Fostering Innovation and Achieving Competitive Advantage

Course Methodology

The course uses a customized case study to cover all the topics of the course. In addition, participants will be able to practice each framework, tool or technique within their own teams.

Target Audience

All levels of managers and company personnel who are involved in charting and supporting the execution of the company plans to achieve its strategic goals and objectives.

Target Competencies

• Strategic planning
• Competitive analysis
• Brainstorming
• Trend analysis
• Driving customer value
• Analytical thinking
• Strategy execution

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define creativity and innovation
• Act with confidence
• Engage in curiosity while working with colleagues or clients
• Stop acting out of fear
• Learn from introspection
• Take calculated risks and solve organizational problems

Course Outline

Understanding Creativity & innovation

• Divergent Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Imagination and Inspiration
• Something Out of Nothing
• Case Study
• Module Two: Review Questions

Getting Inspired

• Introspection
• Read More
• Removing the Mental Block
• Art Inspires Art
• Case Study
• Module Three: Review Questions

Beating Procrastination

• Get Rid Of Clutter
• Self-Imposed Limitations
• Build on Small Successes
• Don’t Start at the Beginning
• Case Study
• Module Four: Review Questions

Improving Your Creative Mind Set (I)

• Open Mind
• Do Not Judge
• Positive Mind Set
• Ask Why?
• Case Study
• Module Five: Review Questions

Improving Your Creative Mind Set (II)

• Make Associations
• Keep a Journal
• Question Assumptions
• Creative Confidence
• Case Study
• Module Six: Review Questions

Curiosity & Taking Risks

• Spark Your Curiosity
• Curiosity is the Engine of Creativity
• Engage
• Ask Open Ended Questions
• Case Study
• Module Seven: Review Questions
• Be Confident
• Scared to Fail?
• Fake It ‘til You Make It
• Afraid To Be Judged
• Case Study
• Module Eight: Review Questions

Think Like a Child

• Daydream
• Be Curious
• Play Games
• Experiment
• Case Study
• Module Nine: Review Questions

Environmental Factors

• Work Area
• Additional Environments
• Get Enough Sleep
• Variables
• Case Study
• Module Ten: Review Questions

Individual Brainstorming

• Generate A Lot of Ideas
• Mind Mapping
• Visualization
• Organize and Bring the Ideas Together
• Case Study
• Module Eleven: Review Questions

Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Other Dates

06Apr

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