You don’t have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.
– Scott Adams
In my day-to-day, I encounter so many great innovators who have what they think are brilliant ideas. However, some of them struggle to get these ideas across the line, because others don’t see the opportunity the same way. What’s obvious to an innovator may not be obvious to others.
Influencing skills go hand-in-hand with entrepreneurship and innovation, to onboard team members, customers, suppliers, stakeholders or investors to make great ideas happen.
I see influencing as a reciprocal process. It’s not all one way. Listening and taking other people’s good ideas on board often makes a promising idea even stronger.
In this show, I’ll provide a process and toolkit to support your influencing strategies for your innovation ambitions.
Sharing my Innovation Influencing Mix, I’ll cover:
The focus will be on external partners, organisations and stakeholders, but these approaches work internally, too.
How to Bring Your Company Values to Life
Creative Thinking Techniques for Strategy and Innovation
How to Facilitate a Scenario Planning Workshop
Build a Successful Innovation Team
How to Facilitate a Stakeholder Mapping Workshop
Horizon Scanning & Foresight for Innovators
Lead A Sustainability Workshop for Your Business
Sustainable Business Model Innovation
How Open Innovation Can Transform Your Business
Appreciative Inquiry for Innovators and Facilitators
How to Prioritize Ideas Using Top Innovation Frameworks
Entrepreneurship in Action
Design Thinking 101
Creative Strategy with Brian Tam
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Boardroom, with Patrick Dunne
Mastering Growth Mindset and Lean Innovation
Measuring Innovation – Analytics for Growth, New Products and Services
Confident Live! - video and presentations with special guest, Ian Anderson Gray
Entrepreneurial Mindset for Innovation and Growth, with Dr. Joanna Berry, Durham University
Data Pioneers: A Digital Innovation Case Study, with Simon Jefferson, Catsurveys
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