• The challenge of change – understanding why organizations need to innovate.
• The principles of design thinking, and the use of critical thinking, to discover problems.
• Innovation strategy, planning tools and developing the business canvas.
• Encouraging creative practice, debates, conflicts, risks and failing fast.
• Open innovation – maximizing valuable relationships to deliver new initiatives.
• Managing self and others – avoiding procrastination and promoting productivity.
• Practical steps and take-aways – leading conversations to start innovating.

• At the end of this Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course, successful delegates will learn how to:

• Add to the organizational debates of changes and innovation.
• Prepare business models and outline plans for new business initiatives.
• Encourage objectivity, creative thinking, and collaborative working practices.
• Use management methods that promote open debates and generate ideas.
• Promote lean and agile work habits, that delivers innovation results faster.

This training course is designed broadly for a range of talented managers across the organization who are expected to be involved in new products, services, and processes and who are being tasked to drive change and new ways of working.

• Managers tasked with driving new products, services, and processes.
• Commercial, technical (it) or operational areas involved in change projects.
• Professionals advising on innovation projects (e.g., lawyers, accountants, HR)
• General managers involved in business development, sales, and customer service.

Managers promoting change and wanting to build more creativity in their teams

DAY 1

The Innovation Challenge – Leading in Times of Uncertainty.

• Why Innovation? Organizational Change and Leadership in Context.
• Understanding Innovation Horizons, Oceans and Funnels.
• Sensing And Responding to Trends and Changes in Our Environment.
• Classic Environmental Scanning Tools and Methods of Analysis
• Traditional R&D And Product Life Cycles

DAY 2

The Business Challenge – Moving Away From Comfort

• Systems Thinking +Thinking Fast and Slow + Design Thinking.
• The Business Case Essentials – Corporate Intrapreneurship.
• Developing and Challenging The Business Model.
• Lean Strategy and Agile Methods.
• Building, Testing, Learning And Failing Fast.

DAY 3

The Creative Challenge – Encouraging Risk And New Ideas

• The Creative Process: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
• Creative Teams, Creative Culture – And Creative Conflicts.
• Ways to Encourage More Creative Work and Better Meetings.
• Encouraging The Deep Work and Avoiding Procrastination and Bureaucracy.
• Open Innovation – Using Alliances, Networks, Suppliers And Partners To Innovate.

DAY 4

The Leadership Challenge – Developing Talent and Delivering Results.

• Understanding Personality and Our Style of Leadership.
• The Leader as Servant – Being Adaptive and Authentic.
• The Art of Persuasion – Selling Your Ideas.
• Talent Management – Recruiting The Team and Raising Competencies.
• Improving Performance and Attitudes – The Use of Coaching and Feedback

DAY 5

The Productive Challenge – Taking the Next Steps.

• Incremental Gains: Making Small Changes That Make a Big Difference.
• Project Management – Balancing Risks and Innovation Measures.
• Learning From Successful Organizations.
• From Good Organization to Great Organization.
• Your Innovation Leadership and Direction.

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.