Open or Custom Executive Education and Professional Development Programmes
Adopting a ‘pick and mix’ approach
Individual programmes that can be combined to produce integrated offerings for learners and organisations (e.g. combining Individual + Team + Organisational creativity and innovation content to make a 5 or 6 day programme).
Outside In Thinking – Cross Industry Open Innovation for High Performance (1 Day)
Neurodivergence for High Performance – Managing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2.0 (1 Day)
Decades of experience in designing and delivering bespoke interventions
Mission, vision and values for the Top Team – how do they set the scene for creativity and innovation culture?
Supermassive launch event – buy in and momentum
Leading for Creativity and Innovation – practical leadership advice for the senior leaders and managers
Human Chain Reactions - Complete programme to develop creativity and innovation change makers
Thought Leadership/Leadership workshops – a series of workshops and talks (Outside In, Neurodiversity, The power of Storytelling, etc)
Short sessions for all employees (online or F2F) – powerful and engaging short skills workshops for all employees
Swarms – spread out. Using the Human Chain Reactions delegates
Psychometrics for leaders
Innovation Conference – celebrate and socialise ideas and initiatives, lessons learned
Ongoing – more swarms, add HCR teams to grow the capacity
1. Mastering Your Own Creativity and Innovation Skills (1 Day)
In a world of constant flux and change, developing creativity and innovation skills has never been more important. In this practical, interactive and engaging programme you will:
Understand the difference between creativity and innovation and how to adapt your mindset to move effortlessly between the two
Gain deep insight into five key principles for creativity and innovation based upon the latest neuroscience and group dynamics research
Connections – the science of how creative ideas are produced, no matter what field or industry
Chain Reactions – master the principles and practices for transitioning from individual insight to developing ideas and solution in teams
Strength in Diversity – understand how different people, help different people to think differently
Strengths are Weaknesses Too – Strengths that are overplayed lead to lopsided leadership
Follow the Creative Process – Over 100 years of research and practice has revealed how to solve problems with style. From Accumulation to Generation to Evaluation, and the vital role of deep Incubation
Master personal practices for how to gain deep insight to deliver powerful insights and enhanced thinking
The Incubation Matrix to know when to work quickly and when to allow thoughts to mature
Everyday habits to boost your creative problems solving – from reading widely through to how to shake yourself out of ingrained thinking
Develop your own personal Creativity and Innovation Development Plan
2. Better Brainstorming – Leading Teams for Innovation (2 Days – shortened version could be produced for a 1 day)
Gain confidence and skills to orchestrate creativity, innovation and idea workshops with teams and large groups. Learning how to manage the innovation process in groups is like learning to ride a bike… it’s best learned through practice – not via a reading list. As a result this programme will give you the opportunity to apply new Design Thinking and Brainstorming Tools, at the same time as honing your facilitation skills. You will:
Know how to guide teams between the phases of creativity and innovation
Gain deep insight into five key principles for creativity and innovation based upon the latest neuroscience and group dynamics research – Connections, Chain Reactions, Strength in Diversity, Strength are Weaknesses Too and Follow the Creative Process
Understand how to develop a psychologically safe environment where diverse perspectives can thrive
Master advanced facilitation skills and gain confidence to guide groups through interactive discussions
Practice and reflect on a wide range of Design Thinking, Brainstorming and Innovation tools
Tools for accumulating deep insight, like The Kipling Method, Extreme Users and Customer Empathy Mapping
Tools for generating big ideas and for getting into the creative details, like Picturestorming, Attribute Listing and SCAMPER
Tools for evaluating and testing innovations, like Force Field Analysis, 15 x 15 and Creotyping
Know how to apply the tools in an order that makes sense for you and the challenges you face
Develop your own Creativity Workshop Plan from icebreakers to exercises
3. Creating an Innovation Factory – Organisational Factors from Culture and Leadership to Practices and Process (2 Days)
Creativity and innovation happen when the ecosystem for an organisation is aligned. This programme will help you implement an integrated system where leadership styles and organisational processes and practices work together to make innovation second nature. You will:
Know how to develop and encourage the leadership approaches that enable individuals and teams to spot opportunities and challenges, and progress these to innovations that make a difference
Gain deep insight into the policies, processes and practices that ensure leadership approaches are backed up by systematic, robust and actionable strategies including:
Mission, Vision and Values
Talent Attraction, Recruitment and Onboarding
Talent Development, Strategic Innovation Training and Exit Management
Reward & Recognition, Succession-Planning and Innovation Projects
Team resourcing, Cross-functional team-working and Job Design
Dedicated creativity teams, Innovation Champions and Resources for creativity and innovation
Idea management systems and the Management of innovation implementation
Benchmarking and Education
The role of Outside In Thinking
Work through and be inspired by recent impactful case studies from Government, Finance, Media and Elite Sport that bring these policies and practices to life
Develop your own Leadership and Organisational Plan to boost creativity and innovation
4. Navigating and Managing Change – From the drivers of change to strategies to transform your organisation (1 Day)
Change is the only constant. Transformations to the ways we work, the technology we adopt and the values of our workforce are in a continuous state of flux. Knowing why change can be challenging, the reactions that you will face and how to manage through transformation are vital leadership skills. In this programme you will:
Appreciate the diverse drivers for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous change – from Industry 5.0, changes to daily working life through to the adoption of AI
Know how to apply a system to understand different types of change – from Continuous Improvement to Organisational Transformation
Understand the neuroscience of why change is often challenging and know how to respond and communicate accordingly
Identify and know how to manage the common reactions and resistance to change
Practice the art of Storytelling to inspire and manage change using 7 storytelling tactics
Share your own change stories whilst learning several different models for the systematic management of the transformation process
Develop your own Change and Transformation Plan for your team or organisation
5. Outside In Thinking – Cross Industry Open Innovation for High Performance (1 Day)
High Performing organisations have mastered the art and practice of inspiring internal innovation by adopting insights and practices from diverse sources – from Biomimicry to looking in unusual places. This programme will help you to understand the neuroscience of Outside In Thinking and delve into powerful strategies that will enable you to innovate in your products, services and processes. You will:
Master the neuroscientific principles behind why if you always benchmark against the familiar, you will get what you have always got
Challenge yourself to develop a plan for how you can learn from the Outside covering areas such as
Biomimicy – see how nature has inspired radical breakthroughs in Medicine, Engineering and more
Case studies including Elite Sport and Defence that helped teams to break out of an innovation block to deliver exceptional results
How you can experiment with internal organisational structures to boost knowledge exchange for insight and innovation – from ‘Chalk and Cheese’ pairs through to Swarms, Sprints and Youth Boards
The role of the physical environment and office spaces for driving innovation
Everyday practices that you can easily and cost-effectively implement in any industry
6. Harnessing the Power of Storytelling – From the neuroscience of stories to powerful tactics to boost your leadership (1 Day)
Stories are all around us. They are part of the human condition. From the stories we tell to influence children to the stories leaders use to inspire companies and deliver transformation. Recent advances have revealed at the neuroscientific level why and how stories can change minds and more importantly the mechanics of storytelling that you can master and apply for effective influence. You will:
Appreciate the science of why storytelling goes deep into the human psyche and how when delivered effectively can bring an audience with you – From Memory Chunking to Neural Coupling
Practice the application of 7 powerful tactics for charismatic storytelling that have been scientifically validated:
Metaphors, Similes and Analogies
Short Stories and Anecdotes
Contrasts
Rhetorical Questions
Moral Conviction and Reflecting Group Values
Conveying with Confidence
Expressions of Face, Body and Voice
Apply the tactics to a story that you need to tell – from encouraging change to launching a new product or service
7. Neurodivergence for High Performance – Managing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2.0 (1 Day)
Organisations and teams are full of people who are slightly different. Appreciated and managed skilfully these subtle differences can be the magic ingredient for enhanced creativity, innovation and high performance. This programme will broaden your understanding of what neuroatypicality or neurodivergence is, what the key strengths are for many different forms of difference and crucially… enable you to develop everyday practices where neurodiversity can thrive and drive success. You will:
Appreciate the psychology behind neurodiversity – with a focus on how there are many different ‘spectrums’ and how everyone is somewhere on all of them
Taking a ‘strength-based’ view get to grips with a wide range of neurodiverse presentations and explore the evolutionary basis for why they exist and the benefits they can bring:
Dyslexia
Autism Spectrum
ADHD
Schizotypy
Cyclothymia and Hypomania
Anxiety & Depression
‘The Dark Triad’ of Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and Narcissism
Engage in a practical workshop to understand the everyday practices and adaptations that can be adopted to ensure workplaces can provide the support where neurodiversity can drive deeper insight, enhanced empathy and broadened problem-solving
8. Developing Your Authentic Leadership Style – A Deep Dive into your Personality, Drivers and Derailers (1 but ideally 2 Days)
Authentic, powerful leadership styles start with a deep and genuine understanding of who you are.. what drives you and what your derailers can be when under pressure. Using a suite of validated psychometric measures you will be guided through the traits that underpin your approach to leadership. You will:
Explore how authentic leadership has to be based on your own psychology – you can’t copy someone else
Appreciate the science behind individual differences – based on personality, motives, values, interests and leadership derailers
Explore how your personality shapes your core responses to leadership and change
Investigate the deep drivers that focus your attention – what are your motivators, values and intrinsic interests?
Develop mindfulness of what might derail you when under stress and pressure
Create your Authentic Leadership elevator pitch – capture the key elements of your leadership DNA
Develop your own leadership development plan that pulls upon your key strengths and mitigates your potential personal areas of challenge
Contact us today to learn more about our bespoke programmes and how we can help you achieve your goals.