After attending several Changeathon events hosted by the Cultivators Community and reading Steve Garguilo's book Surge, Alex talked with her DEI XFT teammates about what it might be like to bring a similar event to Mavrck. 

As a global leader in eye care, Alcon relies on innovation and collaboration—and to stay on top of the market, the company needs its associates at the top of their games.

Alcon R&D wanted to create a culture that nurtured and grew ideas and talent—but in a global enterprise, top-down initiatives rarely lead to real change. A true community of changemakers needs to be built from the ground up. That’s where Cultivate came in.

We all have ideas—but too few of us turn them into reality. In an organizational setting, that can translate to billions of dollars in missed opportunities. And for a company like Novartis, it can mean missed opportunities to save lives.

At Cultivate, we know that innovators need both a roadmap and organizational support to bring their ideas to life. That’s why we created our Advance Your Idea platform, an interactive learning curriculum designed to help people generate, advance, and make their ideas happen.