BUS 655 - Design Innovative Solutions at Work: From Concept to Reality

Course Description

Solving problems, offering creative solutions and using resources more effectively can give you a competitive edge in today's workplace. Creativity and innovation are critical to the labour force as workers re-tool and companies shift to fill the needs of a diversified economy.

Explore a range of methods, techniques and various approaches to develop creative thinking and problem-solving. Discover practical tools that encourage creativity and idea generation within the workplace.

Course Details

Upon completing this course, successful students will be able to:

• Identify approaches to kick-start creative thinking
• Magnify the ability to innovate and create novel solutions
• Examine the idea generation process and the different aspects within the ideation stage
• Discover a framework for creative problem-solving and how to use different stakeholders in the process
• Use practical tools for innovation and idea generation

Topics of Instruction

• Design thinking approach
• Strategies to building creative capacity at work
• Innovation tools

Notes

Will be replacing: BUS 612 Cultivating Innovation in your Organization

Applies Towards the Following Program(s)

• Certificate for Front Line Leaders : Leading the Business Operations - Seminars
• Professional Certificate for Emerging Leaders : Professional Skills Seminars