Who we are

“In life one of the few constants is change. In our own lives or in shared community and work practices, change is all around us. As is the challenge to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the management of the transition from today to tomorrow.

Communication has a key role to play: putting the risk of a new COVID vaccine into perspective or explaining the rewards of new, more efficient ways of working. New initiatives are always needed in generating the dialogue which leads to new ways of behaving. Change will always be resisted: communication provides the bridge between the old and the new. An honest broker between those promoting change and those expected to implement it.

There is no simple answer to every challenging situation. No country, company or communicator has the one-way-fits-all template. It doesn’t exist. But someone, somewhere has already faced a similar problem. Successful change management programmes can be found in every field – in business for example, to deliver a new technology implementation, to explain the consequences of a merger of acquisition, change in leadership and organizational culture. By collaborating in sharing our experience across countries and cultures together we can deliver sustainable business competitiveness and resilience.

The World Innovation and Change Management Institute has been created to provide the global forum for cooperation to advance these, our mutual interests”

Purpose

Our world and we, the people who populate it, are beset by problems. Some, such as the impacts of climate change, we share. Others affect us more as individuals – disparities in wealth, education and health provision. Only by changing what we do and how we do it can these problems be addressed. Only by working together can we make a difference. The key to making these changes is innovation – in thinking, in effective implementation.

The World Innovation and Change Management Institute aims to be a catalyst for change by providing a global forum accessible by organisations and individuals managing change. This can be achieved on three levels: 

RECOGNITION
The World Innovation and Change Management Institute is launching the Prosperity Awards to honour those organisations and individuals who are leading the way in their fields across the world. Complementing the Prosperity Awards is an internationally recognised certification programme.
SHARING
The World Innovation and Change Management Institute provides the opportunity to network with peers, bridging language and cultural differences, to share knowledge and experience. The web offers myriad ways to connect digitally while WICMI conferences will provide the opportunity for face-to-face networking.
EDUCATION
In collaboration with the distinguished international experts leading its panels in the fields of business, communication, education, environment, governance, health, people, technology and data, the World Innovation and Change Management Institute, is in a unique position to organise education events (webinars, on-line courses and panels) to share ideas, experience of what worked and what didn’t and provide mutual support.

Change is constant. By being alert to how society is responding, the World Innovation and Change Management Institue will be able to share best practice in meeting challenges, old and new. Our goal is simple: to build a network connecting those that have excelled in initiatives to adjust to their new environment.

Our Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals
The ambition of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute is to contribute to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals in the fields of education, communication, health, business, technology and data, people, policy, and the environment.

Mission

Our mission is simple – to be a global vehicle for sharing best practice in innovation and change management through education and networking opportunities. By recognizing best practice, connecting thought leaders and practitioners, we enable organisations large and small to share innovative business practices, solutions and products and navigate the often pot-holed road to achieve new objectives. 

Vision

As a driver of change, the World Innovation and Change Management Institute will reflect the diversity of approach of bodies – international, national and local – corporations and companies, countries, cultures and individuals to reaching an accommodation with a new environment. By better understanding the practice of managing change and innovation, we aim to contribute to achieving sustainable businesses and communities.

Values
Respect for core values drives success.
Responsibility
Socially responsible business practices are those which benefit individuals, a community, or the environment. The World Innovation and Change Management Institute aims to lead by example.
Representation
One size does not fit all. By engaging across continents and cultures, the World Innovation and Change Management Institute creates real opportunities to engage in the rewarding process of learning, sharing knowledge, and making a positive impact.
Co-operation
The global community, which the World Innovation and Change Management Institute is a part of, aims, through teamwork characterized by real and transparent dialogue, business ethics, and integrity, to develop and share best practice in implementing change.
Lifelong Learning
Education is a never-ending process. Sharing knowledge and know-how is our goal. Lifelong learning provides the tools for addressing today’s challenges, delivers the practical grounding for personal and professional development.

Get To Know Us

 

The World Innovation and Change Management Institute is a not-for-profit organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Institute comprises a group of individuals who, through their activities, promote the values of innovation, knowledge sharing and communication, skill and change management education.

The initiative for the foundation of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute was taken in January 2019 when the founders met at the Davos Economic Forum and the Institute was launched shortly after.

Secretary contact: secretary@wicmi.ch

Partnership 

 

The sharing knowlegde ethos of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute aims to advance common interests. This cannot be done alone. We have to act together. Our goal is simple: to uncover and share new thinking in the delivery of the sustainable goals. 

Collaboration is not a one-way street. It is a win-win process. North our south, east or west… no country, culture or individual is immune from the issues which beset us. Nor excluded from contributing to the solutions. The ethos of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute is predicated on the belief that together we can overcome the obstacles presented by the need to change and the process of change. The world awaits your input. 

Maria Laura Garcia

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Chair of the Business Committee

Entrepreneur and media expert, passionate about information and doing business with values and creativity.

Aleksandar Eric

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Chair of the Tech and Data Committee

Founder and CEO Harmonity Group. Involved in raising awareness of the value and potential risks of AI, blockchain, and quantum computing.

Tom Bosschaert

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Chair of the Environment Committee

CEO and founder at Except, and creator of the SiD sustainability framework. His focus is a resilient future.

Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis

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Chair of the People Committee

An award-winning communications educator and consultant. Applying neuroscience in business and education.

Ajit Pathak

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Chair of the Communication Committee

National president of Public Relations Society of India

Maria Laura Garcia
Chair of the Business Committee

Entrepreneur and media expert, passionate about information and doing business with values and creativity.

Aleksandar Eric
Chair of the Tech and Data Committee

Founder and CEO of Harmonity Group. Involved in raising awareness of the value and potential risks of AI, blockchain and quantum computing.

Tom Bosschaert
Chair of the Environment Committee

CEO and founder at Except, and creator of the SiD sustainability framework. His focus is resilient future.

Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis
Chair of the People Committee

Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis Chair of the People Committee An award-winning communications educator and consultant. Applying neuroscience in business and education.

Ajit Pathak
Chair of the Communication Committee

National president of Public Relations Society of India

Contributing to achieving the sustainable goals.

Supported

World Innovation and Change Management Institute is an NGO where all those involved in the Share the knowledge Share the experience program work as volunteers and PRO BONO, thanks to those who support us through donations, we financially cover technical costs such as website maintenance, domains, using the services of external collaborators for design, graphic processing, production. Share the knowledge Share the experience, connects our academic partners with our members who, through their lectures, inspire college students in the locations where they work and create students who may not be able to afford international travel and hear our members who have great experience and with their knowledge, with work and persistence, leaders in their field of activity, on 6 continents.

Visual identity

Our logo represents our ethos.  No division of the globe can change the fact that we have one planet and only by sharing our knowledge and experience can we together make it a better, sustainable and prosperous home for us all.