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Strategy Training Programs

Strategy

Set a foundation that defines innovation objectives and mobilizes efforts company-wide. Each program below addresses a specific skill set integral to implementing innovation. 

Creating an Innovation Strategy

In this program, you will learn how to create a winning innovation strategy. You'll start by analyzing the methods that leading innovators employ for successful innovation. Throughout the program, you will learn practical ways to apply the recommended tactics to your business and to carry out an effective innovation strategy.

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Audience:
Organizational Leaders, High Performers
Program includes:
1 Course, 3 Tools, and 1 Research Report
Format:
Online Program
Tags:
Planning, Program Building, Strategy, Tactics

Tracking Your Innovation Efforts

This program examines specific tools that help you determine how well your innovation efforts are working—and enables you to better diagnose, track, and mobilize your innovation program. You will learn 60+ metrics (input, development, and output) that successful innovators use and understand how to select the right ones for your organization.

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Audience:
Organizational Leaders, High Performers
Program includes:
1 Course, 2 Tools, and 1 Research Report
Format:
Online Program
Tags:
Managing Innovation, Metrics, Strategy, Tracking

Managing an Innovation Strategy

To drive innovation forward, you need a structured plan. Learn the types of models that leading innovators use to keep their efforts organized and on-track. Most important, you will learn how to select and implement the right innovation model for your organization.

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Audience:
Organizational Leaders, High Performers
Program includes:
1 Course, 1 Tool, and 1 Research Report
Format:
Online Program
Tags:
Implementation, Planning, Strategy, Structuring

Client Quotes

  • “The futurethink workshop not only provided an incredible jolt of energy to our collective innovation efforts and established the common understanding of innovation concepts, but it was also a wonderful team-building event. I don’t think it could have been organized and conducted any better.”
    Michael Ripa, Manager, FRI Infomatics
  • “If you don't innovate, be creative and look to the future and the possibilities of what will evolve over time, you will cease to be relevant.”
    Randy Voss, Senior Manager, Global Strategy & Business Development, Whirlpool Whirlpool
  • “futurethink made the topic of innovation, which means different things to different people, real, meaningful, and actionable.”
    Steven Rubinow, Chief Information Officer, NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext Logo
  • “If you don't make innovation a strategic part of your business plan and you don't drive that into the culture, I don't think you'll have a strong innovation pipeline.”
    Mark Hausfeld, Innovation Manager, Global Business Services, Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble
  • “The futurethink team did an outstanding job in designing and facilitating an innovation event for our senior leaders, many of who regarded this as the best innovation workshop that they had ever been a part of. I would recommend futurethink to any organization that is looking for clear and actionable pathways to Innovation.”
    Wayne Pethrick, Director, Marketing and Consumer Insights, Pitney Bowes Pitney Bowes
  • “futurethink's sessions included excellent examples and energizing exercises that brought innovation to life. They got us to look at our business with new eyes.”
    Joan P. Lawrence-Ross, Chief Learning Officer, AXA
  • “futurethink is always thinking ahead about learning and 'innovate' it before we ask! Their programs have been a huge success with our teams.”
    Director of Learning & Development, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Sonovian Pharmaceuticals
  • “Any innovative company must develop processes for understanding and responding to consumer needs in a very focused way. Otherwise, they're just inventors, they're not necessarily innovators.”
    Tony Tomazic, Director of Consumer Innovations, Humana Humana
  • “Working with futurethink was a very rewarding experience for our team. They brought a great combination of provocative outside ideas, market perspective and a program design that challenged us to think of our own business in more innovative ways.”
    Jim Daly, Vice President of Human Resources, Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's
  • “futurethink's proven methodology, research, and tools help ensure we're always ready to meet the evolving public service challenges of tomorrow.”
    Sandy Stosz, Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard
  • “Innovation is deliberate, if done well. There is a science and process to it. futurethink has done their homework to provide a wealth of practical knowledge to their customers.”
    Senior Vice President of Innovation, Wells Fargo Wells Fargo
  • “futurethink is enabling us to build critical innovation skills and share best practices across our global organization.”
    Jeff Honious, Vice President of Innovation, Reed Elsevier Reed Elsevier
  • “futurethink made my leadership team think in new ways and helped us develop winning business ideas right in the room. My team now embraces innovation rather than fearing it.”
    Mary Fennoglio, Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate Investment Bank Citigroup
  • “futurethink is the innovation expert. They fine-tune their training to our clients' needs. I'm constantly looking for new opportunities to engage them in our work.”
    Brian Weberg, Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • “futurethink's research and 'how-to' tools have been essential to building our innovation program.”
    Cindy Morgan, Innovation Manager, New England Federal Credit Union New England Federal Credit Union
  • “We need to look beyond our organization's walls to innovate.”
    Mehmoon Khan, Global Leader, Innovation Process Development, Unilever Unilever