INNOVATION is for organizations that want to solve an existing problem, optimize a business strategy, product or service, or take a fresh look at their future to create new possibilities for growth and profit. Businesses have already made significant gains in productivity and quality. It's predicted that innovation techniques will be the next approach for achieving significant gains in business improvement.

Continuous improvement helps you reach a goal. But is it the right goal, and are you moving fast enough? People and companies can become mired in tradition, unable to see their potential. In this workshop, we'll use creative thinking techniques to uncover INNOVATIVE change. An unsettling fact confronts today's businesses: In a global economy, if you don't innovate, you will stagnate or decline. The good news is, every person and every company has latent potential to be innovative.

In this full-day session, you'll experience the process and the power of innovation. Attendees will improve their theoretical and practical understanding of innovative change. Additionally, you'll receive:

• An innovation roadmap identifying key approaches, actions and success factors for innovation.
• Participate in an actual innovation session, using innovation techniques to discover ways to dramatically improve the results from a lean and six sigma deployment.
• Learn about the Advanced Innovation Methodology (AIM) and the benefits of collabortive interfacing.