How long is the Certified Innovation Leader course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Certified Innovation Leader course?

The next public date is 16 - 20 Nov 2026 in Paris. There are 14 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Cape Town, Barcelona, Vienna.

Can I take Certified Innovation Leader online?

Yes. Every date can also be joined live online in a virtual classroom with the trainer, for £1,280 per participant. Choose "Live online" in the dates table when you register.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £2,750 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Certified Innovation Leader (LM-009) Training Course

Course overview

In today's volatile economy, Smart Leaders recognize that the pathway to success and advancement lies in fostering innovation.

This entails the creation and execution of groundbreaking ideas, encompassing novel approaches to productivity and competitive offerings.

Innovative Leaders possess the acumen to foster creativity and inspiration among their teams, adeptly guiding the cultivation of fresh perspectives and inventive concepts.

They transform their organizations into vibrant and flourishing entities through their adeptness at selecting, motivating, and nurturing innovative thinking.

At the heart of this Certified Innovation Leader training course lies the imperative of cultivating an innovative culture. Here, leaders learn to lay the groundwork for an environment where novel ideas thrive, serving as the cornerstone of organizational progress and prosperity.

Training Course Objectives

By attending this training course, delegates will be able to know:

How to research and identify new ideas that can be applied to your own organization
How to create an Innovative Culture that fosters new ideas into enterprise solutions
How to motivate, seemingly unmotivated workers to perform at higher levels
How to generate new ideas to overcome problems in the workplace
How to turn expenses and liabilities into assets and income for your business

Designed for

This training course is intended for Managers and Leaders who want to transform or improve their operations and organizations through the implementation of strategies with a greater level of creativity and innovation.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Managers and Executives at all Levels
Supervisors
Team Leaders
Department or Business Unit Heads
New Managers

Course outline

1Day One: Leading Creativity and Innovation at Work
- Understanding Strategy and Leadership in the 21st century
- Innovation vs. Constant Improvement
- Innovative Leadership as a Transformative Force for Success
- The critical mass for change and innovation
- Case Study of Innovative Companies
- Applying Leadership to Achieve Creativity and Innovation
2Day Two: Achieving Workforce Engagement
- How the G.E. “Workout” Model Engaged Employees
- Achieving “Buy-In” from Your Workforce
- Developing Creative Solutions for Problems and New Strategies
- Overcoming Old Paradigms
- The Characteristics of “Organizational Drift”
- Achieving Results by Leading an Empowered Workforce
3Day Three: Leadership with a Creative Edge
- Developing Creative Potential in People and Teams
- How Profiling may Reveal the Creativity in People
- Thinking Skills and Multiple Intelligences
- Learning New Brainstorming Techniques
- How to Incubate New Ideas
- Interacting with ‘Creatives’ using Influence and Persuasion
- Creative Group Exercise: Identifying Business Processes
4Day Four: Creating a Motivating Climate for Higher Productivity
- Key Elements in Creating New Missions
- Establishing Goals and Targets with Creative Flair
- Building a “Sense of Significance and Purpose”
- Emotional Intelligence as a Motivator
- Rewarding and Encouraging High Performance
- “Pygmalion and Galatea” Theories Behind Individual Performance
- Group and Team Motivation
5Day Five: Driving Strategic Change
- Managing the Change Process
- Kotter’s Change Management Techniques
- Successful Techniques for Leading Effective Change
- How a Leader Communicates a ‘Sense of Urgency’
- Overcome the Challenges of Change in Organisations
- Creating an Attitude of Perpetual Change and Improvement
- Course Review and Personal Goals

Schedule

Dates and fees

14 upcoming dates in 8 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted. Every date can also be joined live online for £1,280.

All dates as PDF

November 2026

16NOV 16 - 20 Nov 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

ParisFrance · Classroom

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

December 2026

7DEC 7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days

FrankfurtGermany · Classroom

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

January 2027

11JAN 11 - 15 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

February 2027

8FEB 8 - 12 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 each

March 2027

8MAR 8 - 12 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

IstanbulTurkey · Classroom

£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each

April 2027

12APR 12 - 16 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

Cape TownSouth Africa · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

May 2027

10MAY 10 - 14 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

BarcelonaSpain · Classroom

£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each

June 2027

14JUN 14 - 18 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

ParisFrance · Classroom

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

July 2027

12JUL 12 - 16 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

FrankfurtGermany · Classroom

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

August 2027

9AUG 9 - 13 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

September 2027

13SEP 13 - 17 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 each

October 2027

11OCT 11 - 15 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

IstanbulTurkey · Classroom

£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each

November 2027

8NOV 8 - 12 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

ViennaAustria · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

December 2027

13DEC 13 - 17 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

BarcelonaSpain · Classroom

£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each

Live online, on the same dates

Join the class in real time from your office or home: live sessions with the trainer, group discussion, course materials and a certificate of completion. Joining details are emailed before the course starts.

November 2026

16NOV 16 - 20 Nov 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

Live onlineVirtual classroom · join from anywhere