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Schulich School of Business at York University 
416-736-5079 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.
Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
November 7, 2025
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Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
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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.
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Leadership Skills
Creative Thinking
Influencing others
Storytelling and Visualization
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.
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.
What Difference Will You Make?
Program Overview
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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
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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 Cas
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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
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Fall 2025
Strategic Innovation and Creative Leadership
Course Dates Time Innovation Fundamentals 10/30/2025 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Innovation Preparation 10/31/2025 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Innovation & Leadership 11/7/2025 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty
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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