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Innovation essentials: Methods, tools & mindset for managers

Drive innovation processes faster and more efficiently

This training is held in German.
Without the right innovation practices, methods, tools and a strong mindset, the innovation engine cannot be driven sustainably. In this workshop, you will receive a comprehensive overview of the most important agile and strategic innovation practices and learn which tools are best suited to which challenges. You will learn how to use agile approaches to advance projects faster and more efficiently and how to exploit the full potential of your team. You will gain the tools you need to anchor innovation directly in your day-to-day work and in your company.

Contents

Overview and introduction

  • Prerequisites for successful innovation and transformation.
  • Gartner HypeCycle Innovation Practices 2024.

Methods, tools & mindset

  • Executive summary, overview and classification of current and new innovation practices such as Design Thinking, Sprints, Lean Startup, SCRUM / Agile, OKRs, Effectuation, Speculative Design, LEGO® Serious Play.
  • Presentation of the innovation mindset with its various dimensions.

Strategy and control

  • Introduction to a comprehensive toolbox with selected canvases and methods for developing and managing strategic alignment (including Lean Canvas, Future Wheel, Customer Journey, OKR).
  • Best practice in decision-making, stakeholder management, communication and leadership.

Leadership

  • Fitness check of your own team or company.
  • Responsibility and roles of the manager in the transformation.
  • Involvement, expectations and role of employees.
  • Strategies for successfully managing the tension between organization and employees during transformation.

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • You will get to know the most important "innovation practices", be able to differentiate between them and select them to suit your individual challenges.
  • You will understand which tools, canvases and other tools from the agile toolbox you can use for your daily innovation work.
  • You will receive an overview of application examples and strategies on how you can establish innovation sustainably in your company.
  • You are able to coach your teams and employees to develop and actively live an "innovation mindset".
  • You can promote the innovation and future viability of your organization from within and drive it forward in a targeted manner.

Methods

In-person events

Training with workshop character, key notes, best practices, case studies and the opportunity to bring in your own questions, discussions and exchange of experiences with the trainer and the participants.

Live online events

Training with workshop character, key notes, best practices, case studies and the opportunity to bring in your own questions, discussions and exchange of experiences with the trainer and the participants.

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Recommended for

Entrepreneurs, managing directors and managers, specialists and managers in the areas of R&D, innovation, business development, business field development, project management and product development, managers and employees in staff departments, strategy and planning.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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Seminar evaluation for "Innovation Essentials: Methods, Tools & Mindset for Managers"

4.7 from 5
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training content:
4.6
Content comprehensibility:
4.7
Practical relevance:
4.7
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
5
Method variety:
4.7
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35367
€ 1.590,- plus VAT
2 days
in 3 locations
3 Events
German
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35237
€ 1.590,- plus VAT
2 days
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on 10.09.2025
German
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Corporate Innovation qualification program

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23.07.2025
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 35367
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Adina Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper
Adina Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 6, 60329 Frankfurt a. M.
Room rate: € 157,38 plus VAT.
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Wednesday, 23.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, 24.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

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10.09.2025
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Thursday, 11.09.2025

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25.11.2025
Cologne
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Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City
Best Western Plus Hotel Cologne City
Innere Kanalstraße 15, 50823 Cologne
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Tuesday, 25.11.2025

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Wednesday, 26.11.2025

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02.02.2026
Hamburg
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Novotel Hamburg Alster
Novotel Hamburg Alster
Lübecker Straße 3, 22087 Hamburg
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Monday, 02.02.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 03.02.2026

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