About

Businesses today can’t rely on the ideas of the past. With 45% of CEOs believing their business’ current path is a road to nowhere*, we need fresh thinking to navigate the many challenges and opportunities that lay before us.

But, as Henry Ford once said: “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it”. High-quality thinking doesn’t happen by accident, and our busy lives make it hard to find the time to do it at all, let alone do it well.

So, how can business leaders build a culture of curiosity, and stimulate the breakthrough insights and game-changing ideas that will put their business on the right path? In this session, we’ll draw on the research and client work of leading UK Think Tank, Board Intelligence, to share insights and ideas that will get your team firing on all cylinders. We’ll discuss:

-How to create the time and space for more and better thinking
-How to ensure good thinking translates into positive action
-How to unleash your organisation’s collective intelligence and drive sustainable change for the long-term

Our Speakers:

Dr Scarlett Brown is Director of Think Tank, Board Intelligence, whose mission is to enable business leaders to create a fairer future. Scarlett previously worked on cross sector research projects into responsible business and corporate governance. This included a year leading the responsible business workstream at the CIPD, looking at HR leaders’ role in embedding people governance and responsible business, and working with the University of Oxford leading industry engagement for the Oxford Character Project.

Megan Pantelides is Executive Director, Research at Board Intelligence. Prior to joining Board Intelligence, Megan spent nine years at Skillcapital, a leading executive search and transaction advisory firm focused on the private equity market. As a Director in the Technology, Media & Telecoms practice, she led assignments in Europe and North America, building boards and management teams for private equity-backed businesses and supporting private equity firms with deal origination and due diligence.