Unit 1 – Unlocking the Core of Innovation: The First Principles (2 Hours)

• Understanding the First Principles of Innovation
• Learning the Science Behind Curiosity
• Defining Innovation for Yourself and Your Business
• Approaching Innovation as a System

Activities (2 Hours)

• Develop personal and business definitions of innovation
• Participate in a debate for/against innovation as a system
• Research and create a short thesis on the science of curiosity and brain physiology

Unit 2 – The Psychology of Innovation: Emotional Intelligence & Team Development (2 Hours)

• Understanding Yourself and Others Through Emotional Intelligence
• Learning New Ways to Fast-Track Psychological Safety and Team Development
• Understanding Cognitive Diversity and Motivation Theory
• Understanding Cognitive Biases that Impact Innovation

Activities (2 Hours)

• Complete Unbounded Thinking Profiles
• Develop a personal action plan for building emotional intelligence

Develop a team action plan to streamline psychological safety

This session introduces the core principles of innovation, connecting curiosity, emotional intelligence, and cognitive diversity to how teams think and perform. Participants leave with practical strategies to strengthen psychological safety and improve how their teams approach problem-solving and innovation.

Unit 3 – Building a Future-Proof Innovation Blueprint (2 Hours)

• Innovation Thesis – Understanding Where to Start Your Innovation Journey
• Innovation Framework – Identifying What Structure is Needed to Support Innovation
• Innovation Portfolio – Learning How to Manage Ideas from Inception to Implementation

Activities (2 Hours)

• Create an example innovation portfolio
• Research and summarize innovation frameworks for three organizations

Unit 4 – Scaling Success: Problem-Solving & Future Skills Development (2 Hours)

• Growth & Scaling – Understanding How to Manage Growth Through Innovation
• Problem Solving Methods – Identifying Methods to Improve Innovation Efforts
• Building Skills to Support the Future – Identifying New Skills Needed for Innovation

Activities (2 Hours)

• Identify ways to manage organizational change
• Compile a list of known existing problem-solving methods and evaluate their effectiveness
• Research future skills required in the workplace and discuss how they support innovation and growth

This session equips participants with the skills to design and manage structured innovation processes. By applying practical problem-solving frameworks and developing future-focused capabilities, participants learn how to support sustained innovation and improve execution within their organizations.

Unit 5 – Idea Management: From Concept to Implementation (2 Hours)

• Improving How Ideas Move from Inception to Implementation Through the Concept of Idea Flow
• Understanding How to Manage Your Innovation Portfolio

Activities (2 Hours)

• Create a flow diagram for how ideas should flow through an organization
• Test the example portfolio created in Unit #3
• Research three example innovation portfolios

Unit 6 – The Metrics of Success: Innovation Project Management & ROI (2 Hours)

• Identifying Methods to Improve the Execution of Innovation Projects
• Understanding the Two Ways to Measure Innovation: Activity Metrics vs. Impact Metrics
• Learning How to Measure Return on Innovation Through a Value Capture Process

Activities (2 Hours)

• Research case studies to support effective execution within organizations
• Develop a list of innovation activity and impact metrics
• Participate in a debate for/against the value capture process

This session focuses on executing innovation effectively and measuring its impact. Participants develop the capability to manage idea flow, improve project execution, and apply meaningful performance metrics to ensure innovation delivers lasting value within their organization.