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30592,"Innovation: The Key to Business Success",innovation-the-key-to-business-success-30592,,2,,1,https://d3f1iyfxxz8i1e.cloudfront.net/courses/course_image/9531ea97f16d.jpg,17,,212,,"3 weeks",2,,,"<p>##</p>
<p>This short free online course, which benefits from CPD accreditation, is designed for anyone interested in commercial innovation.</p>
<p>Whether you run your own business or are a cog in a bigger wheel, work on your own or are part of a large multinational organisation, this course will help you see how you can be an agent for change and help push forward innovation.</p>
<h3 id=""learn-how-innovative-ideas-emerge-and-become-reality"">Learn how innovative ideas emerge and become reality</h3>
<p>You will see that very few innovative ideas are new; the vast majority take something that is already working and improve it. This may be a product, service or process. Those who are closest to the business often have the most innovative ideas.</p>
<h3 id=""at-the-end-of-the-course-you-will-have-a-better-understanding-of"">At the end of the course you will have a better understanding of:</h3>
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<li>how to encourage and contribute to innovation in your business;
<li>how to turn ideas into reality (for the benefit of the business);
<li>the role of people in successful innovation.
<h3 id=""explore-case-studies-from-major-high-street-retailer-marks--spencer"">Explore case studies from major high street retailer, Marks &amp; Spencer</h3>
<p>Using case studies from the University of Leeds and major high street retailer, Marks &amp; Spencer, we connect theory and practice to demonstrate the importance of innovation in growing and sustaining a business.</p>
<p>You will explore a range of important innovations, including the introduction of chilled foods and the development of man-made fibres. You will look at how ideas emerge and develop, and their impact not only on the business, but on how we live our lives today.</p>
<p>Through the course you will see that innovation can take many forms and that innovation needs people and organisations with a willingness to embrace change, to wonder “‘what if’,” to challenge the status quo and most importantly to work together.</p>
<p>Successful innovations need both determined individuals and a collaborative approach. Join this course to start your journey of innovation.</p>
<h3 id=""what-other-learners-say"">What other learners say</h3>
<p>Here is a small selection of comments from learners who took part in previous runs of this course:</p>
<p><em>“This has been a fascinating and engaging course…interactive, great content, interesting presentation of information….well done to all involved.”</em></p>
<p><em>“Thank you for a wonderful and thought provoking course that has made me look at my own business in a new light.”</em></p>
<p><em>“Thank you for a well laid out journey of innovation discovery. This course has helped me improve my knowledge and more importantly how I can apply this in my day to day work environment.”</em></p>
<p>No previous knowledge or experience of business or innovation is required just an interest in innovations and how they emerge. You may be a student, running your own business or working within a small company or multinational organisation. The course is designed to be flexible so you can study at a time convenient to you.</p>",,,2024-06-24,,no,