BOLZANO BOSTON DUBAI MEXICO CITY SAO PAULO SEOUL SHANGHAI SINGAPORE High Performance Innovation Programs THAT DRIVE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH Jump start your organization s innovation journey Build strong organizational and performance capabilities Develop concepts and drive them to commercialization
HIGH PERFORMANCE INNOVATION PROGRAMS THAT DRIVE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH Jump Start Capability Building Breakthrough Results WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 1
Jump Start Program Build organizational excitement, clarity and alignment to start the innovation journey DEMYSTIFY INNOVATION KEYNOTE SPEECHES Inspire and excite leaders, teams and individuals to take action around innovation Demystifying Innovation Thinking and Acting Differently Innovation Strategy, Capacity and Discipline ESTABLISH INNOVATION READINESS INNOVATION DIAGNOSTIC Identify the gap between your current and desired state to make innovation real at your company Online Diagnostic Leadership Workshops DEVELOP YOUR PROGRAM INNOVATION ROADMAP Develop a roadmap with the fastest pathways to achieve your business objectives Action Planning Sequencing GET STARTED
IXL Center s motivating and practical speeches, along with the actionable diagnostic, helped us design a breakthrough innovation program for what s next. DR. PETER TIPPETT Chief Innovation Officer Verizon Corporation WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 3
Capability Building Program Develop strong organizational and performance capabilities around Innovation Strategy, Capacity and Discipline ACQUIRE TOOLS & METHODOLOGIES DEVELOP INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS & LEADERS INNOVATION TOOLS Innovation frameworks, tools and templates Online tutorials TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (BLENDED ACTION-LEARNING) Innovation Strategy, Capacity and Discipline workshops Customized, blended action-learning workshops to build innovation capabilities Lasting innovation capabilities through experience and coaching INNOVATION CERTIFICATION Four levels of certification Certified by the Global Innovation Management Institute BUILD INNOVATION SYSTEMS ADVISORY SERVICES Consulting, coaching and advisory services High-performance innovation results, innovation management and innovation transformation CAPABILITIES
IXL Center helped us embed innovation practices across the organization with real world skills and capabilities. The guidance we received from world-class innovation experts enabled us to generate breakthrough ideas and approach business challenges with such energy that the impact is still here today. VICTOR FERNANDEZ R&D Director, Natura WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 5
Breakthrough Results Program Develop bigger, better and bolder concepts and drive them faster and cheaper to implementation DEFINE GROWTH AREAS CREATE BUSINESS CONCEPTS DEVELOP BUSINESS CASES ACCELERATE THROUGH ARTIFACTS & BUSINESS PLANS NEW FIELDS-OF-PLAY Identify new and exciting strategic spaces for your company to drive future growth Two days, one workshop EUREKA WORKSHOPS Create a portfolio of 5-10 complete, powerful and actionable new solutions to business challenges within a defined growth area Two days, one workshop PURSUIT TEAMS Rapidly develop and refine a business concept into a clear and compelling business case Four to six weeks, two webinars, three workshops and action coaching REALIZATION TEAMS Significantly enhance the size and likelihood of success of the business case and be ready to execute it by pressure testing key assumptions Four to six months, four webinars, three workshops and action coaching NEED HELP TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS IDEAS TO MARKET FASTER WHILE STRENGTHENING INNOVATION CAPABILITIES? IXL Center manages its own accelerator and runs accelerators for corporates, SMEs and social enterprises RESULTS
IXL Center s simple diverge-converge process, coaching and facilitation has enabled us to drive bigger and faster results across all of our businesses. MICHAEL WARSAW Vice President Global Innovation & Design Johnson Controls WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 7
IXL CENTER THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATION IXL Center has a unique heritage in innovation consulting and management education, and we continue to develop leading-edge capabilities that are powerful and practical MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Innovation Practice Leaders at Arthur D. Little and Monitor Group INNOVATION MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY BUILDING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Innovation Department Heads of Graduate Business Schools 1985 1964 MANAGEMENT EDUCATION INSTITUTE MONITOR GROUP 2002 2009 2004 2007 BOOKS AND SPEECHES ON INNOVATION We set standards for identifying critical components for successful innovation management and we continue to identify drivers, barriers and enablers of innovation THE INNOVATION PREMIUM by Ronald Jonash Tom Sommerlatte THE STATE OF INNOVATION IN SINGAPORE by Eduardo Chakarian Hitendra Patel GREENOVATE! by Tyler McNally Ronald Jonash Hitendra Patel CONNECTIVATE! by Hitendra Patel Ronald Jonash Steve Wyatt Victor Fernandes HEALTHOVATE! by Hitendra Patel Ronald Jonash Pamela McNamara ROBOVATE! by Hitendra Patel Rizzo Hahn 8 IXL CENTER
PROPRIETARY TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS AND SOFTWARE PROVEN AND ROBUST TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS We have developed breakthrough methodologies and frameworks supported by tools and ideation techniques that facilitate building innovation capabilities at an individual, team and company level INNOVATION VALUE CHAIN INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS CONNECT THE DOTS DIVERGE-CONVERGE PROCESS USER-FRIENDLY SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS AND ONLINE TUTORIALS We have developed software, applications and online tutorials that are available anytime, anywhere to ensure that knowledge and skills stick EUREKA ONLINE ONLINE TUTORIALS INNOVATION PORTAL APPLICATIONS WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 9
UNIQUE, BLENDED ACTION-LEARNING PROCESS WE INCORPORATE A MIXTURE OF LEARNING MODES Online tutorials and webinars Testing and artifact creation We combine complementary methods to develop new skills and capabilities Facilitated interactive workshops Experienced Coaching Team projects and presentations to senior executives WE USE A UNIQUE MODEL FOR CAPABILITY BUILDING Our action-learning approach enables your people to Know How-to Do innovation management and create innovation results. Executives focus on real problems and generate real results. KNOW HOW-TO DO RESULTS KNOWLEDGE SKILLS CAPABILITY EXPERIMENT ITERATE GLOBAL LOCATIONS BOSTON MEXICO CITY BOLZANO DUBAI SEOUL SHANGHAI SÃO PAULO SINGAPORE 10 IXL CENTER
GLOBAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC PARTNERS GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (GIM INSTITUTE) is the global standard certification board for innovation and innovation management. GIM Institute s worldwide advocacy for making innovation a professional business discipline is reinforced by our globally recognized standards and certification program, extensive academic programs, communities of practice, and professional development opportunities INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH (IIR) is the world's largest conference company and has been the leader in the provision of business information for over 25 years. IIR produces over 5,000 events annually through its network of offices in over 35 countries INNOVATION EXCELLENCE is the online home of the global innovation community, building upon a rapidlygrowing network with thousands of members from over 175 countries thought leaders, executives, practitioners, consultants, vendors, and academia representing all sectors and industries UNIVERSITY PARTNERS Innovation programs delivered by IXL Center to MBA, EMBA, and corporate executives at universities WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 11
ACCELERATOR PARTNERS Physical and virtual accelerators for driving ideas to commercialization. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACCELERATORS A 6-8 week accelerator program where teams will have fun while building their business concept into a more robust and bankable social enterprise. Teams are given access to office space & facilities, action coaching & networks, training and pitching opportunities. STARTUP AND SME ACCELERATORS A 4-6 month accelerator program to help startups and small and mediumsized companies identify new businesses that can accelerate their growth by 10x. This program is usually done in partnership with government or industry associations. CORPORATE ACCELERATORS A 3-6 month accelerator program to help large companies identify new business opportunities, pursue and develop those options further and drive them to accelerated commercialization with lasting results. WHO ELSE HAVE WE WORKED WITH? CORPORACIÓN MULTI INVERSIONES 12 IXL CENTER
WORLD-CLASS CLIENTS IXL Center has worked with organizations on every continent to create and capture greater value from innovation GOVERNMENT DRIVING 10X GROWTH FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES We designed and managed a virtual accelerator to help twenty to sixty companies across different cities in Colombia and Guatemala identify new businesses that can accelerate the growth of the company by 10x. CORPORATES DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES OF EXECUTIVES AND RISING STARS We were selected as the global partner to lead all innovation capability building efforts across the company to create a common culture and understanding of innovation, and identify new opportunities in the core, adjacencies and blue oceans. We continue to ensure that the company s senior managers and rising stars have the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead innovation initiatives across the company. ACADEMIA MANAGING THE INNOVATION AND GROWTH ACTION PROJECTS We designed and managed the Action Project programs of Yonsei University and the Hult International Business School where teams of international MBA students compete to provide the best growth opportunities to Fortune 500 companies. SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SOLVING THE WORLD S MOST PRESSING POVERTY ISSUES We defined the key challenges faced by some of the largest nonprofits in the world and determined the criteria for identifying winning ideas. Every year, the competition is open to over 300 business schools around the world and run in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM 13
The Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership (IXL Center) is the global leader in building innovation capability for those institutions desiring breakthrough growth. IXL Center s unique heritage in innovation consulting and corporate education has helped it form a perspective and approach that is cutting-edge and practical. IXL Center is a founding member of the Global Innovation Management Institute, an organization that is driving standards and certification for innovation management. IXL Center is a thought leader having published many books on innovation. Senior partners speak globally on matters of innovation. IXL Center has locations all over the world with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. IXL Center delivers incredibly high value and makes a large impact in organizations around the world through business innovation. They are committed to action and experiential learning, which is the only way to build sustainable capabilities in people while delivering results. They are very effective integrators of all the critical elements of innovation across the value chain. Some of the elements of their core business are motivational and fun sessions, workshops and coaching. ROWAN GIBSON, Author of Innovating to the Core CONTACT US: +1 617.945.2783 INFO@IXL-CENTER.COM WWW.IXL-CENTER.COM DESIGN BY OPUS DESIGN LLC www.opusdesign.us