Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
Where business meets boldness.
Bring your organization into a new era with strategic innovation. In this 5-day program, you’ll discover what it takes to be an innovative leader in business. Identify and capture untapped opportunities with strategic foresight. Consistently contribute new ideas with a playbook of innovation techniques and frameworks for success.

Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
March 22, 2024
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Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
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- Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
Lead and
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Innovation with Strategy
Take this program alongside ourCertificate in Advanced Design Thinking for Innovative Leaders to earn a Masters Certificate in Innovation Leadership.
Prized by industries and leaders, innovative thinking is how organizations differentiate themselves and stay relevant in a competitive world. But where does creativity fit in with business strategies and goals? How can leaders ensure they’re breaking the right rules and innovating for success?
Our Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership program gives you the tools to approach traditional business strategies with unique, creative thinking. Boost your strategic leadership skills while finding new ways to create value for your customers and organization. Gain insight and expertise in innovation leadership and create a consistent innovation process for your team.
Our hands-on program will equip you with techniques to find and seize untapped business opportunities and create the ultimate competitive advantage for your organization. You’ll also receive a personal FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile to help you communicate more effectively as an innovative, strategic team leader.
This program is designed to help managers and leaders in various positions like strategy, services and coordination across multiple industries, including IT operations, marketing, sales and manufacturing.
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Critical Thinking
Design Thinking
Leading Change
Product Innovation
4 Reasons to Enrol

Amazing Education for Busy Professionals
This 5-day curriculum is packed with hands-on knowledge and practical training to help leaders hone their innovation with strategic thinking.

Stand Out from the Crowd
A strategic leader is great, but an innovative strategic leader is one of a kind. Set yourself apart and become a leader who champions new ideas.

Learn from the Pros
Train with top-rated Schulich ExecEd instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.

Earn Higher Pay
Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teams to new heights.
Who Will Benefit
What Difference Will You Make?

Program Overview
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Define innovation in your organization and put it into practice. Take the FOURSIGHT™ Breakthrough Thinking Profile and discover personal ways to overcome barriers of creative thinking.
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Strategically lead innovation during organizational challenges and conduct effective risk management. Create a practical plan to identify the type and amount of innovation you want to pursue.
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Conduct site visits to an innovative company and get a first-hand experience of their culture, space and engagement. Learn design processes and applications of innovation.
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Explore the four-step innovation process and ways to make innovation happen with stakeholder-influencing strategies.
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Embrace and cultivate a culture of innovation for your team and organization.
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Winter 2024 Dates Time Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership 3/7/2024 - 3/22/2024 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty
What You Get
After completing the Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership, 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.

Pre-Approved HRPA Hours
35 HRPA-CPD Hours
This program has been approved for CDP hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). Be sure to note the program ID number on your CPD log. For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at www.hrpa.ca/hrdesignations_/Pages/Continuing-Professional-Development.aspx
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