Practical Innovation:
How to Do More with Less
 More than ever before employees are being asked to do more with less.
It isn’t easy. Most companies are tackling this challenge with cost
cutting initiatives. This is only part of the solution. If you are cost
cutting you can be sure your competitors are doing the same. What’s the
net gain? Not much in the way of unique added value for customers. The
trick is to find practical innovative solutions everywhere in your
organization and implement them. If you don’t have an easy to understand
innovation process and simple tools that employees can put to use we can
help you achieve that. Your new reality — doing more with less will become
much easier.
Develop Employees with How to Do More with Less Skills
Innovation is a people process and is a key competency at most
organizations. Doing more with less requires employees that understand
innovation — what it is and where to hunt for it. Once they understand this
the next step is to ensure they are equipped with a process and tools that
will enable productive idea generation, idea building and planning for
implementation. The end result for your company is:
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Increases in bottom-line profit.
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Increases in top-line growth.
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More time to develop meaningful customer
relationships.
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More time to work on what’s important to
develop the business.
- A happier and more motivated workforce.
Two-Day Application Based Hands-on Workshop
Very fast paced, intense and is focused on your business challenges. It
is filled with interactive exercises designed to connect theory and
practical application with tools that work. Employees come equipped to
work on a job challenge and end with action planning. What we cover:
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Setting the Stage
- The Innovation Process with Tools
- Application with Coaching
Plan an action learning workshop experience at your location.
We will work with you to customize the
content to meet your business objectives. This option is not available
at our public workshops because it is application based for teams and
groups that need to work together.
Our Favorite Practical Innovation Quotes
“What do I need to do to ensure I am part of the future?” — Terry
Paulson, Ph.D.
“Innovation comes from the producer—not the customer.” — W. Edwards
Deming
“To invent, you need a goal, imagination and a pile of junk.” — Thomas
Edison
“Don’t ever take the fence down until you know why it was put up.”
— Henry Ford
“Hope is not a method.” — Gordon Sullivan
“Creativity is not like the weather: You can do something about it. And
you can measure it well enough to determine its effect on sales and
profits.” — John Kao
“A fair idea put to use is better than a good idea kept on the polishing
wheel.” — Alex F. Osborn
“Different isn’t always better, but better is always different.”
— Marshall Thurber
Practical Innovation Materials: attendees will always receive
the official de Bono Thinking Systems, Inc. materials. You will also
receive materials from the Institute for Effective Innovation for this
workshop.
Practical Innovation Candidates: In tact teams are ideal. Employees
and groups tasked with doing more with less. Innovation Centers.
Our Instructors: de Bono for Business is different. Training is led
by highly qualified business experts who understand the fast pace of work
and rapid change driving business. Many are successful leaders of their
own companies. This is what sets us apart from other training
organizations—we live and breathe in the world of business — we understand
it. We are results driven.
Book us to present or keynote at your conferences, team meetings and
executive retreats.
Call 818-507-6055 to discuss the ways we can add value to your events
by stimulating the thinking of your groups.
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