Innovation Explained

Overview

This workshop/presentation will explain the types of innovation – from continuous to discontinuous change. It will explain why so many classic approaches fail – before then going on to provide a systematic approach to making it happen.

Objectives

The term “Innovation” has widespread use – but with little understanding of what lies beneath it. This workshop will probe beneath the surface, explaining both sustaining and disruptive innovation along with continuous and discontinuous improvement, and de-bunk much of the myth and folklore that makes innovation nothing more than a dream to many.

Outcomes

Attendees will leave with:

• an understanding of the relationship between creativity and innovation

• an understanding of the types of innovation

• an understanding of why approaches to innovation so frequently fail

• a practical and systematic approach to introduce innovations within their own organisation

Approach

The presentation will explore the following topics:

Context

• The world is changing around us presenting an exploding universe of opportunity, but we are trapped in a world of traditional/conventional thinking

• The brain operates as a patterning system – stifling both creativity and innovation
• Creativity: the generation of ideas which are both novel and useful
• Innovation: making money/adding value from the implementation of creativity

Key tools for innovation

• Scanning
• Challenge Solving
• Implementation
• Communication
• Adoption

Examples

• Hands-on exploration of key tools