Short course
Certificate of Professionalism in Innovation
Midlands Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange accredited
Learn the techniques and methods needed to solve business challenges and apply complex innovative solutions, developing confidence, motivation and ability to effect organisational and personal improvement.
Overview
This three-day programme is delivered across successive Thursdays by Birmingham City University Business School academics. Underpinned by STEAM-based collaborative innovation principles, the course enables business leaders and managers to examine and apply the tools and frameworks that market-leading organisations use to build innovation into their business approach.
The programme will enable you to reflect on your own innovation capabilities as well as helping you to assess and participate in the process of innovation as part of your day-to-day commitments.
Across the course of three days you will learn:
- Practical techniques and access to tools to build business agility and resilience.
- Methods that help you align innovation with your business value
- Approaches to identify the needs and expectations of customers and stakeholders
- Ways to enhance creativity and drive a culture of innovation
- Systematic processes that enable business and operating model alignments
- Models to understand your business eco-system
- Where, when, what and how to exploit innovation.
Learning outcomes
Get ahead of the industry competition by gaining exclusive access to business innovation methods and practices from the first and only recognised IKE course on offer in the region.
Drive change by applying fresh thinking and innovation in your organisation, project or venture. On course completion you’ll have the confidence to deliver success in both your business and career.
Acquire knowledge and skills from the experts and specialists at Birmingham City Business School, recognised by the UK’s Small Business Charter for continued excellence in supporting entrepreneurship and growing the economy.
Attend the course at STEAMhouse, Birmingham City University’s £70million state-of-the-art building, where you’ll be inspired by a community of innovators, new thinking, networks, tools, facilities and spaces
On completion of our internationally recognised course (defined by the ISO 56002 Innovation Management System Guidance Standard), you’ll become a member of the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange and use the letters ‘MIKE’ after your name, in recognition of your skills and practical experience in delivering innovation.
Who would benefit?
The Certificate of Professionalism in Innovation is for business leaders and executives from any industry, looking for ways to deploy creative problem-solving techniques, engender a culture of innovation and create strategies for developing sustainable innovation pipelines in their business.
Course in depth
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An Introduction to Innovation and Innovation Research
You will learn about the core foundations of understanding innovation covering:
- Innovation and its changing context
- What innovation means to you and your organisation
- Processes for innovation
- Where to focus your innovation efforts -
Design and Experiment
You will learn about the experimental processes of innovation covering:
- What tools and techniques you should apply to innovation?
- How to develop innovative ideas -
People, Culture and Implementation
You will learn the final processes of implementing innovation covering:
- How to ensure the success of your innovation
- How to align innovation with your business strategy
- How to enable people and create the right culture for innovation
- How to protect your ideas and innovations
- How to apply these processes to your everyday business.
Schedule
This course is taught in three 8-hour in-person group sessions, and conducted in a collaborative, interactive atmosphere with leading Birmingham City Business School subject specialists.
- Session 1: Thursday 16th May, 9am-5pm
- Session 2: Thursday 23rd May, 9am-5pm
- Session 3: Thursday 30th May, 9am-5pm
Location: STEAMhouse, Belmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ
Fees and enrolment
Level: Short course
Cost: £1,050 (exc VAT)
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