Masterclass: Lead Innovative Thinking and Practice
Innovation is a popular theme in today’s business world, with many organisations chasing ‘the next big idea’ or new technology to give them a competitive edge.
Swinburne Professional teaches course participants to turn those big ideas into reality.
A fundamental principle of innovation is the concept of value. True innovation exists on a spectrum which can traverse from continuous improvement to transformational change or product design.
On a practical level, you can innovate by changing your leadership or changing how your team interacts with your customers. In short, anything that adds value is an innovation, and this course teaches you how to innovate and add to the bottom line.
This two-day course will broaden your perception of innovation, where value sits, and how you can innovate in the value chain. You will gain the structure, tools, and confidence to engage your workforce and teach them to innovate.
As you learn to change and adapt, you will drive more innovation, know where to start, have the skills you’ll need, and be able to plan and facilitate innovation that adds to the bottom line. True leaders ask the right questions, get people involved, and can convince a whole organisation to invest in change.
This course teaches you how to transform and adapt yourself, before taking these skills back to work and become a true change agent and innovator.
Who should attend?
There are a broad range of professionals who attend including junior leaders and managers, SME owners, middle managers who are developing their careers, change agents, and C-Suite and CEO level professionals.
Duration
2 days
Study modes
Face-to-face, Live online
Fees*
$1800
(unless stated, Swinburne Professional courses do not attract GST)

Short Course Outline - Masterclass Lead Innovative Thinking and Practice
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Swinburne Live Online Short Courses and Qualifications
Our Live Online training is delivered to you live, providing similar interactions as face to face training with the benefits of remote access. The training is delivered through video conferencing and discussion board platforms. Workshops are broken into interactive video sessions, including presentations and distribution of materials and discussion board based activities.
Our Live Online delivery
Our Live Online delivery is a dynamic, engaging and interactive way to learn remotely. It’s just like face to face but with the added benefits of digital technology. Your facilitator will present in real-time, and you will be able to participate in group discussions and collaborate on exercises and group activities using our interactive platforms.
Course details
- Course delivery, learning objectives and benefits.
Course structure
Course content and schedule
Topics |
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Introduction to corporate innovation – what does innovation mean in a corporate environment and what are the multiple forms in which it can be applied. |
Global management trends and what it means for innovation – an overview of the global challenges facing all organsations and the necessity to innovate in order to find appropriate solutions. |
Innovative thinking approaches – techniques to stimulate the thinking approaches required to effectively innovate. |
The integral ingredients for robust corporate innovation – developing an understanding that innovation requires the right mindset, skillset, toolset and the ability to positively influence culture. |
A process for innovation – a four-step model for innovation that requires investigative practice, idea generation, opportunity evaluation and opportunity implementation. |
Innovative practices – understanding how innovation can be applied to products, processes, management techniques, sales, marketing and culture. |
The leadership challenge – investigation of the need to foster innovation by effectively leading self, leading people and leading in a strategic context. |
Creating a culture of innovation – understanding three levels of culture and the best mechanism to innovate based upon where your organisation is. |
Course delivery
In this two-day short course, you will be able to understand and lead innovation in a corporate environment and understand how to transform creative ideas into innovative practice. This course is focused on taking those fresh ideas and transforming them into measurable projects and services for your organisation.
Learning objectives
You will learn the skills to:
- Understand corporate innovation and how to apply it in modern organisations.
- Differentiate between innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement and know when and how to apply each concept.
- Recognise cultures that foster innovation as opposed to those that impede it.
- Adopt the mindset and attitude of a corporate innovator and learn how to instil this belief in staff.
- Learn a range of skills and techniques essential for successful innovation.
- Understand how innovation connects with corporate strategy and how leaders should leverage systems within their organisation to innovate rather than building from the ground up.
- Identify and challenge engrained institutional barriers to innovation.
- Assess the innovation readiness of your organisation.
- Embed a proven process for innovation that can be applied to any organisational setting
Benefits
- Enjoy clarity around the link between innovation and value.
- Gain confidence in your ability to lead innovation among a wide range of stakeholders.
- Be able to support innovation amongst your colleagues.
- Enjoy a fresh personal mindset around innovation.
- Receive a participant course training manual to take with you.
Pathway Opportunities
Upon completion of your Masterclass, eligible participants have the option to enrol in and attend 2 additional workshops and complete the assessment for BSBINN801 Lead innovative thinking and practice which can be credited towards the 10840NAT Graduate Certificate in Applied Business.
To enquire about assessment for this unit and the qualifications available please contact our Customer Development Advisors on 1800 633 560 or email swinprofessional@swin.edu.au.
Course inclusions
- Participant course training manual
- Access to Customer Development Advisors to discuss further study options - to book an appointment please call 1800 633 560
- Convenient Hawthorn, Melbourne location
- New Live Online delivery allows you to do the course from anywhere in the country
- Live online delivery available in the following states and territories – Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Tasmania.
Course downloads
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Brochure - Masterclass Lead Innovative Thinking and Practice
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Quarterly Course Calendar Australia - Next Quarter
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Short Course Overview - Masterclass Lead Innovative Thinking and Practice
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Facilitators
- Facilitator information.
Be taught by our team of facilitators who are experienced, academically qualified and passionate about excellence in professional practice. Find out more about our facilitators here.
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