Driving Innovation at the Executive Level

Course Overview

In today’s rapidly shifting business landscape, the average lifespan of companies on the S&P (Standard and Poor) 500 has dropped from 61 years to just 18 years. Yet the vast majority of managers express dissatisfaction with their organisation’s innovation performance, and in more than half of cases, innovation is killed by a lack of management support.

Driving Innovation at the Executive Level is a highly interactive four-day programme designed exclusively for senior leaders and executives. It equips participants with the strategic frameworks, leadership tools, and practical methodologies to break through innovation barriers, win buy-in across the organisation, and build a sustainable culture where bold ideas emerge and thrive.

What You Will Gain

• Gain concrete strategies to break through innovation barriers and transform ideas into reality with impact
• Move from simply doing innovation work, to leading, assessing, and enabling it
• Progress from reactive to proactive innovation leadership and align innovation to corporate strategy
• Win management buy-in by navigate corporate politics, build coalitions, and pitch innovation stories that resonate with boards
  
  

You Will Learn

• Diagnose and overcome the main barriers to innovation in your organisation
• Formulate a concise innovation assignment that aligns innovation to your organisation’s strategic priorities
• Lead an innovation process with active executive participation, not delegation
• Assess innovation opportunities, manage a portfolio, and make informed investment decisions
• Create a culture that fosters creativity and transforms ideas into reality

This Course Is Ideal For

This programme is designed for senior leaders and executives responsible for innovation and strategic change, including:

• C-Suite Executives, Vice Presidents, and Directors of Innovation, Strategy, R&D, and Digital Transformation
• General Managers and Business Unit Heads driving growth through innovation
• Strategy, transformation, HR, and OD leaders building innovation capabilities

Certification Criteria

To qualify for a Certificate of Completion from Informa Connect Academy, learners are required to meet two criteria:

• Assessment: Give a presentation on how you will apply the principles of high-performingteams in your workplace
• Punctuality and Attendance: Eligibility for the end-of-course assessment is linked to full attendance | Unavoidable absence of up to 2 hours of the total course duration may beconsidered upon prior written approval to Informa Connect Academy

Delivered by Rody

Rody is an international facilitator, trainer, and speaker specialising in innovation, design thinking, and business creativity. With over 20 years of experience, he helps leadership teams and organisations unlock new growth by facilitating strategic conversations, breaking through resistance to change, and turning ambiguity into focused action. His career began in creative concept development within advertising agencies, where he developed a sharp sense for strategy, positioning, and problem solving.

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