Workshops
Empowering and advising leading innovators
Drawing upon her work with numerous startups and corporations, Ruth shares practical tools for aligning change with strategic goals, why it matters in the here-and-now, and how committed leaders can focus on lasting impact.
For workshop and innovation module inquiries, please get in touch.
Hired by corporations, startups and global consultancies to lead workshops and forums for cohorts of executives to innovation practitioners from around the world, providing content on a number of trends, approaches, and best practices.
Workshop
Stakeholder Mapping
Does the diversity and scale of your initiative call for a holistic stakeholder approach?
The session will introduce the following building blocks:
stakeholder mapping concepts and consideration
audience drivers and prioritization exercise
a preview of stakeholder engagement and partnership models
Workshop
Trend Analysis and Mapping
There are endless trove of trends impacting businesses today. You’ve read the trend lists - what’s next? Are you looking to analyze and apply these market shifts to your organization?
In this session we will cover:
key components of an organization responsive to changes
a framework to help you analyze and apply trend insights within your company
look deeply at an area in need of innovation, evaluating technology and culture shifts: personas (norms), perspectives (values), processes (efficiency), and products (experience)
includes empirical research, trend analysis, and initial mapping of the Client’s chosen focus area to serve as a foundation for the workshop
Innovation Immersion
Corporate Transformation
How do you create an effective corporation transformation program?
The session includes:
immersion into digital trends and insights, innovation culture, diversity, talent training, humane tech and best practices in Silicon Valley
drivers of organizational transformation
real cases with corporate and startup leaders
strategies for engaging and leveraging ecosystems
models for sourcing external solutions and internalizing innovation
Multi-Day Workshop
Brand Identity and Activations
Define a clear brand and value proposition that will ensure consistent activation of your organization building brand equity and setting a foundation for growth.
The session will produce the following outcomes:
A clearly articulated brand value proposition to provide internal and external clarity on who your brand is, what they do and how they service consumers
Identify and prioritize key audiences and what your brand does for these audiences
A clear picture of competitors, their place in the market and their key experiences & touch points to inform the activate phase
Develop a set of thesis for areas of focus and exploration
Internal alignment on who the brand is and what they do
MODULES
Hands-on modules that have been incorporated into conferences, retreats, training and university curriculums
Thought Leadership 101
Paving a Path Towards Partnerships
Building an Innovation Program: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems