Team Innovation Workshop
Overview
Who this workshop is right for:
- Teams looking for fresh ideas, creative thinking, and new possibilities.
- Teams facing changing conditions that require adaptability and innovation.
- Organizations that want to encourage innovation and continuous improvement
Goals & Outcomes
Agenda & Activities
Pre-event Consult (30 minutes) The team leader and facilitator review group information, align on outcomes for the event, and discuss other details to ensure a successful program.
Welcome & Warm-Ups (10 minutes) Participants are welcomed into the program through creative warm-up activities designed to energize the group and encourage conversation.
Intro Innovation Challenge (10-20 minutes) Teams engage in a fast-paced challenge that highlights creativity and innovative thinking. The exercise encourages participants to challenge assumptions and explore new approaches to familiar problems.
Innovation Styles Review (30-45 minutes) Participants explore how different thinking and teamwork styles contribute to innovation. The group discusses how diverse perspectives, curiosity, experimentation, and collaboration can improve idea generation and creative thinking.
Breaking Out of the Box (30-45 minutes) Teams engage in interactive exercises designed to challenge routine thinking patterns and encourage fresh perspectives. Participants learn practical techniques for generating ideas, exploring possibilities, and approaching challenges more creatively.
Brainstorming & Idea Development (45-60 minutes) Participants learn practical methods for generating, refining, and developing innovative ideas as a team. Activities focus on creative collaboration, building on ideas, and transforming possibilities into practical solutions and opportunities.
Team Innovation Reset (20-30 minutes) The team evaluates current barriers to innovation and identifies practical ways to encourage creativity, experimentation, and fresh thinking within the workplace.
Final Innovation Challenge (20-30 minutes) Teams apply the innovation tools and strategies developed throughout the workshop in a collaborative challenge that requires creativity, experimentation, and teamwork.
Closing Debrief & Wrap-up (10 minutes) The group reflects on lessons learned and discusses practical ways to encourage innovation and creative thinking back at work.
Virtual Group Follow-up (45-60 minutes) A virtual follow-up session approximately one month after the event to review key concepts, answer questions, discuss best practices, and provide accountability for implementing ideas.
Details
Length
3-4 hours
Venue
Indoor meeting room or virtual
Group Size
5-500 people
Includes
✓ Pre-event consultation
✓ Professional facilitation
✓ Impactful discussions
✓ Application exercises
✓ Research-based materials
✓ Digital review materials
✓ 30-Day follow-up with group
Cox HCM
