Hargadon to speak at ictQatar forum

The Peninsula:

Hargadon, a professor at the Graduate School of Management at University of California-Davis, will address the forum at Four Seasons Hotel.

Hargadon will speak about how innovation in information and communication technologies can help create new energy efficiencies, and thus help the environment. His talk will explore how innovation really happens, what some of the latest innovations in ICT are, and what to expect for the future.

The event will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel from 6pm to 8pm, with a reception to follow Hargadon’s presentation.  The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required at www.ictQatar.qa/connectedspeakers.

Hargadon, who is also the founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Energy Efficiency at UC-Davis, uses past energy revolutions as a lens to view the present and future. He believes what can people expect — and from whom — are the critical and most often misunderstood questions around innovations in energy. In his presentation, Hargadon will answer these questions by combining historical research, innovation theory, and current trends.

Professor Hargadon’s research focuses on the effective management of innovation and the strategic role of design in managing technology transitions, particularly in the development and commercialization of sustainable technologies. He has written extensively on knowledge and technology brokering and the role of learning and knowledge management in innovation. 

His research has been used to develop or guide new innovation programs in organisations as diverse as Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Clorox, Edmunds.com, Mars, Canadian Health Services, and Silicon Valley start-ups.