This Management Series workshop touches upon all the same ideas, theories, insights and strategies as our standard Innovation workshop (detailed below). The additional value comes from the depth and specificity of the exploration that follows. Facilitated by our specially trained faculty – the participants will be able to consider how the learnings can be applied to their roles, their teams, and their company’s culture, sharing their concerns and their experiences with the group.

In this three-hour workshop, we will:

• Practise prototyping designs and pitching so that stakeholders buy into our ideas.
• Consider how to keep multiple stakeholders engaged and in the loop.
• Think through how to keep our project going long term.
• Explore our responses to failure and risk, where they come from in our lives, and how we can embrace the unknown and learn from setbacks.
• Take a deeper look at your organisation, discuss its overall culture and reflect on what is keeping new ideas from taking root.

What characterises mastery of this skill?

Innovative employees can often be found in leadership positions. They are confident and willing to take on risks, responsibilities and even accept failure where necessary. In order to lead a team forward, they actively promote change, emphasise its importance and serve as a strong role model for its benefits.

What characterises a lack of this skill?

A lack of innovation can be observed  in rigid rather than flexible thinking.  These employees find it hard to let go  of doubts and anxiety regarding changes  to their product, services or company.  They tend to dwell on risk rather than  reward and

their passivity might slow  down the process of innovation.

‘Those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.’ — Voltaire

Testimonials 

‘It demonstrated the importance of confidence in enacting change, though tempered by setting realistic expectations’

‘I learned how to structure innovative thinking, and combine areas of potential and constraint into innovative ideas’

‘I reminded me to be bold, brave and don’t be scared to fail when trying new things!’