Innovation is everywhere. Although we may not realise it, people innovate at work and in life all the time. Doing things a little differently to get them completed more efficiently and effectively keeps organizations on track. However, organizations can also set up constraints and barriers to innovation through policies, processes and practices that have been designed and implemented without regard the whole organizational system of which they are a part.
Innovation is crucial to the health and sustainability of organizations. This is in terms of their internal operations and internal customer relationships, and the development of new or changed products and services to meet the needs of external customers, end-users and other stakeholders. Innovation and innovating are not simply an individual activity, it can be developed through systems, structures, mindsets and culture.
In this masterclass we will develop an understanding of innovation and the process, thinking and mindsets involved in activating innovation in your organization.
Upon completing this program, you will:
- gain an understanding of what innovation is;
- develop thinking and behaviours that activate innovation;
- develop the capability to ideate;
- develop the capability to see problems differently;
- understand how to evaluate innovation;
- develop the capability for rapid experimentation;
- develop the capability to take calculated risks;
- develop an understanding of how to lead, manage and build a sustainable innovative culture.
All participants will benefit from a hands-on approach aimed at thinking and doing innovation. Learners will be encouraged to bring issues from their own organizations to the masterclass.
About the facilitators
Associate Professor Steve McKenna
Steve has had an ‘oscillating’ career in commerce and academia. He has been a senior manager in North American corporations in international customer service and HRM. He has been involved in two start-ups in Singapore and consulted and engaged in Executive Education in Europe, Asia, and North America. He is currently Associate Professor of Management at Curtin Business School working specifically on innovation and disruption of HRM practices and innovation more broadly. He organizes the HR Disrupted events in Perth, HR Think Tanks and HR Podcasts. He has lived and worked in the UK and Europe, Singapore, Toronto, Canada, and Rochester in the US and New Zealand. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Mittal School of Business, LPU, Jalandhar, India, and the University of Suffolk in the UK.
