Innovation & Creativity
- 6 Courses | 2h 26m 6s
- 9 Books | 39h 19m
- 11 Audiobooks | 44h 14m 10s
Innovation and creativity are critical to achieving growth. Foster these skills in your organization.
COURSES INCLUDED
Unlocking Your Own Creative Genius
Creativity is a critical asset at work. It fuels innovation, inspires fresh perspectives, and drives problem-solving. For individuals, cultivating creativity opens doors to unexplored possibilities, nurtures adaptability, and enhances self-expression. This personal growth extends beyond individuals; as creativity flourishes within a team, it ripples across an organization. Creative minds foster a culture of innovation, bringing forth new products, services, and approaches that revitalize businesses, elevate competitiveness, and propel growth. In this course, you'll learn about the benefits of developing your creativity, recognize the obstacles that prevent individuals from engaging in creative thinking and innovation, identify the key skills that differentiate innovators from followers, and learn practical tips and strategies that boost your creative prowess.
6 videos |
27m
Assessment
Badge
Nurturing the Creative Power of Your Team
In the business world, creativity isn't a luxury but a necessity. It's the driving force for innovation, problem-solving, and staying ahead of the competition. But creativity doesn't flourish in isolation; it grows when it's nurtured and cultivated within the team. As a leader, you can do this by encouraging creativity in your leadership style. A leader cannot manage for creativity. They can, however, create an environment that encourages creativity. In this course, you'll learn the challenges that prevent organizations from promoting a creative culture. You'll learn strategies to leverage creativity for competitive advantage. You'll also learn tips for fostering a culture of excellence through creativity and creating a safe space to learn from failure.
6 videos |
28m
Assessment
Badge
Building Innovation Cultures and Leaders
Innovating is the only way to adapt and keep speed with the pace of change in today's business world. Building and supporting an innovative culture is the responsibility of leaders and employees across organizational hierarchies and is aided by an effective change management process. In this course, you'll learn about business innovation cultures and types of innovation leadership. You'll also learn about the importance of experimenting, managing change, and executing a project. Finally, you'll learn how to attract and nurture innovation in your organization.
8 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Developing a Team of Creative Gurus
In this course, you will learn techniques for developing a team of "creative gurus" - team members who excel at generating innovative ideas. You will learn ways to assemble your team, generate creative ideas, overcome barriers to team creativity, and foster a creative workplace.
6 videos |
26m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Unleashing Personal and Team Creativity
Believe it or not, everyone has the potential to be creative. If you're struggling to express your ideas, then something is getting in the way. But with the right approach and techniques, team leaders can provide a safe space that encourages brainstorming, innovating, and creative thinking. In this course, you'll learn about characteristics of creative people, how to overcome personal barriers, and how to foster team innovation in a work environment. It describes personal barriers to creativity and how to overcome them and provides strategies for enhancing creativity in the workplace. It also outlines key requirements for promoting creativity and explores techniques for fostering creativity in teams.
7 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
Verifying and Building on Creative Ideas
You might not describe yourself as a creative person, but everyday activities - like problem solving or spotting opportunities - rely on your creative thinking and innovation. Originality is key, but your ideas also have to work within real-world constraints. In this course, you'll learn about the different stages of innovating and techniques for verifying the workability of your ideas. You'll also discover guidelines and techniques for building on and testing an idea, such as brainstorming. The course outlines when to use research and simulations to check the workability of an idea, and it discusses ways to build on ideas effectively.
6 videos |
18m
Assessment
Badge
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Digital badges are yours to keep, forever.BOOKS INCLUDED
Book
Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating SmarterThis book offers refreshing solutions to the shortcomings of our current model for product development; be prepared to toss out everything you know about a good vision and learn how to measure progress to create revolutionary products.
3h 19m
By R. Dutt
Book
EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary ProductsBy tackling the reason why most companies fail, this book shows you how to become the leader your team and company needs to not only survive but thrive.
5h 40m
By Marty Cagan
Book
Smart Cities, Smart Future: Showcasing TomorrowIn crisp language and sharp detail, this strong and compelling book explains why smart cities are powerful forces for positive change and describes the impact of smart city projects on people in towns, cities and nations around the world.
3h 33m
By Cornelia Lévy-Bencheton, Mike Barlow
Book
Agile Innovation: The Revolutionary Approach to Accelerate Success, Inspire Engagement, and Ignite CreativityOffering insights that are highlighted in 11 detailed case studies illustrating the world's best innovation practices at top companies, this authoritative guide combines the best of Agile with the world's leading methods of Innovation to present a crisp, articulate, and proven system for developing the breakthrough capabilities every organization must master to thrive today and tomorrow.
5h 35m
By Langdon Morris, Moses Ma, Po Chi Wu
Book
Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through DiversityDrawing on success stories from Google, Alibaba, Novartis, and other groundbreaking companies, this research-based book identifies the management practices necessary to guide multicultural teams to innovation.
4h 44m
By David Livermore
Book
The Google Model: Managing Continuous Innovation in a Rapidly Changing WorldPresenting a unique synthesis of findings from leading research on long-term competitiveness in fast changing industries, this book shows how companies like Google have reinvented the common practice in management in order to continuously innovate in fast changing industries.
2h 54m
By Annika Steiber
Book
From Idea to Innovation: A Handbook for Inventors, Decision Makers and OrganizationsUsing numerous easy-to-use tools to enable straightforward analyses of the different factors, this book assists in bringing together the three stakeholders of an innovation - inventor, decision maker and organization.
4h 45m
By Bernd X. Weis
Book
The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative ThinkingWith a unique full-color design, thought-provoking examples, and features like the 8-Step Model for Building a Breakthrough, this thorough book identifies four key business perspectives that will enable you to discover groundbreaking opportunities for innovation and growth.
4h 26m
By Rowan Gibson
Book
Innovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver ResultsIn Innovation for Social Change, distinguished author Leah Kral delivers a practical manual for nonprofits and charitable organizations seeking to innovate their way toward new and exciting possibilities.
4h 23m
By Leah Kral
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
How Innovation Really WorksHow Innovation Really Works explores how R&D can be used to drive your company to business prosperity. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
19m 22s
By Anne Marie Knott
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative ThinkingWhether you're struggling with writer's block or just can't seem to conjure a brilliant idea at the drop of a hat, The Four Lenses of Innovation provides a road map to becoming more inventive with less effort. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
9m 55s
By Rowan Gibson
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others DieMade to Stick examines the intriguing question of why some ideas gain traction while others simply fade, away and it offers invaluable tips on how to make your ideas "stickier." In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 41s
By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Audiobook
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being RemarkableThis audio edition urges you to put a remarkable Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to create something truly noticeable.
2h 58m 42s
By Seth Godin
Audiobook
Mind Capture: How to Awaken Your Entrepreneurial Genius in a Time of Great Economic Change! (Book 3)This audio edition provides a spark to the mind and imagination to grow your business, connect with virtually everyone you meet, stand out amidst the chaos, build authenticity for yourself and your organization, and more. Read by the author.
3h 25m 46s
By Tony Rubleski
Audiobook
The Power of Failure: Succeeding in the Age of InnovationIn this audio edition, CEO of Tarkenton Companies, Fran Tarkenton shares the most valuable lesson he learned as an athlete and entrepreneur - that failure, devastating as it is, can be an incredible gift. Read by the author.
5h 26m 34s
By Fran Tarkenton
Audiobook
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful BusinessesThis audio edition provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever. Read by the author.
8h 38m 35s
By Eric Ries
Audiobook
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others DieThis audio edition reveals the anatomy of ideas that stick and explores ways to make them stickier.
8h 37m 48s
By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Audiobook
Funny Business: Harnessing the Power of Play to Give Your Company a Competitive AdvantageFrom distinguishing between play and recreation to covering the practical tools managers and companies can use to create lasting change at all levels of operation, this audio edition will help you discover how your creative powers are one of the greatest assets you have and how they can contribute to your company and career.
7h 19m 32s
By Christopher Byrne
Audiobook
Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable IdeasThis audio edition will teach you how to see patterns and clues wherever you look that will put you on the smarter, easier path to finding those breakthrough ideas, faster. Read by the author.
6h 43m 19s
By Jeremy Gutsche
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Rapid Growth, Done Right: Lead, Innovate and Influence for SuccessIn Rapid Growth, Done Right, author Val Wright equips leaders with what they need to lead an organization through rapid growth and dazzling innovation. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
23m 56s
By Val Wright
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SKILL BENCHMARKS INCLUDED
Innovation & Creativity
Innovation and creativity are critical to achieving growth. Foster these skills in your organization. This benchmark evaluates your understanding of this topic. Being aware of potential knowledge gaps allows you to better understand your current competency and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path. The courses recommended at the end of this benchmark can help you fill potential gaps in your knowledge.
7m
| 7 questions
Innovation Mindset
The Innovation Mindset benchmark will measure your ability to recall and relate the underlying concepts of using innovation in your daily work. You will be evaluated on using innovation in the design and development of services, operations, and policies, working with experts to meet the demand for digital services, and taking a multidisciplinary approach to develop high-quality digital services. A learner who scores high on this benchmark demonstrates that they have an innovation mindset and can understand and grasp the underlying innovation concepts and practices.
15m
| 15 questions