THE INNOVATION LEADER

1:  The Innovative Change Leader 

In times of rapid change we need to generate better ideas faster – yet also to ensure solutions are practical and sustainable.

The Innovative Change Leader workshop reveals the imperative of addressing this core innovation paradox: the need to generate breakthrough new ideas while also incrementally developing and maintaining current systems and structures for sustainability. The session helps individuals and leaders identify their own personal biases, and provides the tools for effectively managing the tensions and driving constructive progress. Through dynamic interactive sessions, participants explore how to identify and develop their strengths and solve problems innovatively for maximizing positive change at all levels.

In times of rapid change we need to generate better ideas faster – yet also to ensure solutions are practical and sustainable.

Participant Takeaways

• Models and Tools: iCLi profiles and EXTEND tool to manage individual and leadership development. A proven model for problem-solving that balances both incremental improvements and breakthrough innovations
• Action plans: For ongoing implementation of development plans.

2: COMPETING INNOVATION DEMANDS

Finding alignment from contradictory yet complementary forces

How can leaders deal with the complexities and challenges of constant change? Discover how to lead and manage for innovation through successfully navigating the 4 key innovation paradoxes. Practical strategies and the ‘polar positioning’ tools are introduced to show how to navigate these paradoxical tensions successfully.

This session introduces a fascinating validated assessment and  interactive exercises to help explore your unique Innovation Change Leadership profile (iCLi). In this session you learn how to manage the dynamic tension between the need for exploration and preservation, to demonstrate how to lead teams so they are propelled forward rather than ripped apart. You are shown how to become an ambidextrous innovation leader. The introduction of the iCLi graphs (assessment tool)  will help leaders see there is value on any position in the poles and indeed discover its only the combination of the diversity that allows sustainable growth.  Rather than default their own personality bias, leaders can learn to become more empathetic and respectful on projects and with clients.

Drawing from our research with thousands of survey responses, multiple interviews with heads of innovation and a deep dive immersion into one organization over two years – along with fascinating case studies from our consulting work with organizations over 30 years – the session reveals how successful leaders can fuel sustainable development. (Academic Version with White Paper also available).

3. Applying the iCLi principles:

To be successful future-ready leaders we need to embrace the ambiguities of both polar elements simultaneously (Explore & Preserve).  By understanding the tension of the ‘Paradoxical Innovation Orientations’, and ambidextrous approaches to leadership, these models and tools can help leaders learn to communicate more effectively & set an effective strategy / road map.

CASE STUDIES: CEOs V COOs, Sales V Finance, Theranos V Wallgreens, Jobs V Cook, Google V Alphabet, Mercedes-Benz V Tesla, Venture-backed Startups V Established companies, and Traditional Companies V Tech.

OUTCOMES:

• Your leadership style & how you can work best with others
• Balancing risk-taking & incremental developmental approaches – developing ambidexterity to achieve sustainable future change.
• Your working / leadership style
• Your Innovative Change Leadership Inventory (iCLi) results (graphs)
• Innovative problem-solving Practical (Applying EXTEND tool)
• Innovation leaders vs becoming a future-ready leader – and why innovation transcends innovators technology