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Keys to Advancing Ideas and Building Communities where Innovation Thrives
Adventure Guides:
Ruth Ann Hattori,
Innovation University
Alain Rostain, Creative
Advantage
Michele Patry, ClearNET
Vision:
Just imagine…
You glance at the calendar—it’s December 27, 2001—and
you reflect on the past year.
People you work with have really loosened up. New ideas practically
seep out of the walls, and upper management is really hearing
them these days. Everywhere you look, there are teams strategizing,
implementing and reaping the rewards of success. Where once
meetings were dreaded, now they are celebrations of collaboration.
You and your colleagues are working, laughing and sweating
together.
You understand where the organization is going, and you can
feel the commitment around you for everyone to reach the finish
line together! The flow of information has vastly improved—and
there’s practically nothing that isn’t accessible.
You played a big role in making changes that help your organization
to be more innovative. And, just to remind you, your boss
has just left your office, saying, "Thanks for all you’ve
done!"
Learning Objectives:
Examine and understand the nature of innovation:
- study the elements of innovation using the Innovation
DNA framework
- see how they show up in real life and real organizations
- discover what drives innovation in organizations
- explore how dimensions of innovation are demonstrated
in one1s own organization and what the drivers may be
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Learning Objectives
cont'd:
Identify key enhancers and inhibitors of innovation; learn
to leverage enhancers and minimize inhibitors
- learn meta-collaboration skills
- learn how to create the listening for
new ideas
- uncover the cultural artifacts, practices
and behaviors in your organization that encourage or discourage
innovation and discover ways to impact them
Activities/Experientials:
- Unwind, loosen up and get to know fellow participants
using improvisational theatre-influenced exercises.
- Gain clarity on your vision of an ideal, innovative
culture through a collage of photographic images, icons
and objects that help you express your aspirations in
an eloquent and meaningful way.
- Use improv theatre principles to experience a "meta"
level of collaboration and learn how to take those back
to your organization.
- Practice inquiry and dialog skills to enhance listening
for ideas.
- Build a 3-dimensional model of an innovative culture
to explore the relationships between structure, processes
and the people factors that produce innovation.
Take-Aways:
An understanding of innovation that facilitates your having
the greatest possible impact on developing a more innovative
culture:
- understand the strengths and challenges of your organization
- discover "best practices" that are useful or adaptable
for your organization
- develop a vision of what1s possible in your organization
A strategy for impacting your organization:
- where you can influence change in your culture
- how you can build on existing strengths in your organization
- how you can immediately impact your own workgroup and
environment
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Summary:
The creation and evolution of corporate culture often seem mysterious.
Come along on a journey to demystify the philosophies and practices
that work together to produce a more creative and innovative culture.
On the way, you'll examine, express, even personify your organization's
climate for innovation. From the vignettes of dozens of companies,
you can "try on" examples to see if they can be applied or adapted
to your organization's existing culture. And, come away with ideas
and practices to spark change.
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for bios of the Adventure Guides Michele Patry, ClearNet,
Ruth Ann Hattori--Executive Director, Innovation Network,
Innovation University Program Coordinator, and Alain
Rostain, Creative Advantage.
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Innovation Network
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Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 303-308-1088
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