Solution Design and Innovation Execution
Build on the insights developed through problem discovery and turn well-framed challenges into innovative, actionable solutions.
In this course, you will learn how to move from understanding a problem to defining a compelling future vision and generating solutions that align with your strategic intent. Through structured ideation and practical frameworks, you will explore different types of innovation and identify solution pathways with the greatest potential for impact.
You will examine how experimentation, prototyping and testing can be used to challenge assumptions, gather evidence and reduce uncertainty before significant time and resources are committed.
The course also explores what it takes to move innovation from concept to action. You will consider the people, roles, organisational barriers and practical steps required to support successful implementation and execution.
By the end of the course, you will have a clearer pathway for progressing innovative ideas – from strategic vision and solution development through to testing, implementation and action.
Whether you are working in strategy, design, innovation or leadership, this course will equip you with practical tools to develop, test and execute solutions that create meaningful organisational impact.
About the facilitators
Dr Ben Thomas
Ben is an academic at Curtin University within the Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy and International Business discipline group. He has teaching experience at MBA, Postgraduate and undergraduate levels delivering courses on start-up business planning, strategy and leadership with a focus on practical application. His current research focus is developing a greater understanding of the entrepreneurial journey and the role of training programs in developing the key entrepreneurial skills required at each stage. Further, Ben cut his teeth as a founder in the wine industry, founding and exiting WA’s first online wine marketplace, Vine Collective, and more recently wine production company, Berserkr Wines.
Dr. Graham Ferguson
Graham is an academic at Curtin University who leads a team exploring innovative ways to provide services to unheard consumers including elderly people, people with disability, and people with mental health needs. This included working with technology providers, service providers, older consumers & families, advocacy groups, local authorities and government to run co-design workshops to identify and implement innovative thinking in under resourced areas. Graham has a breadth of experience in innovative projects with large transport, manufacturing and insurance roles including 10yrs as a strategy consultant.