Corporate Innovation

Create and Sustain a Culture of Innovation

Sept. 2020 - Dual Delivery*

Fall 2020 Dates: September 28-30, 2020 (*In-person + Online) | Tuition: $2,450

Spring 2021 Dates: May 18-20, 2021 | Tuition: $3,650

Overview: Innovation is not just for startups. It has become a mandate for established corporations to ensure competitive advantage and profitability in today’s complex business environment. Whether you’re creating new products or services or improving business processes, an innovation strategy must be an essential element of your organization’s primary operation. In our three-day course, you’ll explore three core elements of innovation strategy – process, environment and people – and examine scientifically proven approaches to corporate innovation. You’ll walk away with actionable tools to help you create and accelerate implementation of an innovation strategy within your organization.

Who Should Attend

Senior management, business strategy, sales, consulting, product management, and marketing professionals invested in building a culture of innovation.

Program Takeaways

Differentiate and leverage proven corporate innovation models
Develop strategies for creating and sustaining an innovation culture
Create new or improve existing products, services, and business models
Resolve everyday business challenges by applying robust innovation practices

This program will address the three core elements of innovation strategy to ensure sustainable growth in all organizations – Process, Environment, and People.

Core Elements of Innovation Strategy
Process	The lifecycle of innovation evolves from idea generation through implementation. The process of leading the entire innovation value chain is essential, from design thinking, to disruptive innovation, through balancing exploitation and exploration. Discover how matching your innovation strategy with the ecosystem of your business will help prepare you for success.
Environment	Conducting a diagnostic assessment of your internal and external environments is crucial to the advancement or restriction of innovation. Learn strategies for building a conducive work environment to support innovation.
People	Leaders are responsible for building and leading innovative teams who embrace opportunities and implement these ideas. Focus on how to introduce new strategies which enable others to think and act innovatively.