New York, NY (PRWEB) November 16, 2006

Top business executives from America’s best brands will convene in New York City on November 29th & 30th for the third annual FORTUNE Innovation Forum. The Forum will bring together many of the world’s business leaders in a dynamic setting for a multifaceted, interactive program that explores innovation and how it helps leading companies deliver long-term value and competitive advantage to their organizations. Speakers will include leaders from The Home Depot, NASCAR, Best Buy, and Yahoo! The dialogue will also continue online in an interactive blog at www.BusinessInnovationInsider.com.

This year’s Forum will feature two new programs—a Creativity Workshop and The Innovators Studio. Led by renowned London-based sculptor Sophie Marsham, the Creativity Workshop will focus on innovating through art, creating something beautiful from something mundane—in this case, discarded utilitarian objects. The challenge will be to see beyond the obvious with a fresh eye and apply that creative process to projects back at the office. The Innovators Studio will explore a framework for sustainable innovation in a unique, hands-on learning environment designed by Play, a leading creativity and innovation consultancy. The Studio will provide the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to make innovation sustainable for an individual, team and organization. Each experience will challenge participants to discover insights about innovation as a system—what it means to their organization and to them as individuals.

America’s best brands are creating sustainable growth and value by putting innovation at the core of their businesses. The FORTUNE Innovation Forum will feature proven innovative strategies, tactics, models, and mindsets from inside and outside the world of business to illustrate why innovation is everybody’s business. For a sample of the conference’s offerings and to participate in the online discussion, Web visitors are encouraged to access the FORTUNE Innovation blog at www.businessinnovationinsider.com and join an ongoing, interactive dialogue with key business leaders and visionaries.

Sponsors include: Adobe, America Online, Best Buy, Dell, Gap International, Herman Miller, Lexus, and the National Academy Foundation. For additional information and a full list of speakers, visit www.fortuneinnovation.com.

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