Innovation Sessions

The Paradox of Innovation

Innovation might be the decade’s biggest buzzword. It’s experimental, it’s invigorating, it celebrates the individual. We can’t argue that. But do you really know what innovation means? And most importantly, do you know how to create an environment to sustain innovation in your organization?

To survive and thrive in an age of disruption, associations are focusing on gaining aptitude for innovation. This interactive session will combine survey and storytelling to specifically focus on three key areas critical to adopting innovation.

• Based on the HBR article, “The Hard Truth about Innovative Cultures” the participants will explore the qualities of organizational innovation that are typically lauded (e.g. safe to speak up, highly collaborative) as well as those that are not as often discussed (intolerance for incompetence, brutal candor) and what lessons could be applied.

• To embrace a philosophy of innovation, all stakeholders need to be on the same page with what innovation actually means. Participants will explore varied definitions of innovation that exist in the market today and then craft possible definitions.

• Attendees will receive a brief 2-3 question survey before the session where they can share idea of where innovation could make the greatest impact. To close the session, a tactical innovation process will be presented and then pieces of it will be workshopped with some of the ideas submitted, giving learners a hands-on experience.