In today’s economy, budgets are tight and companies are pressed to “do more with less.” Unfortunately, the increased focus on cost cutting and process efficiency has caused many firms to push innovation to the sidelines, effectively allowing the need for near-term efficiency to undermine long-term growth potential. But even when innovation hasn’t been pushed aside entirely, traditional approaches tend to have very little structure and, as a result, are often time consuming, unproductive, and ultimately, very costly.

This doesn’t have to be the case. Innovation, when approached in a systematic and structured fashion, can, and does, enable real and measurable business results. SSA & Company’s new Innovation Expert Certification course is designed to help your company achieve just that.

SSA & Company’s Innovation Expert Certification course is a hands-on, results-driven workshop that focuses on unique and proven innovation methodologies. In this three-day course, participants learn not only about creative tools and methodologies, such as TRIZ and Six Hats, but also where and how to apply them most effectively. In addition, attendees learn how to facilitate the entire innovation process, from creating a lengthy idea list to executing a focused implementation plan. We work with you to apply these methodologies to real, current problems at your company and provide four hours of remote coaching and mentoring beyond the classroom to ensure successful execution. Finally, we help you understand when, how, and where to apply innovation techniques to influence company culture, drawing on real-life case studies. Designed and tested with a number of multi-national companies in a variety of industries, the skills learned in our Innovation Expert Certification course have delivered proven results. For example, one client achieved over $5 million in bottom-line savings, and reached a higher level of operational performance as a result of the innovation techniques taught in this class.

Benefits/Outcomes:

• Deep understanding of multiple innovation tools, such as TRIZ and Six Hats

• Ability to identify areas and problems where structured innovation is applicable and how to apply it most effectively

• Hands-on application of the innovation toolset to real-life problems, including the facilitation of at least one innovation session within your company

• Understanding of how to score the ideas generated and move from an idea list to a phased implementation plan

• Understanding of when, how, and where to apply innovation techniques to influence company culture

•  Facilitation techniques for how to draw out people’s creative abilities to solve problems

Course Requirements:

• Attendance at all three days of classroom training

• Windows-based laptop computer with a CD-ROM (participant must have access to the laptop throughout the training)

Registration Fee Includes:

• Three days of classroom training

• Four hours of project execution support, to be delivered remotely unless otherwise agreed upon; must be used within 12 months from the start of training

• Certificate of Participation for individuals who complete the training

• Daily continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and snacks

For a complete course catalog, including pricing and schedule information, please refer to SSA & Company's Open Enrollment Course Brochure.