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This is a highly stimulating workshop in which participants interact with instructors, learn from discussions with each other, engage in hands-on exercises and simulations, break down innovation case studies and otherwise experience what it means to systematically deploy and implement innovation on a broad organizational scale.
One highlight of the workshop is when participants complete a personality profile (Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory, or KAI)—establishing the fact that some people are simply more innovative than others. But the fact of the matter goes deeper: both innovators and adaptors are needed for the successful commercialization of new products and services, and even for making process innovations that are sustainable over time.
Your instructors will facilitate breakout sessions and debrief best practices on idea management systems, identification and execution of innovation projects and what’s involved in sponsoring rapid-innovation events.
Other highlights and modalities include customized consulting and guidance you’ll receive from your workshop leaders, who’ve done the same for hundreds of executives. As with all of BMGIs workshops and courses, this course has a heavy emphasis on practical application and implementation.