Process + Product

Innovation workshops

Breakthrough Solutions to Your Toughest Challenges

Intensive, facilitated sessions where your team's expertise meets Creative Problem Solving methodology. Walk away with actionable solutions and a team inspired to get to work.

Schedule a Planning Conversation

WHat makes these different

This isn't traditional brainstorming

Most innovation sessions generate excitement and sticky notes but struggle to produce implementable solutions. Innovation Workshops are different. We use Creative Problem Solving methodology to move systematically from problem clarity to concrete action plans.

Structured Process, Not Chaos

We all have our own approach to solving problems. So when we work together it can be chaotic and unproductive.

But imposing a prescriptive step-by-step method is not the best solution, since real-world problems rarely show up that way. One size does not fit all. Our clients need a flexible, menu-based approach that can be tailored to the kinds of problems they need to solve. The CPS 6.1 Methodology provides exactly that.

Real Problems, Real Solutions

These aren't hypothetical exercises. Your team works on actual business challenges that matter right now. The pressure is real, the stakes are clear, and the solutions need to work in your specific context.

Capability Transfer, Not Dependency

While we facilitate, your team does the thinking. We teach the methodology as we use it, so participants leave with more than solutions. They gain frameworks and confidence to tackle future challenges.

The CPS Methodology

How innovation workshops work

Every workshop follows four-stages in the Creative Problem Solving framework, adapted to your specific situation. Where we enter, and where we exit this framework depend entirely on your unique challenge.

Clarify

Define the right problem before solving it. Explore challenges from multiple angles to craft focused problem statements.

Ideate

Generate diverse possibilities without judgment. Use structured techniques to create more ideas than you expected.
Then we apply affirmative judgement to move the best ideas forward.

Develop

Strengthen promising concepts into workable solutions. Add implementation feasibility while preserving innovative potential.

Implement

Create concrete action plans with clear ownership, timelines, and accountability structures. Know exactly what happens Monday morning.

Team Composition

Building the Right Team

The quality of your workshop outcomes depends heavily on who's in the room. Here's how to think about participant selection:

Essential
Participants
  • Decision-makers who can commit resources and remove obstacles
  • Subject matter experts who deeply understand the challenge context
  • Implementation owners who will carry solutions forward
  • Diverse perspectives from different functions and levels
Consider
Including
  • Customers or end-users for experience design challenges
  • Cross-functional partners whose buy-in is critical
  • Emerging leaders who benefit from methodology exposure

Cognitive Diversity Matters

The best workshops include people who think differently. Mixing analytical and intuitive thinkers, introverts and extroverts, optimists and skeptics produces richer solutions than homogeneous teams.

Optional Enhancement

Consider adding individual assessments (VIEW, KAI, or FourSight) before the workshop. Participants gain insight into their thinking preferences and how to leverage team cognitive diversity during the session.

Flexible Formats

Choose your workshop format

We design each engagement to match your team's location, preferences, and the complexity of your challenge.

In-Person

Best for complex challenges and relationship building

Experienced facilitators at your location with all materials, visual tools, and documentation support. Ideal for multi-day intensive experiences requiring deep collaboration and focused, distraction-free time.

Virtual

Best for distributed teams and focused sessions

Expert virtual facilitation using TheStudio (Our virtual platform) for visual collaboration. Digital collaboration platform setup, real-time documentation, and pre-workshop technical support ensure seamless remote engagement.

Hybrid

Best for teams with regional clusters

Carefully designed facilitation ensuring remote participants are full contributors, not observers. Combines in-room and virtual facilitation with technology setup that bridges both formats effectively.

What you gain

What you'll walk away with

Every Innovation Workshop delivers both immediate tangible results and lasting organizational capabilities that compound over time.

Immediate Deliverables

Actionable Results

  • Comprehensive documentation of all ideas, decisions, and solutions
  • Visual records and collaborative work outputs
  • Detailed implementation roadmaps with owners and timelines
  • Prioritized solution portfolio ready for development

Lasting Capabilities

Sustainable Growth

  • Enhanced problem-solving skills your team can apply independently
  • Shared mental models and common language for tackling ambiguity
  • Increased problem solving confidence that compounds over time
  • Team alignment and momentum for implementation

Get Started

Let's design your innovation workshop

Every workshop is custom-designed around your specific challenge, team composition, and organizational context. The best way to start is with a planning conversation where we explore what breakthrough thinking would look like for your situation.

Schedule a Conversation

What happens next: We'll schedule a 30-45 minute conversation to discuss your challenge, team dynamics, and desired outcomes. Then we'll share our recommendations on workshop format, duration, and approach.