Name: Innovation Igniter - October 2023
Start: 2023-10-03T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-10-31T11:30:00+00:00

Innovation Igniter

Ignite innovation by learning the fundamentals of a proven, repeatable process that enables you to innovate with confidence.

Through the Innovation Igniter program, you will learn to apply a reliable, repeatable innovation system to address the challenges of the day.

WHO IT’S FOR

The Innovation Igniter program is for leaders and teams who need the innovative mindset, skills, and tools required to overcome the biggest challenges and seize the greatest opportunities that exist in the world today.

WHY LEARN TO INNOVATE?

We have all experienced disruption to our work
We need new solutions to new problems
We need to learn the skills to keep up to and lead change
We need to invigorate a new economy with meaningful innovations

Everyone talks about innovation as the key to company (and career) success in this rapidly changing world. Few have had an opportunity to learn a front-to-back system to innovate – until now.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

You will learn a proven, repeatable system for innovation that will accelerate your organization’s growth, while building the skillset required to quickly respond to emerging challenges or opportunities. Skills you will learn include:

How to create ideas and problem solve (with methods 8x more effective than brainstorming)
How to use proven tools and techniques to grow your innovation skillset
How to develop, communicate, test and validate ideas to show return on investment
How to take an idea from inspiration to launch – FAST

Rave reviews for innovation igniter

"It has been through the Igniter Program that I have truly learned the importance of the skills required to elevate myself as an innovative leader."

"I can’t even begin to express my gratitude for this learning opportunity. The skills I’ve learned in this course have already changed how I lead my team."

"The Innovation Engineering course allowed me to understand the process behind innovation. This was a wonderful discovery, as an 'outsider looking in' I always thought innovation and innovative ideas always came from creatives and not those with more analytical minds - this course has allowed me to see that some of my strengths as a more analytical thinker can actually allow me to be a very successful innovator using the tools and methods we learned in class."

"The part of Innovation Engineering that excites me the most is how it creates the space for creative thinking, and then funnels it into concrete actions that keep an idea moving forward toward execution."

"The tools create a neat sandbox that can keep our big ideas from going too far off track from the problem, which is what we actually want to address."

"My strengths typically lie in step-by-step, logical processes but the use of mind maps and free writing allowed me to step outside of that. It’s clear more creative/free thinking serves to improve products and processes and ensures we don’t stagnate in what we offer or how we think/work."

HOW IT WORKS

This program features weekly virtual facilitated classes to build your innovation skillset quickly. We’ll do that through:

Convenient online digital classes: Before attending each module, you will watch a few training videos to give you a foundation of knowledge prior to attending the live class. There will be a total of 4-hours of videos for this course.
Practical hands-on modules: Since you will watch your training videos prior to each module, we will spend our live class together on practical hands-on activities.
Post-training application and coaching support: With the help of your innovation coach, you’ll complete your coursework by applying your new innovation skills and tools in the real world.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

All classes run from 9:00 AM–11:30 AM CST on the following days:

Tuesday, October 3
Tuesday, October 10
Tuesday, October 17
Tuesday, October 24
Tuesday, October 31

Additionally, group coaching sessions are offered each Thursday from 10:00–10:30 AM.

Program Modules

Module 1: Reframe

Innovation shouldn't be a buzzword in your vocabulary, it should be a system that you harness. Learn how taking a systems-thinking approach to your next project can provide clarity throughout the project and maximize your ultimate impact.

Module 2: COMMUNICATE INNOVATION CHALLENGES

Learn how to use a Blue Card to clearly communicate your innovation challenge and elicit meaningfully unique ideas that are in direct alignment with your strategic goals.

Skill 1 — Meaningful Uniqueness
Skill 2 — Strategy Activation - Blue Card

Module 3: Generate Ideas

Meaningfully unique ideas don't just land in your lap—they are crafted by fusing smaller half-formed ideas into a single gem. Learn how to leverage the power of stimulus and diversity to create large quantities of ideas to drive innovation.

Skill 3 — Stimulus & Diversity
Skill 4 — Exploring Stimulus
Skill 5 — Create Session

Module 4: COMMUNICATE IDEAS

Communicating your ideas is as important as communicating your challenges. Learn how to write with clarity and focus by including what is necessary and cutting the rest. Then take it one step further by including useful numbers that support your ideas.

Skill 6 — Concept Alignment - Yellow Cards
Skill 7 — Concept Improvement
Skill 8 — Estimating Concept Value

Module 5: PLAN, DO, STUDY, ACT

Get smarter without wasting your time, energy, or resources. Ideas start off as a loosely interconnected network of thoughts. Through Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles, those ideas are refined into fully-formed paths forward. Learn how to identify critical risks associated with your idea and land at a well-formulated business case for implementation.

Skill 9 — Plan, Do, Study, Act
Skill 10 — PDSA Best Practices
Skill 11 — PDSA Concept Prototypes
Skill 12 — PDSA Functional Prototypes

FAQ

Curious about why we’ve moved from Quick Start to Igniter? Check out the FAQ below:

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Rhonda Honke

Rhonda’s commitment and drive for innovation stems from her passion to help organizations and their employees ‘win’. Her innovation certification (Black Belt – Innovation Engineering), along with executive level experience in functional areas such as Human Resources, Information Technology and Customer Service, means she is well equipped to support teams on their journey from challenge/opportunity identification through idea generation, concept testing, and solution implementation.

A certified Innovation Engineering Black Belt, Rhonda is a systems thinker who supports clients with project work as well as integration of the Innovation Engineering system with existing business systems (ex. Lean, Agile/Scrum, and Stage-Gate) to maximize their results. She is often sought out as a coach to support practitioners and leaders driving for transformation in their respective organizations.

Why Work With inVision?

80% of clients become repeat clients

Rated 5 stars on Google

World-class Net Promoter Score

REGISTER NOW

Innovation Igniter - Virtual
October 3, 2023 - October 31, 2023
9:00 am - 11:30 am

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