One of the greatest challenge’s organizations face is how to foster innovation while still practicing critical thinking and logical decision making. Critical Thinking guides us through all the phases of generating and evaluating new ideas and can help organizations solve problems using rational thought and logical decision-making.

This three-hour Live Online workshop will help you in leading your team to pinpoint opportunities for improvement, brainstorm creatively, logically evaluate options, and make informed decisions that will lead to success. The tools discussed will help you become proactive instead of reactive in the face of problems and move from possibilities to solutions.

Change is going to come. The decision is not about how to avoid it, but rather how to embrace it and engage everyone in the organization with the realities of it. Change in an organization brings specific challenges that must be met with courage and confidence, creativity and flexibility. The first step is understanding the complexities of change, including the potential impacts to everyone involved, so that you meet challenges right from the start and remain in top form throughout the process.

This module prepares you for the changes to come in your organization. First, by learning the challenges for engaging with change and how to overcome them. Then, by understanding a structured model that helps you determine your role in change engagement, regardless of your level in the organization.

What tools are available to make individual and group problem solving easier? How can I involve others in the decision-making process? How do I get to the bottom of the issue?

Individuals and organizations alike are faced with many choices and an overload of information that can make decision-making quite a challenge. Decisions are best made at the level at which they will be executed. To gather the right data, analyze it, involve the right people and resources, and come to a good decision all takes time. Sometimes this seems impractical, or even impossible.

This 3-hour Live Online workshop highlights several different problem-solving tools and methods for gathering and analyzing data to make the process efficient and interactive. Decisions often need to be made quickly or under pressure which can lead to stress on individuals and teams. Learn to apply practical principles that can minimize stress that impedes sound decision-making.

Organizations today operate in an environment of rapid, continuous change. Significant internal changes include reorganizations, retirements, and hiring; external changes include shifts in the marketplace, evolving expectations of clients, and innovation. Leading a changing organization is a demanding, time-consuming responsibility.

In this two-hour Live Online workshop we will examine the challenges of change leadership and the mistakes that often result. We will incorporate principles for leading organizational change, leading individuals during times of change, and managing our own reactions to change. Out of this discussion, you will create a draft of a change leadership plan. By creating and following through on this plan, you can take a more organized approach to leading organizational change.

Innovation is vital to a company’s success and very survival. But sometimes, innovation is placed on the back burner while companies focus on optimizing processes and perfecting current products and services. Even when we implicitly recognize the importance of innovation, we can feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to start.

Process is as important in innovation as it is in every other part of a company. The Innovation Process moves people through the steps necessary to turn a vision into reality, and it can be applied anywhere innovation and improvement are needed. Having a defined process can also help us make proactive innovation a priority, so we’re never scrambling to innovate reactively.

After this workshop, you will be able to identify and encourage idea fluency and facilitate an Innovation Process that moves from ideas to solutions.