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04 November - 22 November
10:00 am-11:30 am EST
Innovation & Growth Mindset 101 – Live Remote Digital Workshop
Conducted over three (3) weeks, in four (4) sessions for 1.5 hours each day, you will learn: the foundations of growth mindset, neuroscience and sample fundamental innovation methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to deal with uncertainty and disruption in an organization.
About the event
Innovation & Growth Mindset 101 – Basic Skills for Today’s Fast-Paced World!
Everyone Can Rediscover Creativity to Innovate & Grow:
No matter your role in the organization, being more innovative means you can create, communicate, and accelerate ideas for anything. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the fundamentals of the innovation & growth mindset necessary for rediscovering your own inherent creativity. With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to create front end ideas for products, processes, and services.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of growth mindset, neuroscience and sample fundamental innovation methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to deal with uncertainty and disruption in an organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the 14 day certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 3 application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the 3 application assignments within the designated 30 day certification period, you will be awarded an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level I Certification.
In this workshop you’ll learn the very basics on:
- How Neuroscience and Mindset are critical to Innovation & Growth
- How to create ideas and problem solve (with methods 8x more effective than brainstorming).
- How to communicate ideas in a way that builds them up and sells.
- How to take an idea from inspiration to reality – FAST
- MindMapping (Basics as an innovation acceleration tool)
- Innovation Basics Systems Skills
- Case Story Application of Design Thinking Introductory Skills (Empathy – Define – Ideate – Prototype – Test)
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you take a short strengths assessment, innovation culture survey, and watch a few short videos. Plan on two (2) hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session for your assessments, and to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in two three-hour sessions over two consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
Green Belt Certification: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level l Certification from The Innovation Garage®.
Over the 14-day coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to three (3) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the 3 application assignments, within the 14-day certification period, you will be awarded an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level 1 Certification.
4) Certification Credits: Earn 6.0 PDU’s (2.0 Technical/2.0 Leadership/2.0 Strategy) from The Project Management Institute upon completion of the course certification content.
5) Post Session: Post session, after achieving your Green Belt Level I Innovation & Growth Systems Certification, consider attending an extended 2-day Innovation & Growth Systems Blue Belt Level II Certification program for yourself, or with your team. These 2-Day education programs (with optional Blue Belt Level certifications, conducted over 60 days) help expand your growth mindset and build your capability for creativity, Innovation Execution and Long Term Growth. These sessions are guided with the support of a master black belt from The Innovation Garage® providing on-site or virtual coaching supporting your team’s success.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
07 October - 01 November
10:00 am-11:30 am EST
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
Conducted a four (4) week period with virtual sessions over six (6) days for 1.5 hours each day, you will learn: an Introduction to DFM/DFA methods and approaches, minimum component strategies, mistake proofing concepts, material selection, and introductions to tolerances, basic jig and fixture components, and a series of worksheets to enable more effective product designs.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required improve operations with DFM/DFA.
About the event
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
Everyone Can Improve Their Product Design and Development Skills
No matter your role in the organization, it’s important to consider the downstream impacts of your efforts as a product designer, manufacturing, assembly or service professional. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the fundamentals of Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA). With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to optimize ideas and improve products, processes, and services.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of design for sample fundamental DFM/DFA methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to optimize design and manufacturability in today’s organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 2 DFM/DFA application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the application assignments within the designated certification period, you will be awarded a DFM/DFA Certification.
In this workshop you’ll learn the very basics on:
- An Introduction to DFM/DFA Methods and Approaches
- Minimum Component Strategies
- Mistake Proofing Concepts
- Material Selection Basics
- Introductions to Tolerances
- Basic Jig and Fixture Components
- Cost Estimation
- Ergonomics and Hand Clearances
- Component Manufacturing Process Selection (MPS)
- Design for Assembly (DFA) Practices and Analysis
- How lean relates to DFM/DFA
- A series of standard worksheets and templates to enable more effective product designs
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you watch a series of digital video lessons and quizzes. Plan on two (2) to (3) three hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in three two-hour sessions over three consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
DFM/DFA Certification: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive an Design for Manufacturability/Design for Assembly Certification.
Over the coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to two (2) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the two (2) application assignments, within the specified certification period, you will be awarded a Manufacturability/Design for Assembly Completion Certificate from The Innovation Garage.
Ohio TechCred Eligible: This program is eligible for reimbursement with an approved grant from the Ohio Department of Development.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
18 September
8:00 am-9:30 am EST
Better Business Bureau – Workplace Culture Session
How can a business create a workplace that empowers employees and maintains ethical core values to create a balanced workplace culture?
About the event
How can a business create a workplace that empowers employees and maintains ethical core values to create a balanced workplace culture?
Speaker: Jon Washington, Founder & Proprietor of The Innovation Garage®
Topic: In this highly interactive session, drawing from many diverse organizational experiences, the participants will discuss:
- How a leader impacts and empowers their team.
- What core values and behaviors are important for leaders to model.
- Simple steps and immediate action plans to experiment with at your organization.
8:00am – 8:30AM: Light breakfast and networking.
09 September - 04 October
10:00 am-11:30 am EST
Agile Project Management
Conducted a four (4) week period with virtual sessions over six (6) days for 1.5 hours each day, you will learn: an Introduction to Agile methods and approaches to apply in project management.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required improve operations with Agile.
About the event
Agile Project Management
Everyone Can Improve Their Project Management Skills with Agile
No matter your role in the organization, it’s important to consider the downstream impacts of your efforts as a project management professional. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the fundamentals of Agile. With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to optimize ideas and improve products, processes, services and delivery of projects and programs.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of design for simple fundamental Agile methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to optimize design and manufacturability in today’s organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 2 Agile application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the application assignments within the designated certification period, you will be awarded an Agile Project Management program certificate.
In this workshop you’ll learn the very basics on:
- Introductions to Agile Project Management
- Agile Core Values & Principles
- Project Schedule, Scope and Cost Management
- Project Communications Management
- Project Premortems and Risk Management Quickstart
- Introduction to Scrum Concepts
- Introduction to Sprint Concepts
- Application of Common Agile Tools for visual workflows
- Managing Agile Projects – Best Practices
- Applying Agile in the Organization
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you watch a series of digital video lessons and quizzes. Plan on two (2) to (3) three hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in three two-hour sessions over three consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
Agile Program Certificate: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive an Agile Project Management Program Certificate upon full completion of the program
Over the coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to two (2) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the two (2) application assignments, within the specified certification period, you will be awarded an Agile Project Management Completion Certificate from The Innovation Garage.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
05 August - 06 September
10:00 am-11:30 am EST
Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Conducted over a four (4) week period with virtual sessions over six (6) days for 1.5 hours each day, you will learn: an Introduction to GD&T methods and approaches, deconstructing the ASME Y14.5 GD&T standard into understandable components and applications.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required improve operations with GD&T.
About the event
Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Everyone Can Improve Thier Product Design and Development Skills with GD&T
No matter your role in the organization, it’s important to consider the downstream impacts of your efforts as a product designer, manufacturing, assembly or service professional. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to optimize ideas and improve products, processes, and services.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of design for sample fundamental GD&T methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to optimize design and manufacturability in today’s organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 2 GD&T application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the application assignments within the designated certification period, you will be awarded a GD&T Certificate.
In this workshop series, we deconstruct the ASME Y14.5 Standard and you’ll learn the very basics on:
Module 1 – Course Introduction
Module 2 – Y14.5 Introduction
Module 3 – Scope, References, & Definitions (Y14.5 Sections 1 – 3)
Module 4 – Fundamental Rules (Y14.5 Section 4)
Module 5 – Tolerancing (Y14.5 Section 5)
Module 6 – Symbology (Y14.5 Section 6)
Module 7 – Datum Reference Frame (Y14.5 Section 7)
Module 8 – Tolerances of Form (Y14.5 Section 8)
Module 9 – Tolerances of Orientation (Y14.5 Section 9)
Module 10 – Tolerances of Position (Y14.5 Section 10)
Module 11 – Tolerances of Profile (Y14.5 Section 11)
Module 12 – Tolerances of Runout (Y14.5 Section 12)
Appendices – Y14.5 Appendices I, A, B, C, D
2 Application Assignments
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you watch a series of digital video lessons and quizzes. Plan on two (2) to (3) three hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in three two-hour sessions over three consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
GD&T Certificate: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive a Fundamentals of GD&T certificate with completion of the course application assignments.
Over the coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to two (2) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the two (2) application assignments, within the specified certification period, you will be awarded a Fundamentals of GD&T Completion Certificate from The Innovation Garage.
Ohio Tech Cred Eligibility: This program is eligible for the Ohio Tech Cred Grant Reimbursement Program with an approved Ohio Department of Development Techcred Grant.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
14 November - 16 November
9:00 am-12:00 pm EST
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
Conducted over three (3) days for two (2) hours each day, you will learn: an Introduction to DFM/DFA methods and approaches, minimum component strategies, mistake proofing concepts, material selection, and introductions to tolerances, basic jig, and fixture components, and a series of worksheets to enable more effective product designs.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required improve operations with DFM/DFA.
About the event
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
Everyone Can Improve Thier Product Design and Development Skills
No matter your role in the organization, it’s important to consider the downstream impacts of your efforts as a product designer, manufacturing, assembly or service professional. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the fundamentals of Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA). With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to optimize ideas and improve products, processes, and services.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of design for sample fundamental DFM/DFA methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to optimize design and manufacturability in today’s organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 2 DFM/DFA application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the application assignments within the designated certification period, you will be awarded a DFM/DFA Certification.
In this workshop you’ll learn the very basics on:
- An Introduction to DFM/DFA Methods and Approaches
- Minimum Component Strategies
- Mistake Proofing Concepts
- Material Selection Basics
- Introductions to Tolerances
- Basic Jig and Fixture Components
- Cost Estimation
- Ergonomics and Hand Clearances
- Component Manufacturing Process Selection (MPS)
- Design for Assembly (DFA) Practices and Analysis
- How lean relates to DFM/DFA
- A series of standard worksheets and templates to enable more effective product designs
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you take a short strengths assessment, and watch a few short videos. Plan on four (4) hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session for your assessments, and to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in three two-hour sessions over three consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
DFM/DFA Certification: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive an Design for Manufacturability/Design for Assembly Certification.
Over the Twenty One (21) day coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to two (2) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the two (2) application assignments, within the specified certification period, you will be awarded a Manufacturability/Design for Assembly Certification from The Innovation Garage.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
27 September - 28 September
9:00 am-12:00 pm EST
Megatrends for Strategy, Innovation and Supply Chain – Live Remote Digital Workshop
As we all traverse the current public health and economic disruptions The Innovation Garage® presents an extended education series to help support your organization on the road to recovery.
In this program, we pull from over 30 years of mega trend analysis and execution experience. Sharing the methods tools and insights proven to work. You will learn foundational mega trend skills analysis to develop an initial strategy, scenario options, and application of research, insight, and survey models to create future focused organizational plans that you can use to get an immediate and long term impact.
Following up our well received “Energy into Uncertainty” webinar series, The Innovation Garage® presents this extended digital live remote program, conducted over two (2) days for three (3) hours each day.
About the event
Megatrends for Strategy, Innovation & Supply Chain
(Live Remote Digital Workshop)
As we all traverse the current public health and economic disruptions, The Innovation Garage® presents an extended education series to help support your organization on the road to recovery. Following up from our well received Energy into Uncertainty blog & and webinar series, this program provides key skills, behaviors, tools, and methods to put Energy into Uncertainty for developing the use of Megatrends within your organization.
This session will be conducted live over two (2) days, for three (3) hours each day. In this blended digital program, you and your digital class cohort will learn: in-depth Megatrend research and analysis principles, behaviors, and skills needed for leading, building and facilitating a future-focused culture that will see the paths needed for execution through disruption.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
We’ve experienced a tremendous amount of change around us during the last 36 Months. What each of these situations have in common, is not necessarily what happens around you or to you, but rather, how you will respond, recover and lead others through it.
In each of these scenarios, we’ve always found the collective mindset and most successful results when you do the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing to pull through it. You must learn how to innovate under stress AND execute well. When we focus on these items, you can then recover from these disruptions.
So get ready!
You will need to innovate under stress to solve problems. You will need to look to the future to identify disruptions for your industry, your organization, your customers and yes, even your suppliers.
Once you have a good understanding of the basics and approach to mega trends analysis, and the various scenarios in play, you can create action plans that will help you strategically focus your organization like you never have before.
As a CEO, leadership executive, manager, or team leader, these skills will support your efforts to create priority, focus and clarity for those you lead.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In this program, we pull from over 30 years of mega trend analysis and execution experience. Sharing the methods tools and insights proven to work. You will learn foundational mega trend skills analysis to develop an initial strategy, scenario options, and application of research, insight, and survey models to create future focused organizational plans that you can use to get an immediate and long term impact.
In this program you’ll learn in-depth methods on:
- Mindset Neuroscience, Grit and the Psychology of Individuals & Teams
- The 5 components of a compelling Strategy for Megatrends capture and analysis
- Understanding Starting with Why, Purpose, Method & End State
- Soft Skills, team dynamics, and the leadership behaviors needed to build the teams to facilitate and problem-solve solutions.
- Application and use of systems thinking applied to business disruption, scenario planning, and execution.
- How to build teams and lead collaboration with others.
- How to “amplify empathy” to build teams by understanding problems to solve and jobs to be done within your organization, customer insights, and supply chain.
- Hard Skills, in tools, templates, and methods to support your organization’s Megatrend development efforts.
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- Strategy Development
- Research, Insight and Survey Methods
- Three (3) mega trends models and simple steps to implement them
- A Megatrends roadmap to conduct and gather longer term insights for your organization.
- This session includes access to digital pre-work released one-week prior to the program
- Upon completion of the program a Megatrends Playbook to support your efforts.
- BONUS CONTENT:
- Post session, attendees can schedule an optional 1-hour digital megatrends, strategy, scenario planning or continuity plan review with The Innovation Garage®.
- In this session, we can review your organization’s initial draft plans, and offer insight and support suggestions for successful execution.
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: One week before attending the session, you take a short strengths assessment, mega trends survey, and watch a few short videos.
2) Practical “Live” Digital Classes: Via a digital connection platform, you’ll roll up your sleeves through interactive experiences. This helps to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The session includes several breakouts with case stories, During these breakouts, you can collaborate with your cross industry class cohort on practical exercises that demonstrate and apply the skills you are learning. The course content is covered in two three-hour sessions over two consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: You’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Supply Chain Analyst, Publicly Traded Food Products Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital & Healthcare Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
13 September - 14 September
9:00 am-12:00 pm EST
Innovation & Growth Mindset 101 – Live Remote Digital Workshop
Conducted over two (2) days for three (3) hours each day, you will learn: the foundations of growth mindset, neuroscience and sample fundamental innovation methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to deal with uncertainty and disruption in an organization.
About the event
Innovation & Growth Mindset 101 – Basic Skills for Today’s Fast-Paced World!
Everyone Can Rediscover Creativity to Innovate & Grow:
No matter your role in the organization, being more innovative means you can create, communicate, and accelerate ideas for anything. With this program and digital workshop you’ll experience the fundamentals of the innovation & growth mindset necessary for rediscovering your own inherent creativity. With practice and application of these skills, you’ll be able to create front end ideas for products, processes, and services.
In this program, you will learn the foundations of growth mindset, neuroscience and sample fundamental innovation methods and tools to gain an understanding of what might work best for your organization.
This session has been updated to include key learnings from out most recent real world client case stories. Sharing successes, key learnings, and being real in the amount of energy and effort required to deal with uncertainty and disruption in an organization.
The case stories demonstrate how application of the methods and approaches have helped their organizations put energy into uncertainty, improve resiliency, build internal capability and, most importantly, deliver results for long term growth.
Within the 14 day certification period, you will work 1:1 with an Innovation & Growth Master Black Belt from The Innovation Garage and apply your learnings to 3 application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the 3 application assignments within the designated 30 day certification period, you will be awarded an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level I Certification.
In this workshop you’ll learn the very basics on:
- How Neuroscience and Mindset are critical to Innovation & Growth
- How to create ideas and problem solve (with methods 8x more effective than brainstorming).
- How to communicate ideas in a way that builds them up and sells.
- How to take an idea from inspiration to reality – FAST
- MindMapping (Basics as an innovation acceleration tool)
- Innovation Basics Systems Skills
- Case Story Application of Design Thinking Introductory Skills (Empathy – Define – Ideate – Prototype – Test)
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: Before attending the session, you take a short strengths assessment, innovation culture survey, and watch a few short videos. Plan on two (2) hours of virtual pre-work prior to the session for your assessments, and to watch skills videos and complete quizzes.
2) Practical “Hands on” Class: At the live remote class you’ll roll your sleeves up in interactive experiences to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The course content is covered in two three-hour sessions over two consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: By attending the program, you’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
Green Belt Certification: Extend your education, and increase your confidence with expert coaching and receive an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level l Certification from The Innovation Garage®.
Over the 14-day coaching and certification period following the live digital sessions, apply your learnings to three (3) application assignments for your organization.
Following successful completion of the 3 application assignments, within the 14-day certification period, you will be awarded an Innovation & Growth Systems Green Belt Level 1 Certification.
4) Certification Credits: Earn 6.0 PDU’s (2.0 Technical/2.0 Leadership/2.0 Strategy) from The Project Management Institute upon completion of the course certification content.
5) Post Session: Post session, after achieving your Green Belt Level I Innovation & Growth Systems Certification, consider attending an extended 2-day Innovation & Growth Systems Blue Belt Level II Certification program for yourself, or with your team. These 2-Day education programs (with optional Blue Belt Level certifications, conducted over 60 days) help expand your growth mindset and build your capability for creativity, Innovation Execution and Long Term Growth. These sessions are guided with the support of a master black belt from The Innovation Garage® providing on-site or virtual coaching supporting your team’s success.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the innovation techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“Going into this training, I had always felt like I had nothing to contribute to the creative process responsible for forming new ideas or products. I had thought that this was fine, and what I lacked in creativity I made up for in my strong ability to execute and I should just follow what my strengths were. What this training made me realize was that anyone can be creative and contribute valuable ideas but more importantly, it provided the skills necessary to develop ideas AND reinforced those skills through application assignments. I think the last part of that sentence was the most important part for me, I find that myself, like most people, learn most effectively when skills are used and applied. This process taught me that I could be creative and still execute and that I could directly influence others to do the same.”
Innovation Process Leader – Global Food Science Company
“A Great Hands on Experience and networking opportunity with other organizations!”
Innovation Analyst, Fortune 200 Company
“This program is an asset to my growth and I look forward to continuing to use what I have learned!”
Research Scientist – Global Food Science Company
“One of my favorite things about the course and content is the ways it challenges you to think – but that in that it removes all barriers. You have to think about how you would bring this to market if there weren’t any limitations. That kind of thinking is freeing and helps you get excited about the opportunity. I feel like every time I have applied the training I have found myself thinking “this will really work – it is a good business idea.”
Innovation Research Leader – Global Food Science Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company
06 September
10:00 am-10:30 am EST
Leading for Growth – Strategies for Leadership – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Webinar
Are you looking to gain insights and better understand Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) that will help build the capability of your team to execute more effectively?
Building from our well received Energy into Uncertainty series, sign up and join The Innovation Garage® for this 30 minute webinar to understand what it takes for your organization to put energy into uncertainty AND better manage your growth and execution capability for strategy, innovation, and supply chain.
About the event
Are you looking to gain insights that will help build the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capability of your team to execute more effectively?
In this 30 minute session, we will discuss what may be “new to you” technologies of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and their applications for Strategy, Innovation, and Supply Chain.
The cases we will share provide an overview of the steps the client teams are taking to drive energy into the uncertainty from their current business situations.
You will also learn three key focus areas to further explore that will to lead your teams, drive out uncertainty, and execute impactful opportunities for your organization.
During the program, and the cases reviewed, we’ll cover:
1) Why it is important to understand the foundational elements of AI and ML
2) Why understanding these technologies and will help you better lead others in strategy, innovation, and supply chain.
3) Why understanding these technologies is necessary to build effective teams and cultures.
If you cannot attend the scheduled time for the program, no worries.
Register with your email address and company name, and an on-demand webinar replay will be made available to you!
After your registration, you will receive a confirmation for your attendance.
A separate webinar reminder message and zoom webinar link will be sent to you prior to your program.
09 August - 10 August
9:00 am-12:00 pm EST
Leading for Growth – Business Continuity and Supply Chain Resiliency – Live Remote Digital Workshop
As we all traverse the current public health and economic disruptions The Innovation Garage® presents an extended education series to help support your organization on the road to recovery.
Following up our well received “Energy into Uncertainty” webinar series, The Innovation Garage® presents this extended digital live remote program.
Conducted over two (2) days for three (3) hours each day, you will learn: in-depth leadership principles, behaviors, and soft skills needed for leading building and facilitating a growth-focused culture that focuses on execution through disruption.
About the event
Leading for Growth – Leadership Skills for Disruption, Business Continuity & Supply Chain Resiliency (Live Remote Digital Workshop)
As we all traverse the current public health and economic disruptions, The Innovation Garage® presents an extended education series to help support your organization on the road to recovery. Following up from our well received Energy into Uncertainty blog & and webinar series, this program provides key skills, behaviors, tools, and methods to put Energy into Uncertainty within your supply chain.
This session will be conducted live over two (2) days, for three (3) hours each day. In this blended digital program, you and your digital class cohort will learn: in-depth leadership principles, behaviors, and soft skills needed for leading, building and facilitating a growth-focused culture that will focus on execution through disruption.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
We’ve experienced many supply chain disruptions that required business continuity development and recovery plans. What each of these situations have in common, is not necessarily what happens around you or to you, but rather, how you will respond, recover and lead others through it.
In each of these scenarios, we’ve always found the collective mindset and most successful results when you do the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing to pull through it. You must learn how to innovate under stress AND execute well.
You must focus Supply Chain Resiliency and double down on your R&D and Innovation efforts.
Once you double down to innovate and execute your way out, your teams and organization become stronger and more resilient as a result.
When we focus on these items, you can then recover from these disruptions.
So get ready!
You will need to innovate under stress to solve problems. You will need to mitigate supply chain disruptions for your organization, your customers and yes, even your suppliers.
Once you have a good understanding of your business continuity plan, and the various scenarios in play, you can create action plans that will help you strategically focus your cash reserves and execute like you never have before.
As a CEO, leadership executive, manager, or team leader, these skills will support your efforts to create priority, focus and clarity for those you lead.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In this program, we pull from over 25 years of execution experience, sharing the methods tools and insights proven to work. You will learn foundational skills to develop an initial strategy, scenario options, and business continuity plans that you can use to get an immediate impact.
In this course you’ll learn advanced and in-depth methods on:
- Mindset Neuroscience, Grit and the Psychology of Individuals & Teams
- The 5 components of a compelling Strategy
- Understanding Starting with Why, Purpose, Method & End State
- Soft Skills, team dynamics, and the leadership behaviors needed to build the teams to facilitate and problem-solve solutions.
- Application and use of systems thinking applied to business disruption, scenario planning, and execution.
- Creating the psychologically safe environments and team mindsets for structured brainstorm/create sessions.
- How to build teams and lead collaboration with others, including your key suppliers.
- How to “amplify empathy” to build teams by understanding problems to solve and jobs to be done.
- Hard Skills, in tools, templates, and methods to support your organization’s business continuity supply chain resiliency efforts.
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- Strategy Development
- Scenario Planning
- Business Continuity Planning
- Supply Chain Risk, Recovery, and Supplier Relationship Optimization
- This session includes access to digital pre-work released 1week prior to the program
- Upon completion of the program a Business Continuity and Supply Chain Resiliency Playbook to support your recovery efforts.
- BONUS CONTENT: Post session, attendees can schedule an optional 1-hour digital supply chain strategy, scenario planning or business continuity plan review with The Innovation Garage®. In this session, we can review your organization’s initial draft plans, and offer insight and support suggestions for successful execution.
HOW IT WORKS
1) Convenient On-Line Digital Classes & Survey’s: One week before attending the session, you take a short strengths assessment, business continuity and risk survey, and watch a few short videos.
2) Practical “Live” Digital Classes: Via a digital connection platform, you’ll roll up your sleeves through interactive experiences. This helps to cover the content in a dynamic, fast paced way. The session includes several breakouts with case stories, During these breakouts, you can collaborate with your cross industry class cohort on practical exercises that demonstrate and apply the skills you are learning. The course content is covered in two three-hour sessions over two consecutive days.
3) Valuable Application to Your Work: You’ll get started applying the new mindset, systems, and tools to your work – connecting the dots from theory into practical application.
4) Certification Credits: Earn 6.0 PDU’s (2.0 Technical/2.0 Leadership/2.0 Strategy) from The Project Management Institute.
5) Post Session: Post session, consider scheduling the plan review call or attending (or having your teams attend) a 1 Day Innovation 101 program (with optional Green Belt Certification) or an extended 3.0 day Innovation program (with optional Blue Belt Certification). These education programs, with optional certification, help build your organizations capability and confidence for growth. Always, with the help of a master black belt from The Innovation Garage®, providing on-site or virtual coaching supporting your team’s success.
Earn .6 CEU’s 6.0 PDU’s (2.0 Technical/2.0 Leadership/2.0 Strategy) from The Project Management Institute.
PROOF IT WORKS
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY
“Intense. Insightful. A wake up call for me.”
VP – Global Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
“Really enjoyed the practical application and hands on learning, the group collaboration for different points of view, and pushing my limits to think differently.”
Supply Chain Analyst, Publicly Traded Food Products Company
“Great details with very good content and road map on what to do.”
Supply Chain Leader, Privately Held CPG Company
“This is a hands-on program, providing a great explanation on how all the techniques work together.”
Operational Excellence Facilitator – Hospital & Healthcare Network
“Good Balance on Theory and Practice”
Supply Chain Leader – Publicly Traded Pharma Company
“I really enjoyed the smaller class size, learning the methods, then applying what we learned right away.”
Project Manager – Mid-Market Privately Held Technology Company