Today, efficient companies are distinguished by their capacity to continuously detect, assess and capitalise on new opportunities and to turn this capacity into a sustainable competitive advantage. In this context, providing innovation management training enables company executives to acquire the key competencies of innovation management.
The programme is therefore based on the 5 key competencies of an innovative company:
- Understand the role and importance of innovation in the company’s strategy
- Understand the key success factors of innovation and the implications for its management in the company
- Identify which types of innovation meet optimally the goals set by the company
Guest speaker : Pierre Tossut (Puratos)
Reading : /
Dates : Thursday 24 January and Friday 25 January 2019
- Identify & differenciate the innovative organisations
- Develop an organisation that promotes the innovation and proactivity
- Understand and implement the Fair Process Leadership
Lecturers : Professors Erwan Bellard & Claudio Chiacchiari (Université de Genève) - Ludo Van der Heyden-INSEAD
Guest speaker : Tom Deblock (Google)
Readings :
- Business case Insead : Building Emotional capital for strategic renewal Nissan (1999-2002)
- Business case Insead : Napoléon Bonaparte : Victim of an inferior strategy
Dates : Thursday 07 February & Friday 08 February 2019
Module 3 Identify innovation opportunities
- Identify the characteristics of a learning organisation geared to innovation
- Manage the organisational factors that inhibit or encourage the creation of knowledge and innovation
- Thinking in new boxes: acquire, create and manage ideas in an innovative organisation
Lecturers : Professors Françoise de Viron - LSM, Annick Castiaux - Unamur & Professor Luc de Brabandère-BCG
Guest speaker : Jean-Yves Tilquin (Carmeuse)
Readings:
- Les mots et les choses de l'Entreprise (Mols) et Petite Philosophie des grandes trouvailles (Eyrolles) Luc de Brabandère
- Case study Zongshen
- Innovation and Knowledge Management, Anderson & Costa, Chapter 42,43,52,58 (optional)
Dates: Thursday 28 February & Friday 01 March 2019
- Master the tools for the evaluation and enhancement of innovative business models
- Develop and manage a balanced portfolio of innovative projects
- Identify and master the challenges of intellectual property
Lecturers : Professor Mireille Buydens - ULB Partner-Janson Baugniet & Professor Benoît Gailly-LSM
Guest speakers : Frederic Gevers (Prayon) & Vincent Lieffrig (AGC)
Reading: Developing Innovative organizations Chap 6
Dates: Tursday 21 March & Friday 22 March 2019
Module 5 Launch successfully and accelerate an innovation project
- Master the key factors for the adoption and dissemination of an innovation
- Identify and activate the innovation networks
- Manage efficiently the process for launching an innovation on your market
Lecturers : Professors Chantal de Moerloose - Françoise de Viron - Julie Hermans- LSM
Caroline Verzat ESCP Europe , Benoît Raucent - EPL, Olivier Wathelet
Guest speaker : Frédéric Van Malleghem (Cambio)
Reading :
- Alter, L'innovation ordinaire (optional)
- Ch. Midler, la révolution de la Twingo (optional)
- Case study=>"A Tourism Innovation Case: an Actor-Network Approach", E. Paget et al.
Dates : Thursday 25 April & Friday 26 April 2019
Module 6 Become an innovation champion
- Integrate the concepts and tools of innovation management in your business
- Reflect on the responsible organisation
- Present the business project
Lecturers : Professors Benoît Gailly & Françoise de Viron - LSM
Guest speakers : Koen Vervoort & Aron Levi Herregodts (IMEC)
Dates : Thursday 13 June & Friday 14 June 2019
Integration workshop: ...and stay the course! Have I become an innovation champion?
- Have I become an Innovation Champion?
- A networking and follow-up session is planned to ensure the implementation of the learnings of the programme.
- Workshop : From convinced to convincing
Date : Thursday 17th October 2019
Lecturers : Professors Benoît Gailly & Françoise de Viron - LSM & Bénédicte de Callataÿ (Mediation attitude)
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