MasterClass #3 – Sculpting the Future: Leading Innovation in the Digital Age

Course Synopsis

Disruption is an opportunity and challenge for all organisations, economies and individuals. Facing the challenges of a disruptive environment requires new ways of thinking and practices in order to survive and thrive.

Sculpting the Future is part of Leadership MasterClasses for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a transformational set of learning experiences designed to equip leaders with a new set of leadership skills to keep up with the rapid pace of change and embrace new, integrated ways of working.

On completion of this MasterClass experience, leaders will be empowered with practical skills and innovative thinking techniques to lead innovation activities, and to both survive and thrive in a VUCA world.

Specific Outcome

• Analysing own unit in terms of opportunities for innovation.
• Demonstrating understanding of the techniques that promote creativity.
• Developing a plan for creating an environment conducive to innovation.
• Leading a team through a creative thinking process.

Content Outline

Creating an Environment Conducive to Innovation

• Building a workspace that encourages collaboration and creative thinking
• Fostering a culture of enquiry, risk-taking and learning from mistakes
• Creating innovative teams
• Recognising and rewarding innovation
• Analysing your immediate work environment and developing a plan for creating an environment conducive to innovation

Identifying Opportunities for Innovation

• Innovation triggers
• Sources of ideas

Generating and Evaluating Ideas

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• “Four C” model
• Stimulating creativity in individuals
• Stimulating creativity in groups
• Incubation and convergence of ideas

Implementing Innovation

• Developing an inspiring vision
• Building a business case
• Formalising the project
• Managing resistance to new ideas and change
• Sustaining momentum

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