Business Skills Training : Harnessing Innovation Within Teams

Harnessing Innovation Within Teams

Business Skills Training Overview

You will create and maintain a business environment that capitalizes on the innovation and creativity of your team members.

Course Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

be an innovator within your team and workplace.
generate ideas using innovative practices.
put innovative ideas into practice.
manage innovation and innovators within your workplace.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Target Student:

Managers new to their role who want to inspire and capitalize on innovations within their team and workplace.

Hardware Requirements

If you wish to use the overheads provided on the interactive CD-ROM, you will need to set up a computer for yourself. If time allows and you wish to use the business simulations provided on the CD-ROM in the classroom, you will need to set up a computer for each student participating in the class.

A Pentium� III with 500 MHz (or better), or Macintosh� Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better) processor.

At least 512 MB of RAM.

A monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 32-bit color display.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

Microsoft� Windows Vista�, Windows� XP (Professional or Home Edition), Windows 2000, or Apple� Mac OS� X 10.4 (or higher).
Microsoft� Internet Explorer� 7 (or higher), Mozilla� Firefox� 2 (or higher), or Apple� Safari� 2 (or higher), with pop-up blocking turned off.
Adobe� Flash� Player 8 (current version recommended).

Course duration

1.0 Day(s)

Business Skills Training outline

Lesson 1: Being an Innovator

Topic 1A: Identify Creativity
Topic 1B: Attain an Innovative Mindset
Topic 1C: Evaluate the Issue from Multiple Perspectives

Lesson 2: Generating Ideas

Topic 2A: Brainstorm Ideas
Topic 2B: Collaborate Creatively

Lesson 3: Putting Ideas Into Practice

Topic 3A: Experiment with New Ideas
Topic 3B: Implement a Proven Idea

Lesson 4: Managing Innovation

Topic 4A: Establish an Innovative Environment
Topic 4B: Hire Innovators
Topic 4C: Sustain a Learning Organization