Open Enrollment Courses
BUSINESS STUDIO SERIES
Top Innovation Tools for Green Companies; 1 day workshop; May 25
Future Thinking; 1 day workshop; June 29
Innovation Methods Certification; 1 year program; new class starting May 17
More info on NNC programs and courses
What Can Innovation Methods Certification (IMC) Do For You?
“I would strongly recommend NewNorth’s IMC program for the business professional interested in supercharging their creative potential. NewNorth’s IMC program equipped me with the tools and the framework to not only turn good ideas into equitable solutions, but also how to influence my team at all levels of my organization.
Rob Hughes
Co-founder of R3 Coaching, LLC
Right3.com
So, What is IMC?
IMC (Innovation Methods Certification) is a series of three consecutive sessions that teaches participants the skills required for effective innovation – whether leading or participating on teams.
Each session is 10 weeks long with all three sessions occurring over the course of one year.
101: Process of Innovation
Understand the fundamentals of innovation and how it manifests itself in people, processes and companies.
201: Character of the Innovator
Deconstruct the components involved with innovation leadership. Delve further into context, observation, and connectivity. Also explore real-world examples in use today.
301: Innovation Applied
Taking what has been learned in courses 101 and 201 and applying it to an individual’s own business environment.
Being an Innovation Catalyst
A new class starts on May 17!
Stay tuned for more on NewNorth’s IMC course…
Highlights
Design Matters
At NewNorth Center, we recognize a need to cultivate creative capabilities.
Jack’s Blend
I'm currently enrolled at NewNorth Center, taking part in a class called Innovation Methods Certification. It is a one-year class where we study the discipline of innovation.
Made in Michigan - Put me in Coach: Lacks uses futures research to inform diversification efforts
While NewNorth helps people get to thinking differently about their businesses, the key is to also provide tools for them to apply what they learn and be able to get management buy-in for the change.
Plante Moran Interviews Nate Young, President of NewNorth Center
It seems that every couple of years, a new buzzword makes its way into the business lexicon. Lean.
Value-add. New Normal. Lately, that word has been “innovation,” as economic experts throughout the Midwest point to innovation as the key to our region’s continued economic revitalization.
West Mich i6 Green consortium offers scale-up, business support services
Entrepreneurs and small businesses can now apply for a range of subsidized business support and chemical production scale-up services from the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich.
Companies may apply for support in developing a broad spectrum of emerging “green” technologies.
Business support services offered through i6 Green include: Business planning, Market assessment assistance, Grant-writing aid, Product, service and brand evaluation, Innovation assessment and training, Human Factors, Referrals to the investor community, and Chemical scale-up production.
Services will be provided by a consortium, which includes Lakeshore Advantage, Michigan State University, NewNorth Center, and the Prima Civitas Foundation.
Interesting Article
NNC recommends reading an article by Fast Company: The 3 Biggest Barriers To Innovation, And How To Smash Them