Course description
Innovation and Design - Thinking Beyond the Obvious: On-Demand
Thinking and doing the same has got to change. The world we live in is becoming more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Expanding our innovation and design thinking capabilities is a key to unlock solutions for some of our biggest global and local challenges.
What do you need to learn, do, and become in order to continue in the current and future environment? It is a powerful combination of knowledge, competencies, and mindset.
In an increasingly complicated context, this course provides participants with the knowledge needed to not only learn about innovation and what is needed to make it sustainable in your organization but also to inspire others to innovate and think beyond the obvious,
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who Should Attend
- People who are curious about expanding into their design thinking in innovative strategic settings
- Professionals who would like a refresh on base concepts
- New staff wishing to move into innovation contexts
- More experienced staff who want an opportunity to reflect on their innovative practice
Prerequisites
None
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What You Will Learn
At the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Explain the link between innovation and strategy
- Describe the value of expanding your innovation practice and creating an innovative culture would be
- Apply a basic set of Design Thinking techniques to your innovation projects
- Promote innovative practices within your teams and processes in your work environment
Training Course Content
Foundation Concepts
- The context for innovation
- What is innovation
- Comparing innovation to invention
Innovation and Strategy
- Run and changing the business
- The power of disruptors
- Three horizons of growth
- Strategy and innovation portfolio links
- Innovation strategy and delivery
- Measuring value from innovation
Design Thinking
- What is design thinking
- Why design thinking
- Design thinking frameworks
- Stanford university d.School model
- Design thinking general practices
Innovative Decision Making
- Leaders focus on value creation
- Effective decision making
- Characteristics of great leaders and sponsors
- Measuring innovation leadership effectiveness
- Situational leadership and overcoming bias
Building an Innovative Team
- Forming innovative teams
- Values and behaviors that support innovation
- Building an energized team culture
- Mindset is key
- Embracing collaboration and multimodal working
Innovative Culture
- Introduction to organizational culture
- Benefits and barrier to enterprise agility
- Enabling innovation across the organization
- Leaders are critical
- Success factors for an innovative culture
Why choose IIL Europe
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