Join our Recovery Innovation workshops series to kick-start your innovation journey.

Our Recovery Innovation programme will develop your innovation skills and capability to create new products, services, processes or a new business model in response to the impact of Covid and Brexit.

Delivered by our top team of University business innovation experts, this flexible series will build your knowledge and confidence to drive innovation in your business.

It will give you the tools you need to become resilient and agile, providing you with a competitive advantage in the future.

Understand the skills required to manage innovation projects

This workshop will help you to identify the skills and talents required in the various phases of developing of an innovation ‘project’.

Through interactive exercises you will gain an understanding about the strengths and weaknesses of your management team so you will be able to ensure that each player ‘pulls their weight’ when most appropriate in the innovation journey, and where you need to seek complementary skills to deliver a successful outcome.

By learning how to assess the talents and the inclinations of your business partners and team you can help to build capability in your team to deal with all aspects of an innovation ‘project’.

Workshop content

By identifying the various phases of an innovation project and the essential skills for each stage participants will learn how to; 

• Define the skills and talents required in each phase of an innovation project
• Address the strengths and the limitations of innovation skills in the business
• Assess innovation profiles to ‘regulate’ the level of engagement and input from your team
• Develop strategies and practices to address any shortfall of key innovation profiles

Workshop led by innovation expert – Dr. George Tsekouras

“Practical information that I could not have got elsewhere from hugely qualified speaker. Great presentation with the emphasis on the practical” 

Who should attend?

This workshop is suitable for business owners or those driving forward innovation in small or medium sized business. This could be Managing Directors or key people involved in the innovation process from cradle-to-grave, managers directly responsible for product or portfolio strategy, or those who play a more indirect role such as in sales, marketing, operations, finance, or R&D.

The workshop applies to not-for-profit ventures as long as there is a trading arm. EDRF eligibility rules apply. Spaces will be prioritised for West Sussex based businesses.

Eligibility and how to book

This workshop has been designed for businesses operating in the West Sussex area who are actively working on an innovation idea. However, businesses from across the region are also able to attend.

It is FREE to attend if you have joined the RISE project – either as a friend or member.

To reserve your place, please register via the orange register button on the right of this page.

This workshop will be hosted at Rooms, Worthing.

This workshop is delivered to you through the support of West Sussex County Council and our ERDF funding. For more information on our funders see our About page and is subject to our Terms and Conditions of the RISE project.

Confidentiality

We suggest that no commercially sensitive information is discussed. Any innovation project details and any new intellectual property information should be shared during a 1-2-1 session with our Innovation Advisors.

Access up to £5000 free expertise to develop ideas

RISE members will receive a RISE Recovery Innovation Certificate of Attendance when they complete 12 hours or more workshop time or support from the RISE project. As a RISE member there is also the opportunity to work with and access up to £5000 worth of academic expertise across both Brighton and Sussex Universities to develop your innovation project through our Access to Experts programme.

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More RISE Recovery workshops in the series

Members of RISE can attend more workshops in the series including;

• Getting fit for innovation
• Strategy & leadership in times of crisis
• Innovation for new business development
• Managing Innovation: Lift Off! identify strengths and weaknesses in your innovation project

Watch out for new dates listed on the RISE events page or announcements in the RISE members portal.

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This event is valued at £120 of State Aid support. State aid information is detailed in our T&Cs.