KSU Coles College of Business - Renowned Innovation Management Certificate Programs

Innovation is critical to survival. Seismic changes in the global marketplace urgently demand ongoing innovation in existing business models, business strategies, business management, and business leadership.

This two-day seminar course can be taken as a one-day (First day only) or as a two-day certificate program and offered to KSU alumni, Coles alumni and all other professionals.

Program Overview
The Certificate in the Management of Innovation will provide participants a set of powerful tools for building, managing and leading systemic innovation. AT&T, Cox Communications, Delta Air Lines are some of the companies we have worked with and have successfully embedded innovation into their cultures thus assuring sustained performance. Now you can turn your organization into an innovation powerhouse by learning the most critical innovation skills ensuring that innovation is embedded in your culture.

Who should attend?

The Management of Innovation Seminar is for:
• All entrepreneurs
• Managers, supervisors and team leaders with process or
departmental responsibilities
  • All professionals responsible for instituting innovation initiatives
    in their companies including new product development and
    product line extensions
- • Marketing and sales professionals interested in using innovation
  as a tool to increase their sales power
-   • Human resource, IT professionals and other internal services
      professionals interested in providing new and improved services
      to their internal constituencies
- • Senior managers of small to medium size companies responsible
  for strategic planning and competitive initiatives
- Format and Location:
- This two-day seminar can be taken as a one-day (First day only) or as a two-day certificate program.
- Dr. Selden and Mr. Vardis will be joined by executives from multinational companies who have worked in this field for most of their careers and are willing to share with you their expertise in the field of innovation. You will learn to separate the myth from reality and the tools that you can use immediately or whenever there is a call for the practice of innovation.
- The seminar will be held at the Executive Development Center on the Kennesaw State University campus. The program will begin at 8:30 AM and conclude at 4:30 PM. A continental breakfast and lunch will also be provided.
- For out-of- town participants, special lodging rates have been arranged at conveniently located hotels in the proximity of the event.

Learning Experience
This program will help you create a complete innovation pipeline for your organization. Unlike other innovation programs "we walk the talk" and keep revising and continuously refresh our program. We constantly alter processes and tools to always bring you the latest and most efficient techniques so that you triumph in your organization. As a graduate of our program you will always have access to us, and we will share our latest developments and most advanced techniques.

• You will develop skills and confidence by learning, practicing and applying processes of creative thinking which utilize people's creative power to generate ideas that are useful. These ideas will fit the business model of your organization or changes the business model so that your organization benefits. We call this systemic innovation because it is people-driven, can be found anywhere in the organization, and it is not restricted to technology or other tactical parameters.
• You will learn how to extract "insights" and get to the "needs" behind a challenge. You will learn ideation tools to go way beyond brainstorming and you will learn how to visualize and prototype ideas in 3-D on the way to application.
• You will expand your horizons to have global views and learn how to see beyond the "box" that hinders our usual thinking.

Upcoming Program Schedule

Session 1:		2 days, Tue-Wed, Oct 11-12, 2011: To Include Night Flights (Optional Night Activities) All participants will have the opportunity to do the Innovation Assessor, an on-line instrument that measures the innovation culture of their organization. The results will be analyzed for opportunities for improvement and interventions during the program and beyond. Take away: Knowledge and application of creative thinking tools and how they affect innovation

Session 2:		2-days, Tue-Wed, Oct 25-26, 2011: To Include Night Flights (Optional Night Activities) Take away: Improved team communication skills as a manager

Session 3:		2-days, Tue-Wed, Nov 8-9, 2011: To Include Night Flights (Optional Night Activities) Take away: Expertise in using tools and skills for Systemic Innovation

Session 4:		1-day, Wed, Dec 7, 2011: Debrief application and wrap-up Take away: Plan of action to take Systemic Innovation to your company