Innovation and Creative Leadership

Organisations across Africa face pressure to do more with less and to respond quickly to changing markets. This course helps managers create the conditions for practical innovation, generating fresh ideas from their teams and turning promising ones into workable improvements. The focus is on everyday innovation that lifts efficiency, service and morale rather than grand theory.

What you will be able to do

Create a team climate where staff feel safe to suggest and test new ideas.
Facilitate idea generation using proven creative thinking techniques.
Screen and prioritise ideas against feasibility, cost and impact.
Run small, low-risk experiments to test ideas before wider rollout.
Overcome resistance and the fear of failure that blocks innovation.
Build an ongoing pipeline of continuous improvement within the team.

Course outline

01Why Everyday Innovation Matters
02Building a Safe Climate for Ideas
03Creative Thinking Techniques
04Screening and Prioritising Ideas
05Running Low-Risk Experiments
06Overcoming Resistance to Change
07Sustaining an Improvement Pipeline

Who should attend

This course is designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders and project leads who want to build a more innovative and adaptable team.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Online	2	US$900
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Innovation and Creative Leadership privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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