As Accenture partners with the largest TEDx event on the African continent, we are proud to demonstrate and share our contributions to innovation. Accenture strongly identifies with the ethos of TEDx which exists to discuss ideas worth spreading. Most organisations we come into contact with are sold on the idea of innovation as a way to get ahead of the game. And yet, very few come up with (or go for) the sort of ground-breaking change that we all understand by true innovation. Entrepreneurship takes something and makes it bigger, better, extending markets. Innovation works off creating white spaces, disrupting markets and building unique opportunities.
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We now see that South African companies are beginning to apply innovation to their businesses more over the business-as-usual requirement for entrepreneurship, especially as they recognise that innovation is crucial in order to remain continentally and globally-competitive. The rate of access to innovation is being accelerated by the 'connected world' with connected devices, connected people and connected machines to create new products, customers and value propositions.
Accenture defines innovation as the translation of a good idea into a tangible outcome (financial, social or environmental) to support the creation of stakeholder value. Against the backdrop of increasing volatility and growing competition fuelled by globalisation, only organisations that seamlessly integrate innovation into everything they do (including from their suppliers) and into their customer paradigms will secure sustainable growth to create a competitive advantage.
It is against this background, that in the coming weeks, we will be launching #Innovment - a collaborative online platform enabling a wide spectrum of South African companies, government and citizens to rally behind innovative ideas, bringing collaborative solutions to market faster in order to solve our persistent problems, ignite economic growth and improve society. Ideally, #Innovment is our call-to-action towards igniting GDP growth by connecting and inspiring unlikely idea partners and ultimately, stimulating job creation by facilitating disruptive ideation. It involves each one of us and requires a commitment to see a better South Africa Inc.
At TEDxCapeTown 2015, Accenture looks forward to engaging with various thought leaders, business leaders and innovators to share insights whilst deriving best-for-South-Africa solutions, extending the inclusive nature of #Innovment as we strive for a dynamic continent.
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*Accenture South Africa has partnered with TEDxCapeTown in 2015 to ensure #IdeasWorthSpreading
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organised TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organised.*
TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers - and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other, both online and at TED and TEDx events around the world, all year long.
