Arcus Innovation Workshop

A highly customized workshop for senior executives.

 

Innovation workshop: Innovation, Creativity, Action and Performance Improvements - In one fun, action-packed day of discovery and learning.

Objectives:

1. Expose participants to tools, processes and systems to innovate more systematically

2. Develop expertise in idea generation and implementation at the Operational Level

3. Generate action plans and project plans that support your Business Priorities

4. Develop Innovation processes and structures to drive long term productivity and culture change.

What does it take to innovate?

The majority of executives make it to top positions by being very good operational managers: meeting sales objectives, improving products and services to keep up with competitors, supporting existing customers and acquiring new ones, and so on. Arcus’ multi-industry survey of senior executives found that of all the challenges companies face in this area, the biggest challenge is finding ways to create a “climate for innovation”. Management is about business results and processes. Leadership is about people. The key quality you need in good leadership is passion—the urgency to attack and solve the complex problems that all organizations face.

As Arcus research indicates that to do so, you need to be surrounded by highly talented people, and you need to find a way to transmit your passion to them, so they will buy into your vision of the future, perform at the highest possible levels, and come up with innovative solutions to the challenges of achieving the vision. No surprise, then, that the topic of innovation has been gaining ground as CEOs seek to incorporate concepts like “a culture of innovation” into their assessments of a company’s long-term value.

The Arcus Innovation Series is based on indepth interviews with over 1500 senior executives from companies like Unilever, Domtar, GM and Maple Leaf Foods. They argue that leadership is about having a vision for innovation and creating a framework for action around the vision to allow partners and employees to pioneer new ways of working.      Download the Arcus      Innovation Leaders    Report.    Globalive    Unilever    Maple Leaf Foods    Siemens    Domtar