Becoming Leaders of Innovation and Empowering Workforce Transformation: Bridging Skill Gaps with Microcredentials and OCIP

July 13 at 11:00AM EST  
Becoming Leaders of Innovation

This workshop, based on Dr. David Weiss’ co-authored book Innovative Intelligence (Wiley) and his subsequent innovation and design thinking work, describes how leaders can become leaders of innovation and how leaders can avoid thinking traps that can limit innovative thinking.  This virtual workshop will explore the following:  

• What does it mean to become a leader of innovation?  
• What kinds of innovative thinking capacities are needed for complicated and complex issues?  
• What are the traps to avoid that may limit innovative thinking?  

Ontario Collaborative Innovation Platform (OCIP) 

The Ontario Collaborative Innovation Platform (OCIP), launched by eCampusOntario, supports research partnerships between companies and Ontario’s public postsecondary institutions (PSIs). OCIP is a matchmaking service which helps Ontario businesses find R&D support, workforce training and IP support with Ontario’s 53 colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes. 

BONUS: Following Dr. Weiss’ 45-minute presentation, this webinar features a 15-minute OCIP demo showcasing how eCampusOntario’s micro-credential programs, combined with OCIP’s innovation-driven initiatives, can help businesses bridge skill gaps, enhance employee productivity, and foster a culture of continuous learning.

Meet the Speaker

David has provided consulting on more than 1000 business, organizational, and HR projects, delivered over 200 conference presentations and he has written over 60 journal and trade articles. He is the author or co-author of seven books including Leadership-Driven HR (Jossey-Bass) and Innovative Intelligence (Wiley, also available in Chinese) which was reported by CBC News as a “top 5 business book” in the year it was published. Previously, Affiliate Professor of the Rotman School of Management, Senior Research Fellow at Queen’s University, and VP and Chief Innovation Officer of Knightsbridge, David currently teaches at two university executive development programs, Schulich School of Management, and St. Mary’s University.  

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August 22, 11:00AM EST
Supporting Digital Transformation Success –  
The University of Waterloo, Watspeed Digital Transformation Program 

Our future prosperity and way of life depend on transforming the Canadian economy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and yet only 30 % of large-scale technology-based changes are successful today.

The University of Waterloo, Watspeed Digital Transformation online program provides guidance and support to managers and professionals to enable them to lead and contribute to the transformation of their organizations. Its innovative design incorporates original tools and techniques in a framework for determining the change needed and implementing it. Individual consulting on implementation activity is uniquely included in the program in a close collaboration between the workplace and the online classroom.  

This presentation will share insights about digital transformation and an overview of the program at the University of Waterloo. 

Ontario Collaborative Innovation Platform (OCIP) 

BONUS: Following Dr. Weiss’ 45-minute presentation, this webinar features a 15-minute OCIP demo showcasing how eCampusOntario’s micro-credential programs, combined with OCIP’s innovation-driven initiatives, can help businesses bridge skill gaps, enhance employee productivity, and foster a culture of continuous learning.  

Meet the Speaker

He is the author and instructor of the Watspeed Digital Transformation program and provides guidance to organizations on how they can effectively apply digital transformation. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo where he teaches courses in the Impact of Information Technology in Society, the Strategic Management of Technology, Project Management, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Operations and Supply Chain Management.