In today’s complex and rapidly commoditizing markets business leaders need to create innovative business models to stay ahead of the game. To achieve sustainable growth and profitability a constant flow of creative ideas needs to be generated and converted into winning new products, services and breakthrough business logic. 

Innovation for Executives will equip you with the skills to design and implement innovative business models for mature and emerging markets. It will let you experience how innovation or the art of creative destruction and construction can be made an enduring and successful habit in your organisation. The program is open to all professionals coming from both industrial sectors and services like banking and healthcare. This intensive three-day program uses stimulating real-life case studies, testimonials and interactive class discussions to actively engage you in thinking with your peers from various functional domains about innovation drivers and its contribution to short- and long-term business model performance.

Innovation for Executives focuses on the following themes:

• Innovation business logic
• Business model innovation processes
• Innovative business model implementation

Innovation business logic

• How the innovation leader uses business model innovation to steer for corporate growth and performance in mature and emerging industrial and services markets
• Business logic design: designing various ways of creating, capturing and delivering value from innovation
• How to organise for environmental sensing and fast, differentiating market response
• How to manage intellectual property in an open innovation environment
• What distinguishes entrepreneurs from intrapreneurs and which of the two is best equipped to bring innovative business models to market

Business model innovation processes

• Thinking about the future: strategic foresight and scenario planning
• How to manage the ideation process for maximum effective output
• How to design the innovation process for quality and fast time-to-market including the latest techniques
• How to stimulate creativity and govern corporate venturing

Innovative business model implementation

• How to translate innovation strategy into balanced innovation portfolios dynamically managed for short- and long-term performance
• Managing co-implementation of mature and breakthrough business models
• Use and misuse of innovative financial business model valuation techniques
• How to translate your innovation strategy into implementable roadmaps for the future

This programme is designed for executives from all business sectors who are concerned with transforming ideas into business and who want to foster a culture of innovation and creativity in their organisation.

• An essential update in 3 days
• Relevant and immediately applicable knowledge and tools
• Translation of state-of-the-art academic knowledge into daily practice
• Enhancement of cross-departmental communication and collaboration
• An excellent opportunity to network and exchange ideas with peer group members

English

Part-time

3 days, from 9 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.

April 6, 2011

April 6-8, 2011

The programmes in the Management Essentials for Executives series use a variety of teaching methods, including interactive lectures, discussions, case studies, business testimonials and group work.

Antwerp Management School
't Brantijser, in the historic heart of Antwerp
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
2000 Antwerp
Belgium

We are located within easy walking distance of Antwerp Central Station.

• A first university or college degree, or extensive work experience
• Min. 7 years of professional experience
• Min. 3 years of management experience
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

To be confirmed

2095 EUR (21% VAT not included)
We offer a 10% discount for 3 or more simultaneous registrations from the same person or company for any programme(s) in the Management Essentials for Executives series.

Fees include tuition, course materials and catering.

Tara Goossens
Programme Assistant

Antwerp Management School
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
B-2000 Antwerp

T: +32 (0)3 265 47 53
F: +32 (0)3 265 47 34
tara.goossens@ams.ac.be

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General conditions

For more information, please contact:

Patricia Coucheir
Programme Manager General Management

Antwerp Management School
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
B-2000 Antwerp

T: +32 (0)3 265 49 41
F: +32 (0)3 265 47 34
patricia.coucheir@ams.ac.be