Innovation Workshops

DRIVING INNOVATION 101 Creativity & Innovation Explores the basic methodology, defining culture and climate and how they support the process of creativity that drives innovation.  >>  read more

DRIVING INNOVATION 201 Managing People & Teams Managers and Team Leaders build the core behaviors of innovation, focusing on the skills and courage required to drive innovation.  >>  read more

DRIVING INNOVATION 301 Leading Managers & Teams Develop action plans for sustainable innovation through leveraging strengths, strategic challenges, coaching, and team sessions to cascade innovation. >>  read more

LEADING INNOVATION Effective Sponsorship        Executives focus on how to create and support a climate of innovation to achieve business value through a simple framework. The scope is Comprehensive and realistic.      >>  read more

 

INNOVATION CHAMPION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Managers, Executives and Professionals may choose to accept the challenge of Champion Development and coach others to take innovation to new levels. >>  read more


INNOVATION ELECTIVES
Are you looking to integrate innovation into your current programs? We offer the following content areas popular with other clients:   >>  read more



DRIVING INNOVATION 401

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When innovation is not flourishing in your organization and it is impacting your ability to achieve your strategy.
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Anyone who facilitates group meetings – Executives, Project Managers, Business analysts, Team Leaders, Managers, Faculty, Professional Facilitators.
describe the image PREREQUISTIES
Driving Innovation 101 – Creativity & Innovation
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Learn how to integrate creative techniques to elicit creative response and innovation in others. How to select appropriate exercises and facilitate them in meetings. Understand and explore different approaches and strategies to increase innovation and creativity.

DRIVING INNOVATION 401: FACILITATING CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
2 DAY WORKSHOP

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Facilitating Creativity & Innovation 401 A focus on Creativity and Innovation is critical in today’s business environment. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to effectively elicit Creativity and Innovation in others. Topics include:

Workshop Introduction

  • Creativity, Innovation and Values – Bringing Values Alive
  • Innovation Styles Overview
  • Different approaches to Creativity and Innovation

Working with Teams

  • Leveraging Team Strengths – compensating for challenges
  • Climate and Culture of Teams
  • Team Approaches to Creativity and Innovation
  • Team Locator – Identifying the team and leader styles

Creative Problem Solving Activities

  • Gain familiarity with different creative exercises
  • Learn how to select the appropriate types of exercises for the business challenge and style of the team
  • Designing Breakouts: Size – Style – Approach – Time
  • Generate a wide scope of valuable ideas
  • Learn different selection techniques – quickly select the best options
  • Reporting the results

401 Takeaways – Techniques and Skills for Working with Groups

  • Exercises for Creative Problem Solving to elicit Ideas/Solutions
  • How to Design Breakouts
  • How to Evaluate and Leverage Team Strengths
  • Tools and Skills for matching Strengths, Approaches, Exercises and Selection Techniques to the task at hand
  • Factors in Reporting Results

DRIVING INNOVATION 401 Q & A

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