Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership

Where business meets boldness.

Step into the future of leadership with strategic innovation. In this program, you’ll gain the essential skills to become a forward-thinking, creative leader—equipped to drive meaningful change. Learn to identify untapped opportunities using strategic foresight, and build a powerful toolkit of innovation frameworks, design thinking approaches, and influence techniques. You’ll sharpen your ability to think creatively, lead cross-functional teams, and apply both hard and soft skills to solve complex business challenges with confidence.

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Fees: $3,975
Length: 3 days of study
Next Session: April 16, 2026 to
April 24, 2026
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Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership

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Lead and Manage Innovation with Strategy

Take this program alongside Futureproof Your Organization and Unleashing Innovative Momentum to earn a Masters Certificate in Innovation Leadership.

Innovation isn’t just about ideas—it’s about executing them strategically. In this program, you’ll learn how to lead with bold, creative thinking while aligning innovation with business goals. Through hands-on exercises and practical frameworks, you’ll develop the skills to drive innovation from the ground up and position your team and organization for long-term success.

This program equips you with both the hard and soft skills of innovation leadership, including creative thinking, design thinking, systems thinking, and strategic planning. You’ll explore your personal innovation style through the FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile, uncovering how to best collaborate with others and lead teams through every stage of the innovation process.

You’ll leave this program with a clear innovation roadmap and the confidence to challenge the status quo with ideas that deliver lasting business value.

Program Overview

  • Kick off the program by building a strong foundation in innovation strategy and creative leadership. Explore what makes innovation successful and sustainable, and identify your own thinking preferences through the FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile. You’ll begin shaping your real-world challenge to apply throughout the program.

     

    Topics covered:

    Strategic Innovation

    Creative Preferences

     

    Prework:

    Complete the FourSight assessment

    Identify Challenge

  • Dive deeper into planning and executing innovation using proven frameworks. Learn how to structure innovation processes, activate your team’s creative energy, and manage both the hard and soft skills required for driving new ideas into action.

     

    Topics covered: 

    Planning for Innovation 

    Innovation Behaviours & Process 

     

    Asynchronous: 

    Innovation Case

  • Focus on how to lead innovation across different levels of the organization. Understand how to influence culture, manage complexity, and scale innovation across teams and departments. This day emphasizes your role as a leader who not only generates ideas but also drives them forward. 

     

    Topics covered: 

    Leading Self, Team & Enterprise  

  • Standalone Module: Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership

     

    Apr 2026 Cohort

    • Apr 16 2026 (Thu), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    • Apr 17 2026 (Fri), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    • Apr 24 2026 (Fri), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Click here to enrol into Apr 2026 Cohort.

     

    Sept 2026 Cohort

    • Sept 23 2026 (Wed), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    • Sept 24 2026 (Thu), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    • Oct 02 2026 (Fri), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Click here to enrol into Sept 2026 Cohort.

  • Spring 2026

    Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership

    Course Dates Time
    Innovation Fundamentals 9/23/2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Innovation Preparation 9/24/2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Innovation & Leadership 10/2/2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Get Training in Marketable Skills

Leadership Skills
Creative Thinking
Influencing others
Storytelling and Visualization

Who Will Benefit

Mid-Career Leaders

Managers and professionals working in strategy, operations, service delivery, or cross-functional coordination will benefit from this module’s focus on creative leadership and practical innovation tools. Ideal for those in roles across IT, marketing, sales, product development, and manufacturing, this program helps you build the skills and confidence to move into senior leadership while consistently delivering innovation across teams and business units.

4 Reasons to Enrol

Practical Learning for Busy Professionals

In just 3 days, this module delivers actionable tools and hands-on frameworks to help you lead innovation with strategy. You'll gain creative problem-solving .

Become a Creative Strategic Leader

A strategic leader is valuable—but an innovative, forward-thinking leader is indispensable. Learn how to think differently, challenge the status quo, and lead cross-functional teams through change using frameworks like the FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile.

Learn from the Pros

Gain direct access to Schulich ExecEd’s top-rated instructors—experts in innovation, strategic planning, and leadership. You’ll benefit from their real-world experience and interactive teaching style that links theory to practical outcomes.

Elevate Your Career with In-Demand Skills

Develop high-impact skills like creative thinking, influencing others, storytelling, and strategic leadership. Whether you’re looking to lead bigger projects, transition into a senior role, or drive organizational innovation, this module positions you to stand out.

What Difference Will You Make?

This program certainly disrupted my existing notion of innovation. It isn’t spontaneous, it isn’t a eureka moment. It’s much more deliberate and requires great discipline. I’m confident this program will help bring that discipline to our organization.

- T. Calder VP, Client Strategy, Search Engine People

This program exceeded my expectations. I feel it was a great base to build upon when I return to work.

- L. Ryan Director, Financial Policy and External Reporting, Bank of Canada

Faculty

David S. Weiss,
PhD, ICD.D. CHRE, CHSPC

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Kristen Peterson,

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Lee-Anne McAlear,

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Megan Mitchell,

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Rob Lajoie,
MBA

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What You Get

After completing this program, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.

As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.

Certificate

Provided upon completing a longer program that may comprise several badges signifying a more extensive skill set.

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Use this program as we designed it, or alter it to fit your company’s needs. Either way, we can help you improve your organization's talent pipeline. Get in touch with our custom programs team today.

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