Breakthrough Innovation
Overview/Description
In the current economy, you can win big by outthinking the competition--but what does it take to come up with that innovative idea? Innovation isn't done for innovation's sake; there must be a compelling motivator. In today's business environment, that motivator is survival. Thinking innovatively, creating an innovative corporate culture, and making the most from disruptions that often characterize innovations are management skills that can lead to the economic durability you need to stay alive in business.
Target
Audience
Executives, managers, team leaders, team members, project managers, researchers, product designers, inventors, entrepreneurs; those who need to be innovative to improve business performance
Expected
Duration
3.0 hours
Lesson
Objectives:
What Is Innovation?
recognize the benefits of innovation in business.
identify audacious goals that foster innovation.
identify sources for business innovation.
identify ways to use friction to lead to innovation.
Innovative Management Concepts
recognize the benefits of innovative management techniques.
identify examples of time pacing.
determine the discovery-driven planning steps in given business scenarios.
identify the examples that illustrate the use of game theory to take control in business.
Innovation in the Organization
recognize the benefits of working for an organization that supports innovation.
determine the steps necessary to produce innovative product design in given business scenarios.
identify the methods to cultivate disruptive technologies.
identify the ways to create innovation in organizations.
The Innovative Company
recognize the benefits of creating an innovative company.
determine the steps necessary for corporate reinvention in given business scenarios.
choose the methods for creating an atmosphere supportive of innovation.
identify the principles of how to sustain innovation through workplace design.
Course Number: PD0223