While we all seem to agree that innovation is important to our future, many organizations push back on new ideas with alarming regularity. This often leaves us wondering – do we have the necessary mindset and capabilities to adopt more competitive systems and processes?
Company orthodoxies are built up over time, steadily layering behavioral assumptions that become the accepted norm. When new ideas are introduced, they have to make it through the filters of corporate culture to become embraced. NewNorth Center has been studying this for a while – so we are ready to announce a special half-day workshop for those that want to learn more about the realities of Corporate Culture and Innovation Barriers.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
This half-day Business Studio Series (BSS) workshop is designed for managers and leaders regardless of the size of their organizations. The course will explore some of the most common reasons why we often fail to develop and implement new ideas inside our companies. Participants will interact with NewNorth Center faculty to collectively identify classic creativity bottlenecks via stimulating exercises, tools and exchange. Once these barriers are highlighted, the class will then design non-linear process solutions for each organization to move around the bottlenecks.
NewNorth Center believes in creative thinking that is then followed by action. This morning workshop will stimulate each participant to design new ways to innovate regardless of their environment.
COURSE CONTENT
- Introductions and Overview
- Innovation Defined: Clarifying the meanings behind the word
- Organizational Axioms and Orthodoxy: Why do company cultures behave the way they do?
- NNC Orthodoxy Exercise: What does your organizations culture look like?
- Organizational Realities: How does your organizational structure reflect your innovation vision?
- The Team’s Role: Overcoming the new idea barriers
- The Individual Factor: What you can do about creating new value if no one else will
- When it all Works: What a successful innovation culture looks like
- Checking for Learning: Closing discussion and exchange
Participants
Middle management to executive leadership (depending on scale of organization)
Class minimum of 6 participants must be met in order to conduct course
Class will not to exceed 12 participants
Class Format
- The is a half day class (8am – noon)
- Each session will provide a vibrant mix of subject matter, presentation, participation and interaction
- NewNorth staff and faculty will be involved
Cost
$500 per participant
(ask about group discounts)
NewNorth Center requires 50% deposit at time of sign up with the remainder to be paid by commencement of class. Please see ‘terms & conditions’