Welcome
The Creative Leadership Forum is a world class not-for-profit independent executive education and training centre led by a global advisory council, designed for senior executives from business, government and non-government organizations to come together with creative practitioners and facilitators in a space that minimizes the fear of failure
- to gain new knowledge
- to integrate this learning as it emerges
- to generate findings to a wider public for the common good
The Creative Leadership Forum designs and delivers creative leadership, creativity and innovation programmes to business, community and government leaders through its global network of internationally experienced creative practitioners and facilitators.
Its business model is based on collaboration
- with universities, researchers and creative practitioners developing research projects to advance the understanding of creative leadership, creativity and innovation
- through the delivery of international standard creative leadership, creativity and innovation programmes for public consumption designed by its internationally recognised designers and creative practitioners
- through the design and implementation of specifically tailored creative leadership, creativity and innovation programmes for individual corporations or industries as a whole.
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Executive Training Programmes in Creative Leadership - A First in Australia
The Creative Leadership Forum takes pleasure in announcing the first series of executive training programmes to be rolled out nationally commencing July 2008. Programme content focuses on the practice and application of creativity and innovation and the role of the leader in facilitating and driving that practice to produce value for organizations. All programmes have certification from the University of Southern Maine, USA through their Leadership and Organizational Development programme at a post graduate Masters level.
The Series Programmes
• Developing Corporate Creativity Capabilities and Skills
An introduction to the theories and practices of creative leadership and the use of creativity and innovation tools and techniques in developing that capacity.
• Creating Your Business Future in the Digital World
Learn how to demystify technology, apply and synthesise it with creativity to build on-line business opportunities at all levels within an organisation
• Facilitating Creatively To Produce Ideas and Value
Develop an in-house creativity capacity by developing employees' facilitation skills to generate new product ideas, transform existing work processes, assess feasibility options and set action plans to drive implementation
• Communities of Practice: Their Vital Role in Producing Value in Organizations
Learn how to create or identify existing communities of practice within your organisation and how to surface their valuable knowledge to create organisational strategies for new business opportunities or improved work practices.
• Leaders as Designers of Organizations
Learn how to build an organisational culture of design to underpin thinking, strategy and action at all stages in the cycle of goal setting, product development, process delivery, marketing and customer service.
This series will initially be delivered as one day introductory public programmes in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Dates are now being finalised and will be announced within the coming weeks.
CLICK HERE to register you or your organisation's interest in a specific programme
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FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT
InnoFuture 2008 - Inspiring Innovation Capacity for the Global Knowledge Economy
InnoFuture is an essential knowledge forum for managers and thinkers from across an entire enterprise. It was developed in response to the growing need for practical, accountable tools and systems to fast track innovation which increasingly depends on the integration of social, economic and environmental objectives - in the global context.
In the era of global competition and commoditisation in all industry sectors, business-model innovation is the sustainable way forward. Innovation is an emerging business discipline and it already provides companies that embraced it with fantastic returns. InnoFuture 2008 presents a holistic way of thinking about innovation. It brings together the 'next' models, systems and strategies to create and manage highly competitive, innovative organisations and people. InnoFuture an inspirational business event designed to take innovation knowledge to the next level of competitiveness. It is about knowledge transfer for businesses and organisations.
InnoFuture FEATURES:
Global Masters of Innovation
Latest Innovation Models and Tools applied by world’s most innovative companies
Hottest Trends in Sustainable and Strategic Innovation
Innovation DNA analysed
Dedicated network of innovative companies and people
Hot Speakers - Global Masters of Innovation and Thought Leadership:
TOM WUJEC Autodesk, Alias (Canada), Return on Imagination
HUNTER LOVINS Natural Capitalism (USA), Drivers of Change
NATHAN SHEDROFF California College of the Arts (USA), Experience Design
ROB SCHADE Strategyn (USA), What Customers Want
MEHRDAD BAGHAI Alchemy Partners, Granularity of Growth
DR TERRY CUTLER Innovation Review
DAVID THODEY Telstra, Technology and Innovation Helix
GIAN TARALLI Johnson & Johnson (Brazil), Energizing Innovative Culture
Welcome and special addresses:
PHIL BURGESS Telstra, Technology and Innovation Helix
HON JOHN BRUMBY Premier of Victoria (invited)
WHEN: 9 - 10 September 2008
WHERE: The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne
Enquiries and registrations on www.innofuture.com.au, contact: Roxanne Medel 03 8647 5122
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