Getting Buy-In for Your Ideas

You have an idea–a process improvement that will increase efficiency, an alternative meeting structure that will boost productivity, or maybe a new product feature that will bring in more customers. Here’s the problem: you can’t implement your idea alone. You need approval and resources from your boss… and your boss’ boss.

So how do you successfully champion bottom-up innovation when leadership’s time and attention are in high demand?

In this course, you’ll learn how to promote your ideas within an organization to empower innovation and drive change. Through examples and first-hand accounts from professionals in tech, consumer goods, and more, you’ll master methods for strategically framing your idea, gaining traction, gathering resources, and influencing decision-makers. You’ll walk away with actionable techniques you can immediately put to use to advocate for yourself and direct your organization’s attention toward new, innovative solutions.

• Assess your company’s readiness to hear and support innovation
• Identify and fine-tune your highest potential idea
• Garner feedback, input, and support as you grow your idea
• Align your idea with your company’s strategy and goals
• Create a pre and post-pitch checklist to effectively sell your idea to leadership

Course Outline