About the Course
Innovation Strategy & Design is an executive-level programme designed to build structured, repeatable innovation capability across the organisation.
Innovation must be more than isolated creativity; it requires systems, governance, and strategic alignment. This course equips leaders with frameworks to design innovation strategies, embed disciplined processes, and align innovation efforts with long-term competitive advantage.
The programme integrates strategic design thinking, governance structures, and portfolio discipline to support sustained innovation performance.
Course Benefits
- - Design innovation strategies aligned with corporate objectives
- Strengthen governance and structure around innovation initiatives
- Improve cross-functional innovation collaboration
- Increase discipline in prioritising innovation investments
- Build sustainable innovation capability
Course Duration
5 Days (6 hours per day)
Who Is This Course For?
- - Innovation and strategy leaders
- Product and R&D managers
- Transformation teams
- Senior leaders overseeing innovation portfolios
- Executives responsible for long-term growth
Course Delivery
- - Strategy-led innovation workshops
- Innovation system mapping exercises
- Case-based innovation analysis
- Governance and prioritisation simulations
- Applied frameworks to participants’ innovation contexts
Course Content
Day 1: Foundations of Innovation Strategy
- - Understanding innovation as a strategic growth driver.
- Aligning innovation ambition with corporate objectives.
- Distinguishing incremental from transformational innovation.
- Assessing organisational innovation maturity.
Day 2: Designing Innovation Systems
- - Structuring innovation pipelines and stage-gate processes.
- Aligning innovation governance with accountability structures.
- Defining roles and ownership within innovation ecosystems.
- Strengthening cross-functional collaboration mechanisms.
Day 3: Innovation Portfolio Management
- - Evaluating innovation initiatives for strategic fit and value.
- Balancing short-term optimisation with long-term bets.
- Managing risk across innovation portfolios.
- Prioritising investments using structured frameworks.
Day 4: Design Thinking & Customer-Centred Innovation
- - Applying design thinking to opportunity discovery.
- Integrating customer insight into innovation decisions.
- Prototyping and validating innovation concepts.
- Reducing risk through structured experimentation.
Day 5: Embedding Sustainable Innovation
- - Aligning incentives and culture with innovation goals.
- Measuring innovation performance and impact.
- Communicating innovation strategy across the organisation.
- Building repeatable innovation capability.
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