Are You Innovating Out Loud?

WHAT IF you were strategically delivering innovation for WOW customer experiences---over and over again?   WHAT IF your culture created your leading edge, driven by your innovation performance?  WHAT IF you had the thinking, planning, tools, and environment to innovate 24/7? What if you were Innovating Out Loud? You can! 

Your Catalyst for Innovation 24/7, Lynda Curtin and her team of experts will assess your current innovation status and then work with you to plan and take action to strengthen your approach to sustainable innovation.  We offer a host of the following Innovating Out Loud services:

Services: Keynotes • Innovation Forums • Innovation Action Camps • Consulting • Coaching • Training • Conference Breakouts • Innovation Assessments • High-Stakes Meeting Facilitation • Executive Retreats

Are You Innovating Out Loud? - downloadable brochure, PDF

 Keynote: Innovate or Evaporate: How to Create a Sustainable Future   

In uncertain economic times, forward thinking leaders continue to take great ideas to market. They even step up their pace of innovation. They understand two things: innovation secures future business, and the competition is often busy hunkering down, cutting back operations. It is during uncertain and unstable times that innovation must be a significant priority for everyone in an organization. Learn how to challenge your current thinking about your business and unlock the door to developing tremendous profitable futures. 

1. Are you creating new markets and new wealth?
2. Are you taking profitable ideas to market faster than your competitors are?
3. Are you implementing powerful innovations across your organization to continually deliver profound customer experiences?

If you answered NO to any of these questions you won’t want to miss this fast paced, high content, interactive presentation to help set you on the path of sustainable innovation; your future edge. Marcia and Lynda will introduce you to the system of innovation, new approaches to thinking, and some helpful tools to get you started. 

Time: 1 hour Keynote. Perfect for conferences, offsite events and annual meetings.

 Innovation Action Camp: What You Need to Know to Lead Innovation 24/7   

What does it take to innovate 24/7? Is your approach hit or miss? Would fresh thinking and new knowledge help you? In this comprehensive interactive session learn what it takes to develop sustainable innovation, and the system to make it happen. Save valuable research time, and get started right away with one of the most highly regarded experts in the field. No matter what your role in the organization, there is a significant contribution for you to make, to ensure your company’s future edge.    

Come prepared to:

• Learn how to assess your organization for innovation
• Understand innovation as a system
• Examine the innovation process steps
• Be introduced to proven tools and techniques
• Explore the language of innovation
• Identify ways to influence decision makers
• Identify barriers to innovation
• Understand the role of leadership
• Gain insights to what is required to lead change
• Be disciplined at aligning innovations with corporate strategy
• Learn the key questions to think more broadly about your business
• Anticipate future needs for the customer
• Accelerate learning
• Increase understanding of employee strengths and team weaknesses
• Stimulate curiosity about designing your future

Participants: Management, Frontline, Customer Care, IT, HR, Finance, R&D, Product Development, Sales & Marketing, Administration, Distribution, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations

Group Size: Up to 25 Employees

Duration: 1-day executive session, 2 and 3-day management sessions

Output: A blueprint for action

Innovating Out Loud Forum: See Think Do Share Talk Reflect Learn Design the Future 

Join leaders of innovation from around the nation. Engage the thinking of a diverse group of industry professionals. This high energy, two-day facilitated forum is packed with field trips to stimulate new perspectives and insights. In a unique environment, you will be on the move. Expect the unexpected. Learn a surprise lesson. Bring your digital camera. Explore and discuss innovation strategies with the group. Tap the thinking of eclectic guest experts at a round table event. Make new connections to leverage back at your organization. You can create a powerful network of new colleagues. Innovate out loud. 

Location: To be determined.

Duration: Two days

Price: $2,500 per person. All materials, field trip fees and meals included

Participants: Innovation leaders, by invitation only 

Custom: We can create an Innovating Out Loud Forum for your team, the perfect solution for an impactful off-site event