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CHANGE BRINGS SUCCESS
CHANGE BRINGS SUCCESS
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Graduate School of Business brought top level managers together with Erez Tsalik, known as the ‘Innovation Guru’ at a workshop to develop innovative thought. Erez Tsalik, Senior Facilitator and Director of SIT Innovation and Design Thinking stated that success wouldn’t be possible as long as managers oppose to change.
Aygaz, Katmerciler Company, Tepe Construction Industry Inc., Mentor Education Consulting, Zorlu Textile Group, Tesco KIPA, Özgür Agricultural Products, top level managers from Garanti Bank, and IUE Rector Prof. Dr. Can Muğan and the Rector’s Consultant Haluk Mesci attended the workshop.
Tsalik pointed that in order to get an efficient and beneficial result when it comes to innovation, one needed to think and act different. Tsalik, who indicated that companies needed to create innovations in order to survive, said, “The tools and methods for implementing thinking are something teachable and learnable. We need to go beyond cliché concepts. This way we train our minds to think different. A good manager always has to lead the way, he/she needs to force employees to adapt to change and think outside the box by using the resources on hand. Change cannot be achieved unless top level managers embrace the change.”
Tsalik said that he used practices which allowed managers to get faster and efficient outcomes. He stated the following:
“The training focused on generating creative and innovative ideas via SIT Method. We used systematic method based on academic research on how to achieve creative thinking. We tried to go beyond cliché concepts. We also worked on how to flex and train our minds to think differently. We shared methods needed to be used for designing a new product, solving a problem, increasing efficiency, and decreasing cost, etc.”