Learning outcomes
Training Introduction
The hype around innovation is hard to miss. The pressure on businesses to define an innovation strategy and the process that delivers it is growing, as the success stories of innovative organizations like Airbnb and Netflix continue to be well documented. The key question for many organizations is how to start innovation. Knowing that doing nothing is not an option in the fast changing world we live in today. But daily routines, time and budget are barriers to take first steps.
Starting innovation requires a clear process, the right mindset and skills like complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity (according to research of the World Economic Forum). Design Thinking is both a process and a mindset to solve problems for people in complex and quickly changing environments.
In this program you will develop the necessary skills using tools and techniques for successful product, service or process innovation by using the 5-step Design Thinking framework. This highenergy, high-pace learning-by-doing program will help you develop or strengthen your entrepreneurial skills needed to make you future-proof and will provide you with practicaltools and techniques needed to tackle complex problems and to start innovation.
Training Schedule
Day one
08:30 Registration, Welcome Coffee
09:00 Introduction
10:00 The Design Thinking process explained
11:00 Tea, Coffee, Networking
11:15 Design Thinking Step 1: Empathize
13:00 Luncheon
14:00 Design Thinking Step 2: Define Part 1
15:30 Tea, Coffee, Networking
15:45 Design Thinking Step 2: Define Part 2
17:00 End of day 1
Day two
08:30 Registration, Welcome Coffee
09:00 Design Thinking Step 2: Define Part 3
11:00 Design Thinking Step 3: Ideate
13:00 Luncheon
14:00 Design Thinking Step 4: Prototype
15:30 Tea, Coffee, Networking
15:45 Design Thinking Step 2: Define Part 2
17:00 End of day 2
Training Program
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Get to know the Expert Trainer
Rody Vonk has been working as an entrepreneur for over fifteen years. He started his working life as a creative concept developer in advertising agencies. Over the years he moved over to developing marketing and communication concepts and strategies for various companies and projects. Nowadays Rody uses his creative background to develop disruptive ideas and strategies for organizations that get stuck in their daily routine or projects. The learnings from these assignments are welcome examples and sources of inspiration in his trainings, workshops and presentations on Design Thinking, Serious Creativity and Innovation.
In his programs and presentations Rody Vonk helps is audiences to develop the right mindset and skills needed for innovation. Using tools and techniques from design thinking and lean startup he takes participants and audiences on an innovation detour. A critical look at what the real problem
is that needs to be solved, ideation sessions that inspire people to come up with those extreme ideas as food for disruption and a human centered approach to stay on track with reality are part of this journey. As a part of his trainings he inspires organizations to find new (market) opportunities by innovating their business model.
The trainings Rody facilitates are characterized by the combination of theory and practical group work. Hands-on activities and group discussion as well as interactive exercises and the application of different tools and techniques blend throughout his trainings.
Rody trained, inspired and coached a great variety of people, anywhere from board room members of national banks to university and high school students in startup bootcamps, innovation projects and trainings on solving (social) issues. He works globally and has previously facilitated programs
in various countries and cities including Accra (Ghana), Cape Town (South Africa), Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Stockholm (Sweden), Munich (Germany) and London (United Kingdom).
Who should attend?
This course is for anyone that is involved in innovation, whether it is the core of your job (e.g. being an innovation manager, innovation team lead etc.) or if you participate in projects or programs aimed at creating new value (by developing new or improving existing products, services or processes) for customers. Attendees will go through a full Design Thinking process in order to understand the why, how and what of each of the five process steps. They will work with handson tools that help and guide them in a clear and effective way and which are useful to get innovation started while reducing risks.
• Corporate Innovation Manager,
• HR Manager,
• Digital Propositions Director,
• Senior Product Manager,
• Proposition Innovation Manager,
• Lead Designer,
• Director R&D,
• Offerings & Strategy Product Manager,
• Proposition Design Manager,
• Digital and CX Manager,
• Customer Experience Manager,
• Head of Partnerships,
• Open Innovation Manager,
• Innovation Consultant,
• Innovation Practice Lead,
• Innovation Program Director,
• Business Analyst,
• Marketing Manager,
• Marketing Director,
• Strategy Manager
• Innovation Practice Lead,
• Innovation Program Director,
• Business Analyst,
• Marketing Manager,
• Marketing Director,
• Strategy Manager
• Innovation Practice Lead,
• Innovation Program Director,
• Business Analyst,
• Marketing Manager,
• Marketing Director,
• Strategy Manager
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FAQ
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There is a 50% liability on all conference registrations once made, whether the booking was made through our website or via e–mail/ telephone/ fax.
If the client cancels with more than 8 weeks’s advance notice, GLC shall be entitled to an amount equivalent to 50% of the conference fee and 16 EUR administration charge. In case the client has already made his/her payment, this will be deducted from the conference fee GLC has already received and the remainder will be refunded. If no conference fee has been received prior to the cancellation request, GLC will issue an invoice for the cancellation fee (the amount equivalent to 50% of the conference fee and 16 EUR administration charge), which the client must pay immediately upon receipt. No refunds are available for cancellations received with 8 week’s (or less) advance notice or in case the client fails to attend the conference. In these cases, the full amount of the conference fee must be paid.
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