Change is unrelenting.  The world shrinks.  Organizations grow.  Technology advances and margins retreat.  Customer expectations rise as prices fall.  Competition soars while budgets plummet.  Never has the need for creativity and innovation been greater.  Innovation is the first and the last bastion of true competitive advantage.   Leaders are not paid to make the inevitable happen. 

Consistently successful innovation is not an accident and should not be a surprise.  We can choose to innovate and win or do anything else and lose.  This program draws upon examples, research, and writings of some of the world’s most innovative people and companies as well as case studies from the world’s top business schools.    Participants will learn, or re-learn, what it takes to truly make a difference through creativity and innovation. 

 OUTLINE:

Innovation  Foundations
    What is innovation?
    The myths of innovation and the commotion they cause the uninformed

Innovation and Strategy
    Mini-case: Studies of strategic success through innovation
    How does structure relate to innovation
    How and when should we re-organize?
    What is the difference between distruptive & sustaining technologies?
    How disruption will save - or sink - your company

Leadership and Creativity, Innovation and Change
    Case Study: "Taiyo Group: The Bunsha Philosophy"
    How to be wildly, practically, and profitably innovative
    How to build a culture of innovation and risk-taking
    What do innovators REALLY do?
    How do they do it?
    How can I be more innovative?
    How can I better lead innovation?