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Current Trends in Growing Organizations – where to start and how to do it.

Course Description

Growing organisations throughout history requires creativity and innovation.

This course considers innovations throughout history identifying that very few innovative ideas are new; the vast majority take something that is already working and improve it, be it a product, service or process.

You’ll consider the development of an innovation that you are particularly interested in, and, through a short project, produce and share with other learners your interpretation of its history.

What topics will you cover?

What is innovation? Interpretation in business and within a wider context

Determining types of innovation: products, processes, services

Levels of innovation: incremental, radical, disruptive

Innovation in action: the challenges of an independent, serial innovator

The solar fridge: finding innovative solutions to challenges in Africa

Learning in this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. At every step of the course, you can meet other learners, share your ideas

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

–        Discuss great innovations from history and share ideas with fellow learners.

–        Explore what the term 'innovation' means and reflect on how it is interpreted in business and wider contexts.

–        Contribute to the discussion regarding the different types of innovation and think of examples of each.

–        Identify examples of the three levels of innovation: incremental, radical and disruptive.

–        Evaluate your chosen innovation in light of your understanding of the types and levels of innovation.

–        Research and report on the history and development of an innovation of your choice.

–        Record and report on the history of your chosen innovation.

–        Share and discuss your report on your chosen innovation with fellow learners.

Who Is Right For The Program

This course is designed to meet the needs of all staff in your organisation who desire to learn new trends in organizational development

Methodology

Interactive presentation, using practical exercises, demonstration, quizzes, hands-on group discussion, question and answer.  role plays and case studies, participants in this course will gain useful insight into how to identify and use the attitudes and behaviours that have a positive impact on increased productivity.