Sekalala Shaquille

Course Objectives

Describe the process of innovation at your company Master four powerful ways to innovate in business problem-solving Explain why innovation is critical to the future success of your company

Key areas covered

Key Areas

Key Areas

Define innovation

Understanding the creative process in individuals and teams.

Recognize roadblocks Identify how well your organization innovates How innovation differs from creativity. How innovation and creativity work together.

Encouraging creativity for continuous improvement. Proven strategies for overcoming roadblocks The crucial concept of paradigms Practical tools to boost creativity including mind-mapping

Innovation, what is it???

A new idea, method, product or concept implemented

What is innovation in your workplace??

Road blocks to innovation in your organisation

Participants views captured (write these down);

How well does your organization innovate

Use of cutting edge technology for detection of diseases Establishment of research unit to look at out side the box solutions to improve provision of care services to the community Partnering with top international universities and research bodies to incorporate the latest in innovative thinking at policy level

Innovation and creativity

What is the difference? Creativity is the capability or act of conceiving something original or unusual.

Innovation is the implementation of something new.

It implements the creativity in or within an

organizational setting

Creative processes in individuals and teams

The process of creating and innovating pre, during or post project for a corporate team can be done well or poorly (review examples)
Creation of a quantification team for all

medicines
- Pre strategic plan, policy buy in, highly skilled staff to man it - During detailed work plan, stakeholder involvement, communication, building capacity of all stakeholders - Coordination of the stakeholders

Ideas are implemented by teams not individuals

Managers guide to creative process

Define the problem;

Clearly define what the problem is before jumping

to solutions

Find a creative space;

Identify special area where the team can sit to

brainstorm (area out of the normal working space)

Work in a team;
Working in a team can produce more ideas, and

allows team members to build off of one anothers ideasjumpstarting even more creative solutions.

Managers guide to creative process

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The review session;

Have the same team back together after a few

days The team will already have had time to review the problem personally Schedule enough time so the team does not feel rushed Open communication is the key to generate solutions Categorise your ideas (thought trees-read about this) Have this process in a fun setting that stimulates thinking

Managers guide to creative process

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Decision time;

Is this idea feasible? Will it work? Is this a one-off idea, or will it work over time? Does it really accomplish our purpose? What are the benefits of this idea? What are the downfalls of this idea? Are they surmountable?

Finalise the idea

few key members refine it

Close out
once idea is implemented send updates to the

development team

Encouraging creativity for continuous improvement

Examples from the audience from various organisations

Setting up research unit focusing on

innovative solutions to patient care Establishing M&E unit that guides the research body Sending staff for trainings with a theme of establishing centers of excellence in country

Further examples from the audience;

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Strategies to overcoming roadblocks

Review participants roadblocks earlier Map out solutions to their roadblocks