Innovation & Creativity
Seminar Overview
In this seminar, participants will consider the specific practical steps required to generate fresh, useful ideas which rapidly lead to new or revitalized products and services, and increased revenue. Reaching beyond standard media hype about innovation, participants will examine the important differences between creativity and innovation, review which innovation targets yield the most value, consider routine business practices that typically thwart effective innovation, and learn how best to accurately measure gains from innovation. The fundamental goal of the seminar is to show how to lead the implementation of effective innovation practices while preserving legacy corporate successes, motivating employees, and incurring little or no additional expense, while creating an explosion of fresh, profitable ideas.
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May 28th, 2009 |
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8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Location: |
Regent University Campus - 107 Robertson Hall | Virginia Beach, VA |
Registration Fee: |
$125 |
Registration Ends: |
May 21st, 2009 |
Features |
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Accurate – Based upon real-world examples of effective innovation in action |
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Practical – Step-by-step methods for releasing powerful innovation will be discussed |
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Timely – The current economic environment requires effective innovation |
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Hands-On – Seminar participants will be actively engaged in “fitting” innovation into their organization |
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Focused – The primary objective of this seminar is to initiate innovation that rapidly boosts profits |
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Designed For |
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Owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses in any industry
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Leaders in organizations that are being “pinched” by the recent economic downturn |
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Managers from companies that have tried but failed at generating profitable new products and services |
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Benefit and Use |
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Make a useable plan to ramp-up innovation in your organization
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Discover common business practices that have hobbled innovation in the past |
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Develop a clear “hit list” of innovation targets (and another list of those to ignore) |
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Learn what motivates (and often de-motivates) employees relative to innovation |
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Devise simple measurements that will show the status of innovation in your company |
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Learn how to imbed innovation in your company so that it provides increasing returns year after year |
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Facilitator
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Gary W. Oster, DSL |
Associate Professor
School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
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For More Information
Contact us at: 757.352.4074 or by email at thecenter@regent.edu |
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