cultivating an environment where innovation will flourish
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Developed by the B-W Center for Innovation and Growth (CIG) Leading and Executing Innovation creates an environment that allows leaders to evaluate and adapt current practices that foster long-term innovation within their culture.
Taught by skilled Baldwin-Wallace College faculty and business leaders, Leading and Executing Innovation is a unique experience that is a forum for creative idea sharing, analysis, and consulting with guest executives from around the world.
"Innovative ideas can't add value unless they get off the ground. B-W's program offers company leaders the mindset needed to lead and execute innovation." Diane Weidrick, Executive, Commercial Lines Services, Westfield Insurance Group.
Program Highlights:
- Expand your social network with regional executives from non-competing organizations
- Use of the KEYSŪ to Creativity organizational assessment from the Center for Creative Leadership
- Assessment and leadership plan using seven-virtues model from the book, Integrity is a Growth market
- Presentations and dialog with global executives
- Network with regional executives from non-competing organizations
Who Should Attend: Leaders who are responsible for or have potential for development of new product/new market strategies.
The Best of What the Program Offered:
"Helping me ask relevant questions needing answers before innovation can take place."
"Insight with applicability."
"I learned more on what drives change, and how to explain it. The survey is a very useful tool."
"Practical, real world; not academic."
"The KEYS survey was very useful; it provided me with thoughts and questions that I could explore throughout the session."
"Innovation at different stages."
About the Presenters:
"I thought Susan's (Kuznik) approach was great. She gave me some new ideas to take back.
"Deb (Mills-Scofield) has a lot of credibility based on experiences and knowledge. The information and examples she shared were timely and relevant."
"Phil (Bessler) was excellent; valuable perspective."
Program Fee: $6,750 per person
275 Eastland Rd.