Invitation to FEMA Think Tank

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FEMA Think Tank  

 

Innovation in the White Space – How to Cultivate an Innovation Culture in Emergency Management

 

Please save the date and join FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino for the next FEMA Think Tank session in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The conversation will focus on how to cultivate innovation in the “white spaces” of emergency management.

 

WHAT:                      FEMA Think Tank

WHO:                        FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino

WHEN:                      Wednesday, September 25, 2013

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Eastern)

WHERE:                   Zach Wamp Auditorium of the New Hope Center

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

 

The white space can be defined as the space between the boxes in an organization chart—mostly unoccupied territory where rules are vague, authority is fuzzy, budgets are nonexistent, and strategy is unclear. This is often where innovative activities that help reinvent and renew an organization most often take place.

 

During the call, panelists will share their stories about how they cultivated innovation in the white spaces of their organizations. Participants in the room and on the phone will have an opportunity to share their stories and comment on others.

 

The call-in number and captioning instructions will be provided in a follow up advisory.

 

The FEMA Think Tank is a forum to engage the whole community, connect resources, share best practices, and develop solutions based on individual stakeholder input to the challenges we face in emergency management.  For more information on the Think Tank, please visit www.fema.gov/thinktank.