Down to Earth

9:00 am – 1:30 pm
The Engine by MIT.
750 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02139.

9:00 – 9:10
Opening words.
By Javiera Aldunate, Representative of MIT Sloan Latin America Office.
9:10 – 9:30
The Hybrid Trap: Unlocking Innovation in Organizations.
By Fernando Suárez.

9:10 – 9:30
9:30 – 9:40
Guidelines, goals and expectations for the roundtable discussions.
9:40 – 10:55
Roundtables Discussion I.
Identifying a key challenge and prioritizing the best solutions in the table’s assigned thematic area.
Using a work template, participants will choose key challenges for Chile in the table’s assigned thematic area, and brainstorm possible solutions evaluating both the added value they bring and their feasibility in the medium term. Each table will choose two ideas to put forward for consideration.

9:40 – 10:55
10:55 – 11:15
Coffee break.
11:15 – 11:55
Roundtable Discussion II.
Cross-pollination with ideas coming from other tables working on the same thematic area.
Participants will now consider ideas coming from other tables working on the same thematic area, and will prioritize them, simultaneously with the other tables, using a digital voting system that shows the progress of the voting in real time.

11:15 – 11:55
11:55 – 12:40
Plenary Discussion: Presentation of the Top-Score Ideas and Q&A.
12:40 – 12:50
Wrap-Up of Roundtable Discussion: The Power of Harnessing Ideas for Innovation.
By Fernando Suárez.

12:40 – 12:50
12:50 – 1:00
Closing remarks.

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