Description
The Global Professional Certificate in Leading Innovation is a specialized online program designed for senior managers and executives tasked with driving innovation, fostering creativity, and promoting entrepreneurship within their organizations. In an increasingly competitive business environment, the ability to lead innovation effectively is essential for organizational success. This program equips participants with practical tools, frameworks, and strategies to transform their approach to innovation and embed a culture of creativity and entrepreneurship across teams and departments.
Comprising four comprehensive courses and 80 hours of structured online learning, the certificate in leading innovation combines theoretical knowledge with real-world application. The program emphasizes both strategic and operational aspects of innovation, ensuring participants gain the skills needed to identify opportunities, make informed decisions, and convert ideas into tangible business outcomes. Delivered entirely online with 24/7 on-demand access, this program allows senior managers to balance professional responsibilities with high-impact learning.
Who Should Enrol?
The certificate in leading innovation is designed for senior managers, executives, and leaders responsible for guiding innovation programs and fostering entrepreneurial thinking within their organizations. The program is ideal for:
- Senior leaders tasked with creating a culture of innovation.
- Executives responsible for implementing new business ventures.
- Managers seeking practical skills to manage creative teams and entrepreneurial projects.
- Professionals aiming to acquire a recognized credential in innovation leadership.
This program provides the knowledge, tools, and frameworks to drive meaningful innovation, giving participants a competitive edge in leading transformational initiatives.
Program Details
- Level: Senior (Executive) Managers
- Courses: 4Â (see course details below)
- Learning: Online | On Demand 24/7
- CPD Hours: 80 Hours (each course takes approx. 20 hours to complete)
- Duration: 4 Months
- Certification:Â GMA Professional Credentials
Key Benefits
The certificate in leading innovation provides senior managers with a comprehensive understanding of how to lead innovation initiatives and entrepreneurship within their organizations. Participants gain knowledge of innovation models, theories, and best practices while developing the skills to identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities for innovation. By completing this program, leaders will be able to foster a culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking across teams.
Participants also learn to build compelling business cases for innovation, ensuring stakeholders understand the potential value and viability of new initiatives. The program teaches how to monetize ideas, manage innovation risks, and develop new ventures that contribute to long-term business growth. Importantly, the certificate in leading innovation emphasizes practical application, enabling participants to implement strategies and tools immediately within their organizations.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Lead innovation initiatives and manage change effectively within the organization.
- Develop and sustain a culture of creativity and entrepreneurship.
- Identify, evaluate, and realize opportunities for innovation.
- Build compelling business cases and communicate the value of innovation to stakeholders.
- Transform innovative ideas into new ventures, including market analysis, funding, and launch strategies.
Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence through innovative approaches.
Program Content
This program comprises the following courses:
COURSE 1: LEADING INNOVATION IN THE ORGANIZATION
This very comprehensive course in Leading Innovation introduces participants to the core principles of leading innovation. Participants learn how to manage innovation programs effectively, translate creative ideas into actionable strategies, and apply innovation frameworks to develop new business ventures. The course emphasizes leadership skills needed to inspire and guide teams through complex innovation projects, ensuring successful implementation and measurable impact.
COURSE 2: DEVELOP A CULTURE TO SUPPORT INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
Innovation thrives in environments that encourage creativity and collaboration. This course provides practical guidance on fostering an organizational culture that supports continuous innovation. Participants learn how to implement systems, processes, and practices that promote idea generation, experimentation, and collaborative problem-solving. By completing this course, leaders gain the ability to nurture a workforce that embraces creativity and contributes actively to organizational innovation.
COURSE 3: MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR INNOVATION
Innovation while being essential for business survival, is also risky and ill-planned and poorly managed innovation programs can be ruinous. This course equips participants with the skills to frame financial and strategic arguments for innovation projects. Participants learn to evaluate potential risks, assess feasibility, and communicate the value of initiatives to senior stakeholders.. This course provides managers and decision makes with the knowledge and skills to frame the financial justification for significant innovations and successfully engage and convince stakeholders of their value and viability.
COURSE 4: DEVELOPING AND MARKETING NEW VENTURES
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to transform an innovative entrepreneurial opportunity into a venture concept proposal, making the business case for the venture, and launching it as a new (line of) business. You will learn the key steps in the venture creation process, including feasibility analysis, marketing and fundraising. You will also learn how to identify suitable sources of investment for the new venture, and how to make a pitch to key stakeholders of potential investors.
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Skills and Knowledge
On completion of the Certificate in Leading Innovation program, you will have developed your skills and knowledge in:
- the theory and approaches to innovation
- business model innovation
- using Blue Ocean Theory
- applying technology drive innovation
- use the stage gate process in planning and managing innovations
- product innovation
- service innovation
- innovation management
- leading innovation in the organization
- understand organization culture
- develop innovative capability
- promote innovative thinking
- manage innovation risks
- applying change management principles
- exercise appropriate change control procedures
- plan change programs
- manage the change team
- understand the theory of change
- understand business case development
- making the financial case for change
- how to apply capital budgeting
- how to plan capital investment
- calculating and using NPV
- calculating and using IRR
- calculating the cost of capital
- identifying and qualifying new business ventures
- researching markets for new ventures
- assessing competitive viability of new products and services
- assessing economic viability of new products and services
- sourcing finance for new venture
- planning the marketing of new ventures
- developing markets for new ventures
The Global Professional Certificate in Leading Innovation delivers a comprehensive, flexible learning experience for senior managers and executives. The program integrates theory, practical tools, and real-world applications to ensure participants can immediately apply their learning in the workplace. With 24/7 online access, participants can complete the program at their own pace, balancing professional and personal commitments while acquiring a globally recognized credential in innovation leadership.
Whether your goal is to develop a culture of creativity, launch new ventures, or drive strategic innovation, this certificate in leading innovation equips you with the knowledge, frameworks, and confidence to achieve measurable results.
