Innovating Workshop

The University of Auckland Business School
Christchurch, New Zealand

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online/Live | On-site/In-house | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Innovation is not only for the high-tech sector; it is essential for every enterprise that wants to stay in business. This course is a must if you are in search of new initiatives and a fresh approach to unlocking opportunities, successfully launching a new product or service or want to virtually eliminate product/service failures. It presents the thinking ’Seeds’ and ’Catalysts’ of issues to be addressed in a matrix to drive creative thinking in innovation and opportunity creation. The secret lies in the choice of the Seeds and Catalysts, these have been developed and refined over many years. Well tested methods already exist for product innovation, process innovation, service innovation, organisational innovation, opportunity capture and strategy development.

Who should attend?
Everyone who wants to survive in business in a changing world.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of:
- why most business plans fail
- how to mitigate new/changed product or service risk
- how to find low-risk opportunities
- Innovation â€?a handy tool, the ’Innovation Matrix’ that guides you towards identifying areas for innovation
- Opportunity �another tool that highlights opportunities that can be exploited
- innovation versus invention.

Content
- An innovation culture survey �determines where you are as a business on the innovation scale and checks the alignment of your people with your goals
- Opportunity identification - identifies and addresses the areas of opportunity for your business
- Opportunity outline - uses the dynamic method of a structured methodology to workshop new possibilities for products, services, opportunities and process improvements.
- Opportunity evaluation - ranks newly developed ideas using a simple tool
- Action plan - establishes the implementation process
...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:+64 3 364 2470

School Address/Venue(s):

Continuing & Bridging Education
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand

Jobs & Resumes: Christchurch
Houses & Roommates: Christchurch
Travel Agencies: Christchurch

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