INNOVATION WORKSHOPS TO TACKLE REAL BUSINESS CHALLENGES

Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™

A structured, energizing workshop designed for high‑stakes problems where “more of the same” isn’t an option.

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When smart teams keep landing on familiar ideas.

THE PROBLEM

Under pressure, even very capable teams move quickly to solutions, default to familiar thinking, and spend most of their time trying to sell one option. The work looks busy and productive, but the ideas often feel like new versions of what’s been done before.

HOW INNOVATE LIKE AN
ENTREPRENEUR™ HELPS

Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™ uses a proven creative problem solving process to clarify the real problem, stretch the thinking, refine ideas and allow participants to leave with bold solutions that are ready for action.

From pressing challenges to bold solutions.

Clarify what you’re really solving for

We slow the team down just enough to name the real problem, challenge assumptions, and align on what “good” would look like—before anyone jumps to solutions.

Ideate and open up new thinking

Using simple, proven tools, teams look at the challenge from new angles, explore more than the obvious first ideas, and push past safe, incremental answers.

Develop ideas into next steps

The group narrows to the most promising ideas, pressure tests them, and decides what to move forward so the work doesn’t end when the workshop does.

Present ideas and get real-time feedback

In a Shark Tank-style setting, participants present their boldest ideas to senior leaders and receive in the moment feedback—and maybe a check.

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UPS: Bringing proven creative problem solving processes and tools to teams around the world.

SUMMARY

UPS used Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™ workshops across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific to tackle pressing, real‑time challenges—and equip teams with a process and tools they could use for the long run.

METRICS

  • 35 workshops reached 1,000+ participants spanning the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
  • 100% of participants said the tools and skills were applicable to driving business results.
  • 95% felt more confident solving high‑stakes problems and offering bolder solutions.
  • Highest‑rated marketing course at UPS, ever (4.9/5 and 100% NPS).

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Questions leaders often ask.

  • It works best when teams are facing real, consequential challenges—growth, customer experience, new offerings, or internal ways of working—where “more of the same” isn’t enough.

  • The format can flex from smaller cross‑functional groups to larger rooms, but it’s always designed so people are doing the work, not just listening to it.

  • The program is different from typical brainstorming sessions in that we slow down, provide a process, a structure  and a set of proven tools to guide the brainstorming.

  • Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™ is different from typical training sessions in that participants are empowered to apply what they learn to real business challenges in real time. It’s not just learning, we’re doing too.

  • Yes. Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™ provides a process and tools that are applied to your real challenges so teams are working on issues that matter to the organization right now.

  • Often, yes. It’s a strong working core for team meetings, leadership retreats, or strategy offsites where you want people to apply what they learn in real-time.

  • You leave with prioritized ideas, clear owners, and immediate next steps, so momentum continues once everyone is back to their day jobs.

Reach out about Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™

If you have a high‑stakes problem that needs fresh thinking, a short conversation is the best way to see whether Innovate Like an Entrepreneur™ is the right fit. In Focus will listen to what you’re trying to solve, ask a few clarifying questions, and share an initial point of view on how a workshop could help.

You’ll get a clear, honest recommendation —not a hard sell.