‘The UK is less productive than its major competitors-France, Germany and the US-in many sectors and it is argued that one of the ways of overcoming the productivity gap is by promoting greater levels of innovation’. Source: Chartered Institute of Management, March 2005.

The Learning Corporation is in a privileged position in that we see first hand the whirl wind of change, how a small number of companies are successfully riding the storm and how, alas, many are slowly falling behind due to short termism, rigid systems and complacency.

We also see that the organisations that are creative are more able to retain talented staff.

We will work closely with you to assess, design, embed and sustain creativity and innovation. We can help you enhance innovation and creativity at the organisational, team and personal levels.


Organisational level

We can help release the vital life force of entrepreneurs inside the organisation. Creative, motivated individuals can now find success and fulfilment. We will help:

• Secure top management commitment and the direction for innovation

• Establish the leadership processes, systems and structures to encourage entrepreneurship and sustain innovation

• Develop managers to understand creativity and innovation in their own role

• Encourage innovators and entrepreneurs to emerge

• Identify, train and coach entrepreneurs as they develop.

Personal and team levels

We work with individuals helping them to understand their personal preferred thinking and innovation styles and to develop the habit of continuous learning.

We are also skilled in explaining a wide range of creative thinking attitudes and skills and helping individuals overcome personal barriers to being more creative and innovative.

Innovation is not solely a personal process. Many ideas draw on the thoughts and stimulation of other people, particularly people who are in different teams, organisations and cultures. Consequently, we have a diagnostic we use with teams as well as bespoke development material to help facilitate this process.

We have excellent contacts with professionals in the performing arts with whom our clients can work to exchange ideas and practices on creativity and innovation.