Innovation Maturity Certification Scheme

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6 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

This course is designed for SME business owners wanting to increase their creativity, growth, and resilience. And make more money.

Course overview

Transform your team into a high-engaged and creative innovation powerhouse

You will become innovation-savvy.


You'll learn about the different stages of the innovation process, what it means to have an innovation culture, and how to create an environment that is conducive to innovation.

This course is designed for SME business owners wanting to get ahead.

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This course is for: NPD Directors, Senior Strategists, Business Owners, CEOs, and Business Designers

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This course is best suited to people who want to learn how to innovate and create an innovation-friendly environment in their organisation.

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This course can help you use innovation to grow your business, become more resilient, and make you more money.

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It will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to manage and lead innovation within your organisation.

What you’ll get out of this course

You will learn about the different stages of the innovation process.

The innovation process has several stages: ideation, screening, prototyping, commercialisation, and launch. You will learn about each stage and how it affects the success of a new product or service.

You will understand how organisations can create an environment that is conducive to innovation at each stage of the process.

This includes having the right tools, resources and support in place.

You will know what is meant by an 'innovation culture' and how it can be created within an organisation.

An innovation culture can be created within an organisation by encouraging employees to be creative and take risks. Employees should feel comfortable sharing their ideas and suggestions, and be rewarded for their innovation. Learn how to do it.

You will learn how innovation can be effectively managed and led, and how to organise for innovation.

Innovation is key to success in any field. This course will show you how to lead and manage innovation in your organization.

This course is NOT for

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This course is not for people who want to be spoon-fed or who are happy with the status quo.

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It's also not for people who don't want to put in any hard work. If you're looking for an easy way out, this course is not for you.

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This course is not suitable for people who don't like to learn new things, and apply those learnings to their current work environment.

What people are saying

        This is a STELLAR piece of work - far better than anything I've ever received from KPMG, Deloitte, Gartner, PWC or any of the others I've engaged in my corporate past.
Andrew Vorster

Andrew Vorster

Innovation Catalyst | Fractional Futurist | Public Speaker connecting the dots to Ignite Innovation Initiatives 🔥🔥🔥
        A big step forward in enabling the metrics around innovation. An area that has been hugely under explored. Innovation is the lifeblood of organisational growth yet often under done or not done at all.
Mike Sullivan

Mike Sullivan

MD at MSA Mike Sullivan and Associates
        Bradley is not only an innovation expert with a proven track record of giving his customer a clear ROI, but he cares, about his team, his customers and his partners. If you want to take your innovation to the next level, if you want a partner you can trust, if you want your innovation to make an impact - choose Bradley and his team.
Roy Newey

Roy Newey

Chairman, Non Exec, Director, CEO Growth Partnership, High Performance Coach, Author
        His technical acumen combined with his ability to garner my trust and commitment were commendable. What impressed me the most was his focus on relationships and the mutual respect he was able to develop with me and the rest of his team. It says a lot abut his character, and I learned a lot about leadership though our interaction.
Waldo Waldman

Waldo Waldman

Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, Executive Leadership Coach Fighter Pilot, NY Times Bestselling Author, Expert in Resilience, Teamwork & Trust
        Loved the different perspectives and ideas from everybody I wish everyone could attend this! I liked the open, fun activities and the different perspectives from all sizes of organizations and roles
Beth Ballard

Beth Ballard

Customer Care, DPF Company, Manitoba
        Highly recommended for anyone that is either new to innovation management or thinks it can be simply managed by normal management and leadership practices - it does take more than that, as the course demonstrates. the broad nature of the content. You get the impression there's plenty more to come if we ask for it.
Karl Pallister

Karl Pallister

Senior Project Manager, Governance and IP Management, Innovast
        I would recommend [this course] for someone who wants to start developing an innovation strategy in their company. I liked the breakdown of explaining the thoughts behind the innovation processes in bite size chunks
Gary Fisher

Gary Fisher

Global Design Manager (Innovast R&D Division)

Meet your instructor

Bradley Pallister

Bradley Pallister

Innovation Instructor at the UK Research and Development Facility

Bradley Pallister is the Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at Innovolo, an innovation-as-a-service and product development provider based in Cornwall UK.

He also works as an innovation instructor at the UK Research and Development Facility, where he conceptualised and created the Innovation Value Pyramid, and the Innovation Maturity Model.

Bradley is a man of many talents - not only does he have a keen eye for spotting innovative potential in products and businesses, but he also has a wonderful way with words that makes him an entertaining speaker and writer.

Rohit Agarwal

Rohit Agarwal

Founder of First Loop and Innovation Facilitator

Rohit is the Founder of First Loop, an online workshop facilitation agency based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Curiosity, experimentation, and sharing with the world is what drive Rohit every day. With a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Innovation Management and Product Development, Rohit's vision is to democratize innovation in organisations and help prepare against uncertainty by training every employee in innovation methods, tools, and techniques.

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Course syllabus

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Introduction to Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Define innovation and the different types of innovation
  • Understand the drivers of innovation
  • Discuss the common barriers to innovation
  • Describe the stages of the innovation process
  • Understand what is meant by an ‘innovation culture’.

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The Different Types of Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Understand the different types of innovation
  • Identify the different types of innovation to real-world examples
  • Apply the different types of innovation to their own work context

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The Drivers of Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • List the common drivers of innovation
  • Apply the drivers of innovation to real-world examples
  • Explain how innovation programmes can help organisations to become more innovative.

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The Common Barriers of Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • List the common barriers to innovation
  • Explain how the barriers to innovation can be overcome
  • Discuss how organisations can create an environment that is conducive to innovation.

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The Stages of The Innovation Process

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Understand the linear model of innovation
  • Explain how the different stages of the innovation process can be applied in real-world contexts
  • Discuss how organisations can create an environment that is conducive to innovation at each stage of the process.

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Creating an Innovative Culture

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Understand what is meant by an ‘innovation culture’
  • List the different elements that make up an innovation culture
  • Explain how an innovation culture can be created within an organisation.

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Leading and Managing Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Understand the different roles that need to be played in managing and leading innovation
  • Identify the different challenges that need to be considered when managing and leading innovation
  • Explain how the different roles can be effectively fulfilled.

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Organising for Innovation

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

  • Understand the different organisational structures and frameworks that can be used to support innovation
  • Identify the different challenges that need to be considered when organising for innovation
  • Explain how the different organisational structures can be effectively implemented.

So why might you want to be more innovative?

Some reasons include:

  • You're not generating enough new ideas
  • You're not implementing enough new ideas
  • Your ideas are not original or creative enough
  • Your innovation process is not effective or efficient enough


We'll be addressing all these points in this course.

Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • 7 November 2022

    09:00am - 09:45am GMT

    IMaCS Onboarding

  • Mondays & Thursdays

    08:00am - 09:00am GMT

    • Presentation with Bradley
    • Breakout groups to discuss topics
    • Time to work on strategy doc
    • Q&A and group discussion

  • Weekly pre-work

    1-2 hours per week

    • You'll start the course with a innovation strategy template and fill in pieces as we go
    • Each session will have pre-reads

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