In this interactive, hands-on workshop you will experience “innovation in action” as you learn the principles of design-thinking innovation and explore how this tool can be used to foster creative, collaborative culture in your areas. You will also learn about the conditions that create environments for you and your teams to nurture and develop great ideas to solve real problems in real time. Innovation requires a different way of thinking about problems and solutions and also how we work together effectively in teams within organizations.
You will learn
• why we need to innovate, and how we help that happen
• the conditions necessary to foster innovative culture
• the importance of experimentation, risk, and failure in innovation
• the principles of design thinking that foster innovation
• how to work effectively in teams to find innovative solutions.
You will also
• take away the tools you need to innovate with your teams and solve real problems, efficiently and effectively
• be provided with a “design-thinking innovation canvas” to take back to your teams.
To register, please contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca or local 4536
Wed, Sept 25
9 am-12:30 pm
Abbotsford, F125 (University House)
09/21/2019