Is your organization planning an innovation workshop anytime soon? If so, get your notepad and pen ready to know about what to expect when attending the upcoming innovation workshop.
A typical innovation workshop consists of the following:
1. A warm up activity- This activity aims for getting people comfortable and relaxed before getting into the in depth details. Warm-up activities are usually creative based and that's when your brain tends to concentrate on things and at the same time remain calm and relaxed. Every trainer/instructor is well aware about how important it is to be in the right frame of mind to contribute to the success of the rest of the activities that follow.
2. Stating the upcoming activities- It is crucial for each and every team member to understand what's coming up next. Besides that explaining the aim of why this activity is being conducted also holds importance.
3. Framing the problem to be solved- Playing with boundaries, draws more useful and vital ideas rather than having a wide scattered frame. Here is where a 'laid down' constraint gives a potential trigger to an incredible idea in the making. A great way of drawing the participants' attention and focus.
4. Division of teams- Breaking the team up into smaller groups is a great approach and be prepared to be an active team member when done so. This bifurcation gives an invisible push, motivating each and every individual to participate and voice his or her ideas up and aloud.
5. Generation of ideas- Usually innovation workshops make sure to lay utmost importance on idea generation activities that will benefit the company in some way or the other. Of course, needless to say yet the types of activities conducted vary from workshop to workshop; however, the goals are certainly the same. The sole objective is to enforce upon the participants to approach a problem and opportunity in a different, more unique light.
6. Focus building activities- This activity is usually conducted after the idea generation model, for the simple reason of developing the little ideas captured through the prior activity.
This article is a quick review of how innovative workshops work. They're meant to be work oriented as well as trying to break the ice between the members of the team. Each and every activity conducted throughout the program shares the same objective of bringing the team together and removing all the hurdles that get created with time. Similarly, in induction training programs for new employees, activities that are held revolve around the same or similar lines. An undeniable fact is that there are numerous pros that take effect almost instantly, some of which stays on throughout the working year and some of which needs to be discussed and brought into action gradually.
A typical innovation workshop consists of the following:
1. A warm up activity- This activity aims for getting people comfortable and relaxed before getting into the in depth details. Warm-up activities are usually creative based and that's when your brain tends to concentrate on things and at the same time remain calm and relaxed. Every trainer/instructor is well aware about how important it is to be in the right frame of mind to contribute to the success of the rest of the activities that follow.
2. Stating the upcoming activities- It is crucial for each and every team member to understand what's coming up next. Besides that explaining the aim of why this activity is being conducted also holds importance.
3. Framing the problem to be solved- Playing with boundaries, draws more useful and vital ideas rather than having a wide scattered frame. Here is where a 'laid down' constraint gives a potential trigger to an incredible idea in the making. A great way of drawing the participants' attention and focus.
4. Division of teams- Breaking the team up into smaller groups is a great approach and be prepared to be an active team member when done so. This bifurcation gives an invisible push, motivating each and every individual to participate and voice his or her ideas up and aloud.
5. Generation of ideas- Usually innovation workshops make sure to lay utmost importance on idea generation activities that will benefit the company in some way or the other. Of course, needless to say yet the types of activities conducted vary from workshop to workshop; however, the goals are certainly the same. The sole objective is to enforce upon the participants to approach a problem and opportunity in a different, more unique light.
6. Focus building activities- This activity is usually conducted after the idea generation model, for the simple reason of developing the little ideas captured through the prior activity.
This article is a quick review of how innovative workshops work. They're meant to be work oriented as well as trying to break the ice between the members of the team. Each and every activity conducted throughout the program shares the same objective of bringing the team together and removing all the hurdles that get created with time. Similarly, in induction training programs for new employees, activities that are held revolve around the same or similar lines. An undeniable fact is that there are numerous pros that take effect almost instantly, some of which stays on throughout the working year and some of which needs to be discussed and brought into action gradually.