Using Innovation skills to enhance problem-solving abilities

I am going to teaching a new Innovation course, the first of its kind...Innovation Tools for Black Belts.

Innovation Tools for Black Belts is a new offering from BMG. Specifically designed for Six Sigma and Lean practitioners, the class teaches a number of powerful Innovation tools in the context of BMG's Structured Innovation methodology, D4. Unlike “creativity” courses that focus only on idea generation and “design” courses that focus only on refining existing ideas, Innovation Tools for Black Belts teaches a complete our 4-step roadmap (D4 - Define, Discover, Develop and Demonstrate) from problem identification to ideation to implementation. The first class will begin on October 8-12, 2007 in Denver, CO.

For more information on Innovation Tools for Black Belts, if you know someone who would be interested, pass this along or go to http://www.bmgi.com/products_services/Innovation_Tools_for_BB.aspx

Also our second CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) seminar is filling up fast! Held in Denver, CO on Oct 1-2, this course is designed specifically for business leaders who are leading the charge for innovation inside their organizations. This 2-day interactive seminar features emerging strategies, tools and techniques from some of the foremost thinkers in innovation today. These leaders (David Silverstein, Cheryl Perkins, and myself) know how to enable the right people, employ the right tools and identify the right projects to drive a successful innovation initiative that will contribute to any organization’s growth and long-term success.