The BrainStore Innovation Champ Training
Every first Monday and Tuesday of the month. Or by special request.
The next trainings
Summary
Join the Innovation Champ Training! A unique, high octane learning experience and a bubble bath for your innovation spirit. Ideal if you are looking for new ways and ideas to tackle your innovation and change challenges. Learn how to transform your organization or community.
What is an Innovation Champ
An innovation champ supports others to innovate
What to expect
A unique learning experience, direct access to 25 years of experience, a tool-set you can use every day, Interesting participants, an inspiring environment, a participation certificate, option to apply to become a BrainStore partner
Contents of the training
The training gives an overview of key success factors of innovation work. The program is adapted to the needs of the participants.
When and where
Learn here about upcoming trainings
The trainers
Each Innovation Champ Training is hosted by one of the BrainStore founders Markus Mettler or Nadja Schnetzler.
The costs
Costs: The price for the two day training is based on the avant-garde BrainStore «Pay-What-You-Wish» business model.
What is an Innovation Champ?
Innovations Champs support individuals or teams to create and implement great ideas. And they have a good time doing so. Innovation Champs take the lead for innovation work within organizations or work self employed, e.g. as BrainStore partners. Innovation Champs focus on the most important aspect of innovation work: pursuing purpose, ideals and dreams.
- Innovation Champs support others to come up with good ideas and make them happen
- Innovation Champs address innovation topics in their organizations and communities
- Innovation Champs have the tools required for successful innovation work
- Innovation Champs have a network of experts and lateral thinkers to involve in innovation projects
- Innovation Champs make change happen
Contents of the training
- How do I identify the most important innovation challenges in my organization and focus on what really matters?
- What are the prerequisites for successful innovation work? How do I best prepare an innovation project?
- How do I expand my personal innovation network? How do I compose a creating community for a specific project?
- How do I motivate human beings to think out-of-the-box (also those who don’t think they are especially imaginative)?
- What are the most stimulating tools for innovation work (digital and analog tools)? How to create fresh ideas at the push of a button?
- How do I identify a good idea? What is required for successful implementation work?
- How do I deal with fear and failure when it comes to innovation? How can I improve the innovation culture in an organization?
- How can I best follow my passion for innovation and my desire to improve things and grow my innovation expertise?
The training is based on BrainStore's DNA of Innovation
More information about the DNA of Innovation
And BrainStore's Idea Machine
More information about the Idea Machine
Download the overview poster (DNA and Idea Machine) Download
The bios of Markus and Nadja
Markus, born 1966, grew up in the Eastern part of Switzerland. In 1989 he successfully discontinued his economics studies at the University of Geneva and became an entrepreneur. His vision: decipher the DNA of innovation and develop scalable, robust, replicable processes to produce fresh ideas. The “Idea Machine” was ready by 1997 and launched by Markus’ company BrainStore. Markus has a large network of freelancers and applied the process for a wide variety of organisations: e.g. BMW, the National Academy, MIGROS, the Swiss Railways, Greenpeace or the UN. Markus also works with individuals, who for instance need and idea for a name for a dog. Markus has lectured at Cornell University, IBM, the University of Geneva etc. Markus is the author of the book “The Innovator's Handbook”. Markus lives in Biel/Bienne Switzerland and in Brooklyn USA. Twitter: @markusmettler +41 79 400 52 20.
Nadja is one of the founders of BrainStore. She has managed over 600 innovation projects for companies of all sizes and all industries. She wrote the book "The IdeaMachine". Today, she is a BrainStore partner and runs her own company, Word and Deed, where she focuses on good collaboration, using principles from LEAN and agile. She is 43 years old, lives in Biel, Switzerland, and is passsionate about friendships, baroque music and the newest gadget to improve communication.
Costs: The price for the two day training is based on the avant-garde BrainStore «Pay-What-You-Wish» business model. After the training you have two days of time to reflect on the value the training provided to you and to set a price. You can set any price you wish. There is no minimum and no maximum price. After indicating the price you will receive an invoice - due within 10 days.
