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Leadership and Innovation

Future-Forward: Strength-Based Strategies for Innovation

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Overview

During this highly interactive workshop, participants will gain a foundational understanding of a strengths-based approach to drive strategy and innovation initiatives. Through intentionally designed and choreographed conversations, participants will explore and experience an approach rooted in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) that they can immediately deploy to strengthen team dynamics, ignite creativity, and drive individual, team, and organizational improvements. By the end of the workshop, participants will be prepared to apply a strength-based and generative approach as they work to drive strategy and innovation.

  • Explore a strengths-based and generative philosophy and set of tools with the potential to bring out the best of individuals, teams, and organizations known as AI
  • Discover how AI can strengthen team dynamics, ignite creativity, and drive individual, team, and organizational improvements
  • Leverage AI as a strength-based and generative approach to drive strategy and innovation initiatives

Duration

1/2 day

Who Should Take This Course

Audience

This workshop is intended for leaders and managers who are responsible for either people and/or project oversight and want to enhance their impact and drive creativity, strategy, and high engagement with their teams and initiatives.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Schedule
Course Outline
  • Building a Shared Purpose
  • The Verge and Paradigms
  • Using a Generative Lens
  • Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
  • Deficit-Based vs. Strengths-Based Approach
  • Power of the Frame
  • Innovation Playing Field
  • Application of AI
FAQs
Is there a discount available for current students?

UMBC students and alumni, as well as students who have previously taken a public training course with UMBC Training Centers are eligible for a 10% discount, capped at $250. Please provide a copy of your UMBC student ID or an unofficial transcript or the name of the UMBC Training Centers course you have completed. Asynchronous courses are excluded from this offer.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Student will receive a refund of paid registration fees only if UMBC Training Centers receives a notice of cancellation at least 10 business days prior to the class start date for classes or the exam date for exams.

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