CII Executive Workshop – Innovation Mastery: Ensuring Survival and Growth in Uncertain Times

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of the course, participants will:

1. Grasp Key Innovation Traits: Gain a thorough understanding of the key traits that make companies innovative and successful through the results from the CUHK Corporate Innovation Index (CII), academic research, and industry experience.
2. Practice Ambidextrous Leadership: Empower both sales and innovation teams to resolve the tension between meeting sales targets and innovating for growth.
3. Embrace Entrepreneurial, Open and Collaborative Culture: Cultivate an entrepreneurial, open innovation, and collaborative mindset to drive innovation for survival and sustainable growth.
4. Build Organizational Resilience and Manage Uncertainty: Learn and apply innovation strategies to enhance resilience within their organizations, and develop the skills and mindset to thrive in uncertain and volatile environments.
5. Innovate with AI and Data: Cultivate AI and data mindset and skillset to innovate new business models and solve business problems.

Course Outline and Agenda:

Morning Session

Module 1: Cracking the Code of Successful Innovation in Uncertain Times

– Overview of innovative companies’ key traits

– Case studies of successful innovators

– Key takeaways from leading innovative companies

– Cracking the Code of Innovation in uncertain times through the CII results

Module 2: Managing the Conflicts between Sales and Innovation

– Lead ambidextrously to align interests between sales and innovation

– Managing change in innovation and uncertain times

– Defining innovation portfolio for short-term and long-term goals

– Exploring ambidextrous leadership from the CII participating companies

Module 3: Embracing Entrepreneurial, Open and Collaborative Culture

– Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset

– Identifying and seizing entrepreneurial opportunities

– Collaborating with external partners and leveraging external ideas

– Learning entrepreneurship and experimentation culture from the CII results

Afternoon Session

Fireside Chats with CII Participating Companies

Topic: Innovating for Business Performance in Uncertain Times

Module 4: Building Resilience in Uncertainty

– Understanding organizational resilience

– Strategies to foster resilience

– Real-world examples of resilient companies and practices

– Learning the resilience capabilities from the CII participating companies

Module 5: Innovating with AI and Big Data

– Innovating new business models with AI and Big Data

– Upskilling AI and Data Literacy across entire organization

– Exploiting Generative AI for future innovation and business growth

– Exploring AI strategy of the CII participating companies

Wrap-Up

– Key takeaways from the course

Workshop Fee

Standard Fee: HK$1,000 per participant
Special Offer: CII awardees or participants with a promotion code can enjoy 50% off.

Certificate Of Attendance