InnovationAcceleratorGive your leaders the skills to accelerate innovation.

Organizations have changed dramatically over the last decade

to meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated customers and

to adapt to the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous

market dominated by digital disruption. To remain competitive,

organizations have adjusted their business models, operations,

infrastructure, and approach to talent. But continued innovation

is required.

Top organizations can no longer rely on central hubs of

innovation. To be successful, they must look everywhere for

innovation, leadership, and ideas. Yet, organizations face a

variety of different challenges when it comes to bringing

innovation to life.

For some, the challenge centers around fostering an innovator's

mind-set in leaders which is necessary to build and sustain an

innovative climate. For others, hierarchical structures inhibit the

innovator's mind-set. Some face challenges in moving

innovation from an aspirational core value and competency to

reality, and still others seek to create an inclusive environment

that ignites the diversity of thought, experience, and

background necessary for innovation to occur.

For companies to produce successful innovation outcomes,

they must have leaders that can foster and execute innovation

like a business process, create an innovative climate in which

people feel free to think and act innovatively, create

collaborative alliances, and measure the business impact of

innovation. For many, this represents a new way of working,

with no pre-defined framework for what good looks like.

Our research into the key competencies for innovation found

that top innovators' behaviors cluster in four key areas:

creativity, collaboration, courage, and execution. And

organizations with innovative leaders tend to be more adaptive

and innovative too.

AT A GLANCE:

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Korn Ferry's Innovation Accelerator isintended for first-level leaders, through tomiddle managers.

It helps organizations succeed byestablishing a common understanding ofwhat innovation is, and what it means tothe organization.

Throughout the program, leaders willbuild an understanding of their owncapacity for innovation and develop aninnovator's mind-set; giving them theskills to lead others to embraceinnovation.

Its flexible design is configurable to yourorganization’s needs, and aligned withyour innovation philosophy. Underpinnedby world-class diagnostics that are easyto use (optional), the program providesresearch-based insights into innovationthemes from a diverse and global range ofthought leaders.

THIS PROGRAM WILL IMPACTYOUR ORGANIZATION BY:

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Establishing a foundational understandingof innovation and how it can drive growthfor the business.

Fostering leaders' ability to innovate andlead innovation.

Giving leaders the courage to championand sustain innovation.

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Key elements of the program.Korn Ferry's Innovation Accelerator program is a two-day, three-

part modular program. It is based on our 21st century leader

research which shows that leaders today must excel in four areas

simultaneously: global, in growth, in change, and with innovation.

It also leverages our global research on the competencies that

differentiate innovative leaders from the rest.

The standard two-day format includes:

DAY ONE

Module 1: Understand and develop your innovative self.

Develop a common understanding of innovation, barriers and

opportunities to innovation, and how to grow an innovator's

mind-set. Explore both EI and diversity, two critical pillars that

are required for organizations to drive innovation successfully

and sustainably. Learn about the five discovery skills that

distinguish great innovators.

DAY TWO

Module 2: Create the voice to amplify. Become familiar with

innovative climates, how they sustain innovation, and the type

of leadership that is essential to create a climate that fosters

innovation. Practice how to coach teams toward innovation,

amplify the innovation of others, and champion innovation.

Module 3: Making it real. Use innovation concepts and

methodologies to work on a real-life business challenge.

Flexible in its design, this program learning journey offers:

Ease of configuration and availability in a variety of formats

to suit individual client needs.

Online on-demand learning empowers participants with

knowledge ahead of time, allowing a greater focus on

experiential activities as part of the workshop.

Innovation challenge or simulation allows leaders to

immediately apply what they are learning in a risk-free

environment.

Social and collaborative learning encourages individuals and

groups to work together to share experiences, feedback, and

insights.

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1. The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeffrey H. Dyer,

Hal B. Gergersen, and Clayton M. Christensen

KORN FERRY'S INNOVATIONACCELERATOR HELPSPARTICIPANTS:

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Understand the different behaviors andtraits common to top innovators; andapply key leadership behaviors toovercome barriers to innovation.

Grow awareness of their own capacityfor innovation and where they can flexmore.

Develop the five discovery skills thatdistinguish great innovators:questioning, observing, networking,experimenting, and associating.1

Learn to apply inclusion to igniteinnovation, and maintain a productivetension to not only move thingsforward, but also energize and sparknew thinking.

Create an environment in whichempathy is not just employed in theway people interact, but in how theylook at customers and the market.

Understand their role in creating theconditions for sustainable innovation.

Learn an end-to-end process to unlockinnovation.

About Korn FerryKorn Ferry is a global organizationalconsulting firm. We help companiesdesign their organization – the structure,the roles and responsibilities, as well ashow they compensate, develop andmotivate their people. As importantly,we help organizations select and hirethe talent they need to execute theirstrategy. Our approximately 7,000colleagues serve clients in more than 50countries.

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