Keynote Speech – Unlocking the Chinese Innovation Power
Surabaya (Indonesia), November 13th 2010
Dr. Tjitra was invited to give keynote speech at the 4th International Conference of the Association of Industrial & Organizational Psychology Indonesia (APIO). In his speech he share the recent researches, best practices and his personal observation on the Innovation in China and among the Chinese enterprises.
In the recent years China moves gradually from the factory of the world – famous for its very low-cost manufacturing ability -, into making more and more high-tech available for every consumer at a very low cost. How did Chinese firms managed the transformation from low-cost manufacturing into high-tech at low-cost production? Prof. Tjitra will present recent studies, analysis the innovation of Chinese firms in the IT industry, high-tech manufacturing as well as the Chinese small- and mid-sized Enterprises: how do they learn from imitating to innovating? what could be the factors behind the success of Chinese firms? what are the unique Chinese ways and strategies in these innovation process? what are the learning points from the Chinese cost-innovation approaches?
Developing the Intercultural Competence of Global Leaders
Recent guest lecture by Dr. Tjitra at the colloquium workshop for PhD candidates at the Padjajaran University, Bandung – Indonesia.
International trade and across-borders investment have accelerated strongly over the last decades. Business goes beyond the country borders, and never before have we seen that the world became so closely interconnected. Thus resulted that more and more corporations and organizations facing increasingly culturally diverse groups to manage and to deal with, internally and also externally. Hence it indicates the increasing needs of systematic development of intercultural competence and sensitivity for leaders and professionals at all level.
In general, the various abilities and characteristics used by individuals to work in intercultural setting are called intercultural competence. Bennet (1993) defines it more clearly as the ability to think and act in interculturally appropriate ways. Taylor (1994) classify intercultural competency as an adaptive capacity based on an inclusive and integrative world view which allows participants to effectively accommodate the demands of living in a host culture. Bhawuk and Brislin (1992) suggested, “To be effective in another culture, people must be interested in other cultures, be sensitive enough to notice cultural differences, and then also be willing to modify their behavior as an indication of respect for the people of other cultures”.
Recent studies and best practice examples on building intercultural competence and sensitivity for different target groups, incl. senior leaders and young professionals are presented. Subsequently different learning and development approaches will be discussed, highlighting on the examples from Germany, China and other Asian region.
Applying Web 2.0 in Learning & Development
Invited guest lecture by Dr. Tjitra at the University of Paramadina, Jakarta – Indonesia.
This presentation will introduce some theories related with the application of social media (Web 2.0) in Learning & Development. An Integrated Accelerated Learning Approach will be demonstrated based on a real case sample project. The first project focus on the development and preparation of young professional for an international career. The second case present a new approach on using the “tradition” blog as a learning tools.
Best Practice in Learning & Development in China
In the last few decades, China economic have been growing impressively, and it continues to develop strongly. Most of the global operating companies are present and engaged actively there. It attract most of the worldwide foreign-direct investment, and recently just surpassed Japan as the second largest economy in the world.
Recent development suggests that China now moves to the next value chain, from the low-cost manufacturing, to the high-tech producer and even innovators. More and more companies see China not only as manufacturing base and targeted market, but also increasingly as R&D and technology hub in Asia, and globally. Hence it indicates the ever more needs of a systematic and accelerated learning and development process for Chinese engineers, professionals, managers and leaders.
Three recent studies and best practice examples of Learning and Development in China were presented: First, a study on cross-cultural learning behavior with focus on understanding the culture specific issues of Chinese learners and of western technology transfer. Second, recent project on development intercultural competence and sensitivity for Chinese and German young professional. Third, benchmarking best practice survey on Learning and Development in multinational companies in China.
Subsequently, possible differences between China and Indonesia in Learning and Development corporate and academic practices were discussed.
Invited guest lecture by Dr. Tjitra for the postgraduate students of psychology at the University of Tarumanagara, Jakarta – Indonesia, August 3rd 2010.
International Seminar on Global Social Network
Early Feb 2010, Dr. Tjitra was invited to join an expert panel discussion in Bandung, Indonesia by one of the leading Indonesian university -Padjajaran University. He gave a key note speech about “Challenges and Opportunities in Global Social Network in the era of Web 2.0″. The international seminar was attended by more than hundred participants from the academic and professionals from the west Java areas as well as world-known international experts from IKF, Switzerland.
Leading Organizational Transformation
Bandung, Indonesia – End of Dec 2009. Organized by Traistrategic, Dr. Tjitra deliver a two-days intensive workshop for the mid-manager of one of the largest Indonesian state-owned company. The interactive workshop was attended by more than 20 professionals from different background. The participants were invited to share actively their current situations and provide them with practical suggestions on how to implement organization and culture transformation effectively in their respective companies.
- Increase awareness of change as business survival and understanding of different types of changes
- Develop competence in communicate and leading culture and organization transformation
- Provide template, tools and practical tips in managing effective transformation process
- Type of changes and the two faces of transformation
- Behind the change – the logic of the WHAT
- From vision through strategic alignment into culture transformation
- Barriers of organization and culture transformation
- Transformation is NOT an Event …, it is a Process
- Shaping appropriate behavior
- Engaging people and organization
- Getting ahead of the change curve
