Day 1: Foundations of Innovation & Innovation Strategy

Objective: Establish a clear understanding of innovation and how it aligns with business strategy.

Session 1: Introduction to Innovation

Definitions: innovation vs. invention

Types of innovation (product, process, service, business model)

Innovation maturity and readiness assessments

Session 2: Building an Innovation Strategy

Strategic alignment with corporate goals

Innovation mission and KPIs

Horizon planning (H1, H2, H3 model)

Session 3: Innovation Governance & Culture

Creating a culture of experimentation

Leadership roles in innovation

Governance structures and resource allocation

Day 2: Creative Thinking & Idea Generation Techniques

Objective: Learn and apply proven techniques for generating and refining innovative ideas.

Session 1: Creativity and Divergent Thinking

Barriers to creativity

Cognitive biases in innovation

Personal creativity assessment

Session 2: Idea Generation Tools

Brainstorming, SCAMPER, TRIZ

Mind mapping and random input techniques

Open innovation and crowdsourcing

Session 3: Idea Selection and Prioritization

Idea screening frameworks (ICE, RICE, MoSCoW)

Feasibility, desirability, and viability filters

Portfolio management

Day 3: Design Thinking for Innovation

Objective: Apply the design thinking process to uncover user needs and develop solutions.

Session 1: Introduction to Design Thinking

Human-centered innovation

The 5-stage process: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test

Session 2: Empathy and Problem Framing

User research techniques: interviews, empathy maps, personas

Defining real problems through insights

Session 3: Prototyping and Testing Ideas

Creating low-fidelity prototypes (paper, digital, role-play)

Gathering feedback and iterating

Day 4: Business Model Innovation & Value Proposition Design

Objective: Learn how to build scalable innovation through business model innovation.

Session 1: Business Model Canvas (BMC)

Understanding the 9 building blocks

Examples of disruptive business models

Session 2: Value Proposition Design

Customer jobs, pains, and gains

Crafting value propositions that resonate

Testing and validating assumptions

Session 3: Innovation Economics and ROI

Funding innovation

Innovation metrics and KPIs

Balancing innovation risk and return

Day 5: Leading Innovation & Implementation

Objective: Develop skills to lead innovation projects and sustain innovation programs.

Session 1: Innovation Project Management

Stage-Gate and Lean Startup approaches

Agile vs. traditional project management in innovation

Piloting and scaling innovation

Session 2: Leading Innovation Teams

Building cross-functional teams

Creating psychological safety

Managing resistance to change