Developing Innovative Work Environments | Cultivate a Culture of Creativity and Growth
The Developing Innovative Work Environments course is tailored for managers across all sectors, particularly second-level managers like department heads or divisional leaders overseeing multiple teams. Participants will learn to assess their units for innovation potential, apply creativity techniques, develop strategies to encourage innovation, and lead teams through creative thinking processes.
What is Developing Innovative Work Environments?
Developing Innovative Work Environments involves analyzing your unit for opportunities to innovate, understanding creativity techniques, crafting a plan to foster innovation, and guiding your team through creative processes. This course is designed for managers aiming to build a culture that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
Why take this course on developing innovative work environments?
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, fostering an innovative work environment is crucial for staying competitive and driving growth. This course equips managers with the tools and techniques to cultivate a culture of creativity, enabling teams to generate novel ideas and solutions. By implementing these strategies, organizations can enhance employee engagement, improve problem-solving capabilities, and achieve sustainable success.
What you'll gain from this course:
- Ability to assess your unit for innovation opportunities and identify areas for improvement.
- Understanding of techniques that promote creativity and how to apply them effectively.
- Skills to develop and implement plans that foster an environment conducive to innovation.
- Leadership capabilities to guide your team through creative thinking processes and drive innovation.
This course explores the principles and strategies behind creating innovative work environments that inspire creativity, collaboration, and adaptability. Learners will examine how physical space, organizational culture, leadership styles, and team dynamics contribute to innovation. The course also delves into techniques for fostering psychological safety, encouraging experimentation, and supporting diverse thinking.
Participants will engage with case studies and practical tools that show how to turn traditional workplaces into innovation-friendly spaces. Ideal for team leaders, managers, and professionals across industries, this course equips learners to drive positive change and foster a culture where fresh ideas and continuous improvement can thrive.
Course Content
Innovation is important as it is one of the primary ways to differentiate your product from the competition. If you can’t compete on price, you’ll need innovative products and ideas to make your business stand out from the crowd.
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 The Concept of Innovation
- 1.1.1 Barriers to innovation
- 1.2 Environment conducive to innovation
- 1.2.1 (incl. 1.2.2 & 1.2.3) Communication
- 1.2.4 Processes
- 1.2.5 Incentivise innovation
- 1.3 Assessing the culture of innovation
- 1.4 Interpreting and analysing findings
- 1.4.1 Detailed analysis
- 1.4.2 Interpreting information
Some of you may think that creativity is an inborn trait rather than something that can be learned and developed. This may be so, but without a conducive environment for creativity to be expressed, how can we expect to see ideas arising from creative employees?
- 2. (incl. 2.1) Concept of creativity
- 2.2(1) Creativity techniques
- 2.2(2) Mind mapping
- 2.2(3) Lateral thinking
- 2.2(4) Problem-solving technique
How do you promote innovation in your own organisation? Organisations should develop a plan for creating an environment conducive to innovation. This will be covered in this section.
- 3. (incl. 3.1) Role of a unit manager in creating an environment conducive to innovation
- 3.2 Developing a plan to create an environment conducive to innovation
- 3.3 The process of implementing an environment conducive to innovation
- 3.4 Promoting the plan
Creative thinking is the process which we use when we come up with a new idea. It is the merging of ideas which have not been merged before. This creative thinking process can be accidental or deliberate.
- 4. Introduction
- 4.1 Application of creativity techniques
- 4.1.1 Brainstorming
- 4.1.2 Mind mapping
- 4.1.3 Lateral thinking
- 4.2 General alternative solutions
- 4.3 Selecting the best alternative
- 4.4 Developing a concept for implementation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
