From Profession to Vision

From Creation to Co-creation

Liu Yan, GLA innovation Mixer, 5 Feb 2015

About Me @theliuyan

• Cofounded Xindanwei in 2009 and served

as CEO and pioneering in coworking

movement worldwide, with 15,000 active

membership and listed as one of 10 most

innovative in China by “Fast Company” in

2013

• Founder of Ask Lab to connect talents and

idea’s with business and societal

challenges through co-creation and

experiential learning

• Co-founder of Loving the Crowd to help

Chinese hardware startups create global

crowdfunding campaign.

• Chief Curator of China Australian Millennial

Project (CAMP) to unit 200 young

innovative leaders from China and

Australia.

VISION

Co-create with the networks

The Banyan Tree Model

• Organizational Level: Articulate a better

future vision and Unleashing the Creativity

• Team Level: Celebrating the Difference and

Curating the Clash

• Network Level: Growing and Harvesting idea

and talents from outside

Xin Che Jian and Xindanwei/Grassland

Empowering the (potential) Competitors

VISION

Empowering and energizing: Innovative CEOs and executives create an empowered organizational culture that rewards creative thinking. They instill a company culture that allows and encourages employees to take risks and think out of the box.

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Can China Innovate?

Rapid Prototyping:

• Launch Small/Fast, Fail Small/Fast and Learn Big/Fast