INNOVATION LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
Here's what to expect
Catapult has also partnered with world-class accredited institutions to provide certification upon completion of our learning journeys. Certification journeys will also include experiences to enrich and inspire the learner, similar to the exposure academic participants would get in order to get a more holistic experience. These experiences may include exclusive company visits and conversations with business leaders curated solely for the certification journey.
The Certified Innovation Journey takes a company's real life problem statement and anchors the training in guiding and facilitating the team to emerge with tangible solutions to address the business issue.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This learning journey is relevant for mid to senior level executives seeking to deepen their knowledge and practice of innovation as well as wanting certification from a reputable accredited institution
OUTCOMES
- Understand how innovation drives industry change through S-curves
- Learn the context and cycle of Disruptive Innovation
- Discover practical tools and principles of design thinking
- Understand how winning teams and culture drives innovation
- Learn how to lead with an Explorers’ mindset
JOURNEY
Participants will join a 3 day kick off workshop, including pre-and post online assignments, individual or group coaching sessions as well as an immersion visit to a corporate innovation centre.
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- Understand how innovation drives industry change through S-curves
- Learn to think like a disrupter via business model innovation
- Recognize the best innovations stem from honing in on the customer journey
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION: WHY NOW? WHY ME? WHY NOT?
Recognize that Disruptive Innovation is a natural phenomenon at the industry level. Explore how industries, firms and leaders have had to adapt and change - which goes far beyond implementing new products or ways of doing things. Map out your customers’ journey and use S curves to predict the future of your industry.
CONTENT & ASSIGNMENTS: -
- Acquire the tools required to jump S-curves and stay ahead of the pack
- Learn from others already living in the future
- Familiarize yourself with Roger’s 5 factors for rapid adoption of your ideas
JUMPING THE S-CURVE
Learn that in order for your organization to be sustainable, it must move into the future and address the unknown - which is different from the uncertain. Keep up, learn to leverage talent from others already living in the future, end ensure that your ideas get adopted rapidly and have a viral effect.
CONTENT & ASSIGNMENTS: -
- Dive into the core principles of design thinking
- Become familiar with the Business Model Canvas as a tool to think about your business
- Apply design thinking principles to identify innovation potential in your business
BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION
Discover practical ideas and tools to help you confront challenges and grasp opportunities in an unknown future. Use the Business Model Canvas to analyze a case study in a group. Consider the implications of “dreaming bigger” about ‘your customers’ experience.
CONTENT & ASSIGNMENTS: -
- Understand how winning teams and culture drive innovation
- Become familiar with the concept of conversation re-engineering
- Apply this concept to your own business context
INNOVATION IS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON
Understand that innovation is a social phenomenon which calls for high performing teams and a supportive culture. Consider how ideas move through an organization, and how to re-engineer your conversations at work to reach your full innovation potential.
CONTENT & ASSIGNMENTS: -
- Reflect on how to adopt an explorer mindset in order to nurture innovation
- Learn how to beat legacy thinking
- Address new leadership competencies
INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS DESERVE INNOVATIVE-THINKING LEADERS
Lead with an explorer mindset, and take steps to move away from legacy thinking. Recognize that in order to brace for the future, you need to develop new leadership competencies and become a role model within your organization.
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