Description
Learn in a classroom environment with your peers, virtually, with an instructor online.
Length: 1 day
Target Audience: middle managers, senior leaders, anyone involved in innovation
This BEVA® Introduction to Innovation course will cover topics such as the definition of innovation, key leadership roles in innovation, step by step innovation, step by step innovation, creating an innovative culture, and developing innovative employees.
All theses topics are important for an organization to become and stay innovative for it to be competitive on the world market as well as ensuring their products remain innovative to achieve a strategic advantage in the market and creates value for the organization.
Learning Objectives:
Learn and apply innovation knowledge and tactics in support of creating an innovative culture and mindset.
Key Topics:
- What is innovation?
- Definitions and examples
- Incremental innovation versus disruptive innovation
- What innovation is and is not
- Key leadership roles in innovation
- The impact of conforming behaviour
- The impact of patterned behaviour
- Why leaders can be the biggest hindrance to innovation
- Strategies to address conforming and patterned behaviour
- Step by Step Innovation
- Market opportunities
- Determine a ‘good enough’ versus breakthrough innovation
- Balancing low and high-risk opportunities
- Creating innovation teams
- Creating an Innovative Culture
- 8 elements of an innovative culture
- Developing strategies to support the 8 elements
- Developing innovative employees
- Identifying intrapreneurs
- Supporting intrapreneurs
- Introduction to Mentrapreneurship™
- Creating an Innovation Plan Blueprint (1-day version only)
- Applying all skills to specific challenges in your organization
Supplement Material
A student manual is available for the learner to follow during the instructor’s presentation.
Benefits to the participants
Throughout the activities, the participants will gain a better understanding of the importance of continuous innovation and its impact.
Course Evaluation
A course evaluation will be completed by the learners once the course is finished.
Note: The course outline may be subject to change.
