Our Online Master Class in Corporate Innovation is a hands-on, experiential workshop consisting of three 3.5 hour sessions held over one week (with practical “fieldwork” between all sessions). It provides participants with foundational skills and mindsets that they can immediately apply to help their organization create and launch new initiatives and develop lasting competitive advantage. Participants will learn tools drawn from the latest innovation methodologies, including from design thinking, creativity research, lean startup, and strategic communications.
This upcoming session will be taught by GIANT’s senior facilitators, Joshua Cohen and David Dabscheck, seasoned entrepreneurs who have delivered large-scale innovation projects and trained teams in the underlying skills and mindsets in a wide range of Fortune 500 companies, such as Citi, Roche, Exxon Mobil, Allianz, and Walmart.
Master corporate innovation with global experts—wherever you might be.
What will you get from the virtual Master Class?
Gain a practical innovation toolkit consisting of the latest skills from lean startup, design thinking, creativity research, and strategic communications.
Learn the fundamentals of innovation architecture, including how to spread these skills and mindsets throughout your organization.
Receive continual personal guidance from GIANT senior facilitators, as well as one hour of post-workshop coaching to help you implement what you have learned back at the office.
Connect with corporate innovation practitioners from around the world who can serve as an important resource to leverage your efforts.
Get a copy of our Innovation Essentials, a short user-friendly guidebook that provides you all the frameworks used throughout the course, glossaries, and further suggested readings.
Receive certification as a GIANT “Innovation Practitioner,” which is a prerequisite for becoming a certified GIANT “Innovation Facilitator.”
When does it take place?
There will be three sessions over the course of one week:
Wed, Oct 28th, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT
Fri, Oct 30th, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT
Wed, Nov 4th, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT
Ideally, participants will be able to devote approximately 3 additional hours outside of these sessions to practical “fieldwork” so that they can immediately apply the skills they have learned. There will also be an optional Innovation Roundtable and Participant Happy Hour organized during the length of the course.
Who should attend?
Professionals in traditional companies who are looking to increase the innovative capabilities of their teams, departments, and organizations.
Innovation practitioners and managers who are passionate about improving their skills and bringing more innovation into their organization.
Those interested in building a foundation in design thinking, lean startup, and creativity skills that they can apply to their organizational challenges.
Learning & Development or Human Resources team members who want to develop the skills and confidence they need to teach core innovation skills in their organizations.
What is the agenda?
OPTIONAL: PARTICIPANT NETWORKING MEETUP
(Tues, Oct 27th, 12:00 EDT - 1:00 EDT)
Network with fellow participants as well as a few special guests from the corporate innovation ecosystem.
Session 1: Reframing and Design Thinking
(Wed, Oct 28th, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT)
Ethnographic interviewing and observation techniques.
Opportunity spaces and “How might we” questions.
Customer journey maps to uncover opportunities for customer-inspired innovation.
Jobs-to-done theory of innovation to understand customer needs.
Session 2: Creativity & Lean Startup
(Fri, Oct 30, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT)
Myths and facts around where good ideas really come from.
Divergent thinking tools to help generate ideas.
Understanding key concepts: Customer development, business model assumption ranking, business model innovation, and the Build-Measure-Learn loop.
Solution testing and MVP design.
Optional: Corporate Innovation Roundtable
(Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 EDT - 1:00 EDT)
Meet and learn from from corporate innovation leaders from a variety of industries and organizations.
Session 3: Lean Startup & Creating Org Buy-In
(Wed, Nov 4th, 8:30 EDT - 12:00 EDT)
Running advanced experiments and launching concepts.
Pitch training, including non-verbal and verbal communications tools.
Managing organizational politics around innovation and overcoming organizational barriers.
Reflection and discussion on the entire course and how to apply what was learned back in participants’ home organization.
Find out more about our “Innovation Everywhere” slate of offerings here.
If you’re interested in a tailored online Master Class in Corporate Innovation for your organization, contact us here.