Executive Education

Next-Level Creativity and Innovation

Explore the key intangibles of strategic success

Designed for experienced leaders or those who have completed a comprehensive program of business study, this half-day online program provides a bite-sized look at creativity and innovation. Take the next step in understanding these key drivers of organizational success.

_{Please note: as programs must be at least one full day in length to qualify for an Executive Education Certificate, this partial-day program is not eligible as a certificate elective.}

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Who is this for?

People who have taken a mini-MBA or others who would like a deeper understanding of the “intangibles” of strategic success
Experienced business leaders who want an overview on the role of creativity and innovation in developing competitive advantage

Benefits for you

Capture the competitive benefits of innovation and creativity in the workplace
Explore the many different routes to innovation
Appreciate key pathways to individual creativity
Recognize what structures and systems your company needs to support innovation
Expand your capacity to build a corporate culture that values and promotes organizational innovation

Program content

Individual creativity

The uses of curiosity as a wellspring of creativity
Turning failures into wins
Creative cognition: mental processes that support the generation of new and useful ideas

Organizational creativity

Understanding how very different companies successfully innovate
Systems and structures to build organizational creativity
The human face of innovation: cultural and HR considerations

Program leader

Dr. Darren Dahl

Faculty

Darren is Senior Associate Dean at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where he holds the Innovate BC Professorship in Sales and Sales Management. His work focuses on strategic marketing, entrepreneurship, creativity and social influence. Recognized for research and teaching excellence, he was a finalist in the Economist magazine's Business Professor of the Year competition. He also consults widely for multinational corporations.

Upcoming sessions

For financial assistance opportunities, please refer to Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Team Rates .