Innovation is fast becoming the critical business competency of the 21st century. Lean Six Sigma has leveled the playing field of cutting costs and creating operational efficiencies, but Innovation can help companies differentiate themselves from competition. How can a company build capability in this essential area?

BMG has partnered with Robert B. Tucker, a recognized thought leader in the innovation field, to produce a world-class online briefing on how companies can create a successful, sustainable process for innovation.

Inside the Innovation Elite brings business leaders up to date on the exciting developments of standout performers in innovation, and gives executives the tools they need to apply their methods to create successful, sustainable innovation programs. This online executive briefing reveals the five mega-disciplines that firms in the forefront of innovation use to drive growth, meet the ever-changing needs of customers, and revitalize internal processes to embrace change.

The briefing is based on 20 years of research by Robert Tucker, who has authored four books on innovation and interviewed some of the world's most successful CEOs. Tucker's cutting-edge innovation philosophy, presented through BMG's innovative eLearning techniques, will give all executives the resources they need to design and implement a successful innovation program.

At the end of this online executive briefing, viewers will be able to:

• Design and implement an enterprise-wide innovation strategy to move their company forward.
• Identify innovation champions in their company.
• Replicate the methods elite firms use to discover the unmet and unarticulated needs of their customers.
• Avoid the most common mistakes that can derail innovation initiatives.
• Take advantage of the ways elite companies manage innovation.

Inside the Innovation Elite includes:

• An explanation of the 5 best practices that are common among the worlds most innovative companies.
• Real examples from companies, such as BMW, Whirlpool, GE and Bank of America, which have successfully created an innovation process.
• The essential steps necessary to create and implement an innovation process.
• Actionable techniques at the conclusion of each best practice.
• An end-of-briefing online assessment to give viewers an instant report card on how their company stacks up in each of the five critical best practice areas.

The online executive briefing was developed for companies that:

• Have changing customer needs or are in changing markets
• Face a challenge in changing the corporate culture
• Need new ways to transform their business
• Are ready to implement an enterprise-wide innovation process
• Want to build their Innovation portfolio
• Need to know how to use innovation cost-effectively

Click here for more information on BMG's Innovation practice.