, creativity is your best friend.       ​​ 
20TH APRIL ​ 2020 ,  FREE WEBINAR with DIMIS MICHAELIDEs  - within World Creativity & Innovation Week 2020 ​
​CHange is the new status quo - five tips to boost your creativity 
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  • Have you ever wondered why these days something new seems to crop up every moment of your life? And why you can only deal with it by doing things differently? 

  • Have you ever been overwhelmed by all those new things you must learn and do? And has coronavirus by any chance made these things and others much more urgent?

​By the turn of the 21st century the reality of the accelerating pace of change is sinking in. Learn how to better confront change with creativity.
During this webinar we will offer
•    Various insights into different levels of change
•    Five tips to boost your creativity

and you will be invited to share your ideas on the challenge: In what ways might work change as a result of the coronavirus crisis? 

This 60-minute webinar is free and open to everybody. It will be held in English through the ZOOM platform. 
Connect online with a computer or other device with video and audio 5-10 minutes beforehand. You may prompted to download the ZOOM app.

To register please click here:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DcXsIID4Q1ycwATJkRaY9g 

Remember my friends, in times of fast change, creativity is your best friend.       ​​ 
18 july 2019, #FailOpenMic, LIMASSOL
Dimis michaelides participated in A disrupt cyprus event
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Fail Open Mic

Through failure, we strive and thrive. It's about time the Cypriot ecosystem adds on the challenge of discussing failure. Startup failures, later stage failure, on business, on a personal level and all of the above in combination. By creating a normalized failure culture we learn from each other and we get comfortable by knowing that we are not the only ones out there doing something wrong!

The growth acceleration agency RiseTech Media and Lead Cyprus organised the second Fail Open Mic in Limassol.

Amazing speakers shared valuable lessons and failure stories, that helped them grow. Stories of resilience which help them become successful entrepreneurs and professionals. True change comes only through learning from your mistakes and becoming better. Understand that success and failure are not a permanent state that will hold you down. They are temporary states that helps us build a growth mindset.

Many people attended these events and enjoyed the interesting stories of the speakers. #peace #LeadCyprus #risetechmedia
8 october 2019, nicosia - repeated
16 APRIL  2019  nicosia  
ENGAGING PEOPLE IN NEW WORKPLACES
OPEN WORKSHOP (SUBSIDISED) 
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People who love their work are happier people and if they love their workplace too they will be happier still. Companies with happy people serve their customers better and retain their key talent both of which impact competitiveness and the bottom line. However the ground is shifting fast: innovation, digitalization and artificial intelligence are changing the nature of work at a previously unimaginable pace, while “happiness at work” itself is taking on new meanings. The future will belong to flexible organizations that enhance employee engagement through participation in the generation and implementation of new solutions.
 
Participants will learn different theories of motivation and in particular the contemporary evidence-based work of the positive psychology school. They will explore the impact of innovation and change on individuals and companies and imagine how they their own organization will be like ten years from now: What will the organization chart and the physical workplace look like? How will vital people-related functions like hiring, performance management and training be managed? How can leadership truly engage people at work?
 
This workshop will be of interest to organizations of all sectors and sizes, especially ones contemplating a serious shift in their business model or operations.
The workshop will take place in PwC Academy and will be subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
12 FEBRUARY 2019  LIMASSOL
BE CREATIVE, YES YOU CAN! DEVELOPING CREATIVE SKILLS FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR BUSINESS. 
​​OPEN WORKSHOP (SUBSIDISED) READ MORE here
Why is creativity important? Among other reasons, because innovation is impossible without it and because the accelerating pace of change makes it an indispensable skill. And because CEOs have identified creativity as the single most important leadership competence.
 
Contrary to common wisdom creative skills are learnable and creativity is developable at individual, team and organizational levels. In fact the systematic use of creative method has been shown to substantially improve an organization’s capacity to confront challenges and enhance employee engagement through participation in the generation and implementation of new solutions.
 
Participants will learn creative method and techniques and how to practice them alone and in teams. They will eventually design ways of promoting creativity in their own organizations.
 
This workshop will be of interest to organizations of all sectors and sizes, especially ones contemplating a serious shift in their business model or operations.  The workshop will take place in PwC Academy and will be subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
13 novEMBER 2018 limassol
BE CREATIVE, YES YOU CAN! DEVELOPING CREATIVE SKILLS FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR BUSINESS. 
​​OPEN WORKSHOP (SUBSIDISED) READ MORE here
Why is creativity important? Among other reasons, because innovation is impossible without it and because the accelerating pace of change makes it an indispensable skill. And because CEOs have identified creativity as the single most important leadership competence.
 
Contrary to common wisdom creative skills are learnable and creativity is developable at individual, team and organizational levels. In fact the systematic use of creative method has been shown to substantially improve an organization’s capacity to confront challenges and enhance employee engagement through participation in the generation and implementation of new solutions.
 
Participants will learn creative method and techniques and how to practice them alone and in teams. They will eventually design ways of promoting creativity in their own organizations.
 
This workshop will be of interest to organizations of all sectors and sizes, especially ones contemplating a serious shift in their business model or operations.  The workshop will take place in PwC Academy and will be subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
30 & 31 octobER 2018, LIMASSOL
LEADING INNOVATION IN PRACTICE - A ROADMAP FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
OPEN WORKSHOP (FULLY SUBSIDISED) ​READ MORE  HERE



​A 2-day, fully-subsidised workshops, organised together with the PwC's Academy and the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry . 

​Dimis is leading this workshop and follows each participant with an in-house strategic training, ensuring participants develop their own organization's roadmap for innovation.  ​

The workshop will take place in Limassol and is fully subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
16 OCTOBER 2018 NICOSIA  
ENGAGING PEOPLE IN NEW WORKPLACES
OPEN WORKSHOP (SUBSIDISED) 
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People who love their work are happier people and if they love their workplace too they will be happier still. Companies with happy people serve their customers better and retain their key talent both of which impact competitiveness and the bottom line. However the ground is shifting fast: innovation, digitalization and artificial intelligence are changing the nature of work at a previously unimaginable pace, while “happiness at work” itself is taking on new meanings. The future will belong to flexible organizations that enhance employee engagement through participation in the generation and implementation of new solutions.
 
Participants will learn different theories of motivation and in particular the contemporary evidence-based work of the positive psychology school. They will explore the impact of innovation and change on individuals and companies and imagine how they their own organization will be like ten years from now: What will the organization chart and the physical workplace look like? How will vital people-related functions like hiring, performance management and training be managed? How can leadership truly engage people at work?
 
This workshop will be of interest to organizations of all sectors and sizes, especially ones contemplating a serious shift in their business model or operations.
The workshop will take place in PwC Academy and will be subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
CREATIVELY CONFRONTING CHALLENGES -  31 may 2018
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Learning how to creatively confront challenges is a necessary component of any strategy that promotes innovation. The systematic use of creative method has been shown to substantially improve an organization’s capacity to confront challenges and enhance employee engagement through participation in the generation and implementation of new solutions.
This workshop serves as the basis for projects in all business areas, including Strategy, Structure, Culture Change, People Engagement, Marketing & Sales, Product Development, Customer Experience, Client Service & Logistics and more.
 
Participants will work on real challenges, using creative method and various creativity tools and techniques, which have been shown to greatly enhance the efficacy of solving complex problems. Emphasis is given to the whole cycle of resolving business and organizational problems through teamwork: creative investigation to define challenges, creative idea generation to resolve challenges, evaluation and choice of best solutions, selling your ideas and action planning for implementation.

This workshop took place  in PwC Academy in Nicosia, and was subsidised by HRDA - Cyprus
leading innovation in practice - a roadmap for your organization - 27 & 28 february 2018
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A unique business innovation workshop combining creativity theory with practice,  and class and in-house innovation training,

The takeaway result is to develop your own  Roadmap for Innovation in your Organisation.

This workshop took place  at Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry         

​ Fully funded by HRDA - Cyprus
REIMAGINING THE POSSIBLE - PWC CYPRUS ANNUAL MEETING - OCTOBER 2017
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Dimis was invited to present an inspiring Innovation Keynote to PwC Leadership. Watch herebelow
10th respa annual conference - innovation in public administration - budva montenegro - OCTOBER 2017
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Dimis was invited to co-design an Innovation Conference and deliver a presentation on the many innovative streaks to pursue.
"A big thank you to the team for their wonderful collaboration." Dimis
leading innovation in practice - a roadmap for your organization -  OCTOBER  2017
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Thank you to all passionate participants for making this training such a fruitful training for all!

Academic articles published

“The Art of Innovation: a model for organizational creativity”, Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation, Entrepreneurship published by Springer, 2014, revised 2017

“The Art of Innovation and the learning organization”, article in “Innovation and Transformation Through Knowledge Management” edited by Evie Serventi, published by the ARK Group, December 2012

​“The Art of Innovation in the Public Sector”, International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol 3, No 3, September 2011 

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