Design Thinking and Innovation

£1,790

4 days (9.30am-5.30pm)

Buchanan House, 30 Holborn, London, EC1N 2LX

Discover more about your organisation’s progression and innovation rate using our unique framework and enhance your strategy.

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In our interactive programme, you will implement our innovation framework from the very first stage of developing ideas to making your ideas a reality. As part of this process, the framework will also teach you how to overcome any obstacles.

Course Overview

What makes this programme different is the high level of interaction learners will experience. Study tasks are practical and require a high level of focus. This intensity means upon completion, learners will be able to assess the risks of innovation and how to combat them.

By the end of this course you will be able to

Understand why continued innovation is vital for organisations
Teach your employees the benefits of innovation and how to engage with it
Develop an innovation plan for your organisation to follow
Identity barriers to innovation and how to resolve them
Recognise the best strategies of innovation through case studies

Who is it for?

This short course is ideal for those who aim to keep their business competitive and successful by mastering their innovation skills.

Course content

Innovation as drivers for change and transformation 
Innovation frameworks
Innovation opportunities
Practical ideation experience, prototyping and designing innovation ideas
Learning transfer

Entry requirements

Education - Undergraduate degree or equivalent Higher Education qualification, or relevant work experience
English language - Common European Framework (CEF) Level B2* or equivalent (all teaching and learning materials are provided in English only)

*Please note those with a B1 level of English and relevant proof of further study will be considered.

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