Why Innovate?
Today, more than ever, we need Innovators. Every business and organisation is trying to deal with the impacts of globalization, a changing workforce and how to make the transition to a service based "knowledge economy". It will be the creativity and entrepreneurship of a breed of Innovation Leaders who will develop the new products, services and ways of working needed to achieve sales, added value, customer satisfaction and an employment base dominated by high skilled, well paid knowledge-intensive jobs in the most effective way.
However such individuals are in short supply. How do we develop, nurture and "grow" the future Innovators who will help us deliver and "future proof" our local economies. What do we know about such Innovators? Who are these individuals? What are their stories? What drove their innovations? How did they work with other people, teams and organisations? How did they overcome set backs? What do they have in common with each other? What can we learn from their experiences? And, most importantly what skills and attributes did they need to achieve their goals and can these be developed by other people wanting to follow their example?
It is often easier to draw inspiration and insights from the stories of Innovators who have "been there" than it is to learn from academic theories on the subject. We need to celebrate the achievements of successful Innovation leaders and learn from them.
The OnCourse Innovation Leadership programme aims to offer ideas and inspiration to budding Innovators by bringing them in to contact with and learning from successful Innovation leaders so you can practically develop the skills, attitudes and attributes needed to succeed in your business.