Stagnation can be detrimental. Innovative companies keep their employees informed about trends and train them with relevant skills necessary for adjusting and embracing change. In turn, employees develop the competencies and techniques required to improve the company’s position in the market. A virtuous cycle is created. 

A company can empower employees to innovate while providing them with structured guidelines and processes of the innovation framework. 

Do you want to learn how to approach the innovation process in the company?  

Course overview

Innovation can enhance an organization’s performance through creativity, idea management, and a productive innovation framework. As successful businesses constantly focus on innovative thinking, innovation performance is one of the best approaches to generating superior ideas within the organization.

Innovation promotes a culture of learning and collaboration. As customers’ needs and expectations evolve, organizations are constantly challenged. Participants in this course will learn how to:

• Understand the fundamentals of innovation performance measurement; 
• Associate innovation objectives with the organizational strategy; 
• Learn how to design an organizational innovation framework; 
• Select the relevant KPIs and establish a monitoring process of your innovation performance; 
• Integrate innovation into other existing organizational systems; 
• Address initiatives to support innovation culture development.

Benefits

A truly innovative culture is driven by leaders while acknowledging new ideas that come from all employees. When multiple teams are working toward creative solutions, synergies and breakthroughs appear. New, fresh ideas increase productivity and profitability, giving companies a competitive edge to attract and retain top talent. 

Participants can learn strategies, challenges, and best practices to foster a culture of creativity and innovation in the company by:

• Developing and maintaining an innovation-oriented organizational culture, with innovation best practices;
• Improving internal processes and initiatives by managing the organizational innovation capability; 
• Receiving guidance and international innovation expertise on developing and implementing a successful innovation plan; 
• Gaining vital competitive insights from innovation specialists’ experience and best practices examples that suit the organization’s needs; 
• Accessing professional recognition of innovation performance knowledge and capabilities with the certification granted by The KPI Institute.

Course structure and methodology

The course encompasses a three-stage educational process with an expected duration of 40 hours:

1. Pre-course stage: This stage ensures a seamless transition into the training program. You will assess your skills, engage with fellow participants through an interactive online forum, and lay the groundwork for a collaborative learning journey.
2. Core-course stage: Participants can choose between attending live online sessions or engaging in face-to-face interactions. They will engage in experiential learning and a high level of interactivity, complete their Individual Learning Maps, and undertake the certification exam.
3. After-course stage: Here, participants will engage in thought-provoking forum discussions and explore additional readings. They can develop an actionable plan tailored to their organization’s needs.

Course syllabus

The core course comprises nine learning modules:

• Introduction to Innovation
• Innovation Capability & Management
• Diagnosis
• Planning for Innovation
• Organizing for Innovation
• Aligning Leadership & Culture
• Implementing your Innovation Process
• Innovation Performance Assessment & Improvement
• Innovation Best Practice

Flexible learning options

Participants can learn from anywhere, and the course is offered frequently in several languages, while both information assimilation and work-related tasks are completed efficiently. Materials can be accessed from anywhere, anytime convenient. 

Certification and recognition

After completing the three stages of the learning experience, participants will receive (soft copy):

• Certificate of Completion: after completing pre-course activities and passing the Certification Exam
• Certificate of Attendance: after taking part in the five days of the live session course
• Certified Professional diploma: after successfully completing all three stages of the learning experience and the contractor has received the full payment

Today’s world is at an exponential change and innovative companies have specific ways to build a culture of uniqueness. You can identify opportunities that you and your organization can undertake to close the gap between the current culture and a culture of innovation. By enrolling today in TKI’s Certified Innovation Performance Professional program, you can learn an innovation process to advance ideas from vision to reality!