Innovation Hour "Making Innovation Ninjas"

Dr Tammy Watchorn trained as a scientist before moving into the complex landscape of healthcare to lead change. After some slow starts she began to realise that her hard-won accreditation in the process of change leadership, particularly for innovation and creative problem solving was meaningless: the only way to achieve success was to focus on people. By understanding those involved in change, any change, as individuals and not ‘stakeholders’, she developed a pragmatic way of making progress by stealth using ‘ninja’ moves. She recently turned her experiences into the novel Change Ninja Handbook, an adventure book for anyone wanting to progress in leading and delivering change.

At the heart of innovation is change, change for the better, and if you want innovation to be successful, you must know how to make change happen. Tammy is an expert in making change stick in organisations, the obvious route is not always the best route. Come and learn from the “change ninja”!

In this innovation hour we will:

• Explore the common challenges faced by those making change
• Hear stories of how Tammy overcame challenging situations
• Understand how culture impacts on success
• Discover how to get buy-in and engagement at all levels
• Learn doable “change ninja” moves that can be immediately applied