MG 104 Innovation Orientation

Innovation is a process and a culture, not a strategy. It is a tool to be used to advance the strategy, though not an end-point in itself. In this session, you will learn how best-in-class organizations innovate, and you will tap into the large body of work from the private and not-for-profit sectors. Through this experiential session you will explore how the innovation process can be applied to the state government in general, and your agency’s objectives, in particular. You will use some of the techniques from the innovation process and will have the opportunity to identify concrete next steps for your agency, including the business case for adopting proven innovation management tools. What strategic objective is the focus of your innovation efforts? By attending this session with a specific objective in mind – (cost-reduction being an inherent goal), you will be able to apply the process used in this training to generate initial steps toward implementation.