The Knowledge Series 2026

 

January 29th, 2026
10 AM EST | 3 PM GMT | 4 PM CEST

From Quick Wins to Breakthroughs: Plan Your Innovation Year in One Session  

The start of the year is the best time to lock in a 2026 innovation plan that gets funded and executed. Join Colin Nelson and a group of Innovation Experts for a practical, hands-on session that helps innovation leaders address the most critical innovation activities to ensure short-term wins, growth plays, and long-term breakthroughs. 

This 60-minute open discussion will give you the insights you need to build stakeholder support and deliver real value to your organization. The session focuses on prioritization rules, resource allocation, executive-friendly KPIs, and communications tactics.

This is a must-attend for innovation professionals looking to turn bold ideas into tangible outcomes, plan smarter, deliver faster and start 2026 with clarity and confidence.  

Register Today!

What You’ll Learn:

  • Prioritize initiatives for quick wins, growth, and long-term breakthroughs.

  • Allocate resources effectively and align with business goals.

  • Define KPIs that resonate with executives.

  • Communicate innovation value to gain lasting stakeholder support.

From Quick Wins to Breakthroughs: Plan Your Innovation Year in One Session

 

This session is designed for mid-to-senior innovation leaders, heads of innovation, R&D managers, and strategy directors at large enterprises ready to shape their 2026 innovation agenda.

Register now to gain exclusive insights from industry experts and take a practical, data-driven approach to building an innovation plan that gets funded, supported, and executed.

 

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Colin Nelson, Chief Innovation Consultant at HYPE 

Colin Nelson is an experienced innovation strategist with over 20 years of helping complex organizations build and scale collaborative innovation processes. He specializes in engaging employees, partners, and customers to harness collective intelligence and deliver business value.

Colin supports clients in defining metrics that resonate with leadership, aligning innovation efforts with standards like ISO 56000. He helps drive initiatives in Continuous Improvement, Innovation, and Business Transformation by uniting diverse groups under common goals.

Previously, he led the European division of Imaginatik, where he pioneered crowdsourcing and collaborative innovation methods that drove transformation and improvement.

Specialties: Innovation Measurement, Collaborative Processes, Innovation Management Systems, ISO 56000, Crowdsourcing, Collective Intelligence, Business Transformation, Strategic Alignment.