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Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation

Discover how to propose ideas as experiments, respond constructively to others' innovations, and create conditions where intelligent risk-taking and creativity thrive.

120 minutes
5-15 people
intermediate
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What You'll Achieve with the Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation Workshop

Real outcomes that transform your team

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Teams will identify barriers to innovation and develop strategies to overcome them.

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Participants will learn how to frame ideas as experiments for lower-risk exploration.

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When to Use the Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation Workshop

Perfect for these situations and team challenges

When a team struggles to share new ideas due to fear of rejection

When management seeks to cultivate a culture of innovation

How the Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation Workshop Works

A step-by-step breakdown of the workshop process

1Opening & Discovery

Participants are welcomed and introduced to the workshop objectives, followed by an 'Innovation Audit' activity to identify barriers and enablers of risk-taking and innovation in their team.

2Understanding Risk and Innovation

A mini-teach session covers the innovation paradox and the importance of psychological safety, followed by a discussion on the current innovation culture within the team.

3Proposing Ideas and Experiments

Participants learn the Idea Advocacy Framework to effectively propose ideas as experiments and practice this in small groups, receiving constructive feedback on their proposals.

4Supporting Others’ Innovation

Key Topics Covered in the Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation Workshop

innovation workshoprisk-takingcreative ideasteam buildingpsychological safetyworkshop facilitationexperimentationidea advocacy

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Teams will practice responding constructively to peers' innovative suggestions.

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Participants will leave with practical tools for fostering an innovative culture.

When an organization wants to improve collaboration and idea sharing

When teams need to learn how to assess and manage risks effectively

When a company aims to enhance overall creativity and problem-solving skills

Team Problems the Encouraging Risk-Taking and Innovation Workshop Solves

Say goodbye to these common team challenges

Fear of failure that prevents team members from proposing new ideas.

Lack of psychological safety that stifles creativity and innovation.

Ineffective communication around idea sharing and evaluation.

Resistance to change and experimentation within organizational culture.

The workshop shares a framework for responding to others' ideas, emphasizing the importance of separating idea generation from evaluation, and participants practice this in pairs with different scenarios.

5Creating Space for Experimentation

Participants explore the conditions necessary for fostering innovation and work in groups to identify actions to strengthen their team's innovation culture.

6Intelligent Risk-Taking

The Intelligent Risk Framework is introduced, guiding participants to assess potential risks intelligently and practice risk assessment on various proposals in small groups.

7Integration & Commitment

The workshop concludes with distribution of take-home resources and personal action planning, enabling participants to commit to one idea for experimentation and share their intentions in a closing circle.

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