By 1 January 2011, customers can order the MWS Trainers Kit in either English, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin or Bahasa Malaysia.

Email us now at info@prioritysky.com for the special prices available if you intend to purchase 2 or more languages.

MWS Malaysia is proud to co-hosts the ‘MWS Mad Hatter Tea Party’ on 9th Dec 2011 to celebrate the year’s achievement and 3 key announcements to mark the occasion:

1. new updated format of the MWS Licensed Trainers Professional with the MWS Branding You.
2. updated MWS Licensed Trainer Certification program coupled with the new Certification Workbook.
3. updated partner site: http://www.miniworkshopseries.net and the new Partners Portal for beta users.

Very exciting news for all our clients and partners!!

The party was a smashing success!! with lots games, fun and laughter… and prizes…Our grand prize winner for the best dressed goes to Mr James Sashi [MWS Licensed Trainer Professional] from Scomi Group Bhd who took home RM5000 worth of prize. Congrats!!

The Magnificent Chase Lew gave us a fun entertaining magic show. The audience was mesmerized by his charm and great humor.

Check out the event photos  and video to see, feel and hear the endless sound of joy, fun and laughter….

We are thankful and grateful for the opportunity to help organizations empower their workforce. And we will continue to thrive to reach out to even more organizations… for we are truly committed to be positively MAD!! – Positively Making A Difference!

There is an increasing need for innovation in today’s organization. To stay current in a yesterday’s world. Be it in terms of organizational structure, product/services or mindset. Innovation also sends a positive message about the organization. Available in 2011.

In conjunction with the launch of Innovation in Action Track, a Learning Forum will be held on 11.1.11 at KLCC. Find out more about this epic HR Event that will inspire you with great ideas, advice and approach towards empowering your workforce towards Innovation.

Click here to register for Free.
01. Innovation and Organization

Innovation has always been a driving factor for much of the economic growth and rise in living standards. There is, today a great interest in understanding how companies can enhance innovation and the benefits it would bring.

Topics:

• Concept of Innovation
• Innovation in organizational context
• Role of managers
• Trigger employee driven innovation
• 4 steps to innovation

Creativity in the workplace must be nurtured and cultivated for it to flourish. This means creating a culture of trust and having the freedom to express new ideas without bein ridiculed and developing a radar to spot opportunities in unexpected places.

Topics:

• Establish nurturing environment
• Creativity process
• Group thinking styles
• 7 ways to enrichment
• Handle conflicts

Innovation is about finding the next great idea. But how to we get the great idea? The most innovative ideas are the result of a conscious, purposeful search for opportunities to solve problems or to please customers.

Topics:

• Idea, creativity and innovation
• Mental preparation
• 5 sources of innovative ideas
• Idea generating techniques
• Encouraging idea generation

Opportunity Recognition is finding the match between an unfulfilled market need and a solution that satisfied the need. Only upon successful recognition of an opportunity can you finally take steps to move the idea down the innovation process.

Topics:

• Value and opportunity
• Opportunity recognition
• Opportunity evaluation
• Opportunity realization
• Opportunity documentation

Having an Idea Management System is essential to ensure that organizations takes each opportunity to innovate and progress.

Organizations must take proactive steps to implement an integrated Idea Management Systems to capture these ideas and measure the results.

Topics:

• Critical competitiveness
• Integrated Idea Management System
• 7 Dimensions to troubleshooting
• Case study : Google
• Indisputable facts

Innovation is driven by the ability to see connections, to spot opportunities and to take advantage of them. The ability for organizations to capture, share and transfer their ideas, knowledge and experiences is an invaluable tool to preserve and forge ahead in their quest for innovation and competitive edge.

Topics:

• Defining Knowledge Management
• Types of knowledge
• Knowledge transfer
• Knowledge sharing
• 4 ways to measure impact

It takes a different sets of competencies to step up to be the new leaders of tomorrow. Developing your career as an innovative leader/manager requires you to take control, plan ahead and focus on the things that will really make a difference. The way of the Innovation Leader is not to focus on “keeping people from screwing up” but to help people be their innovative best, to help them to be great!

Topics:

• What is the difference?
• The action plan
• Leading an innovative team
• New leadership style
• Motivating individuals

Managers live in a paradoxical world of having to simultaneously control day-to-day operations while encouraging appropriate risk taking. Leading innovation is about aligning energy through a compelling vision of the future. The willingness to change is a function of how attractive the future is, the cost of inaction and confidence in one’s ability to perform in the new world.

Topics:

• The innovative leadership
• 4 ways to inculcate the culture
• 6 tips for changing the culture
• Establish strategic direction
• The ambidextrous organization

For creativity and innovation to thrive, you need to have a corporate culture that nurtures creative thinking, sees mistakes as on the job training and embraces every step of the innovation process. A reward scheme can make or kill an innovation initiative. Considering the amount of effort that goes into launching an idea management process in many companies, it is essential to get the rewards right to inculcate a culture of growth, progress and innovation.

Topics:

• Culture of innovation defined
• Dimensions of culture
• Motivate to innovate
• Reward system components
• the 3M approach

Even in challenging economic times, innovaion remains the top priority for many global companies. Innovation is not a temporary fad. It has been increasingly recognized as an important success factor by businesses over the past 30 years. Innovation is here to stay! Sustainable innovation brings lasting value added value to the organizations, its shareholders and society as a whole.

Topics:

• Fast track managers
• Getting it right with the 6Ps
• Tools for sustainable innovation
• The PDCA Cycle
• Critical success factors

Business must come to grips with the importance of innovation. But how does an organization ensure that it goes about “innovation” in a consistent way and then achieves the benefits associated with effective innovation. Innovation is not a lucky flash of inspiration or a unique skill set mastered by a fortunate few. With process innovation, you will have a step by step approach.

Topics:

• What is process innovation?
• 5 steps to a total framework
• Culture and paradigm shift
• Beyond process design
• Essentials to get you started

Open innovation means treating innovation like anything else — something that can be bought and sold on the open market, not just produced and used within the boundaries of the organizations. It is the art of leveraging on internal and external innovations to achieve business sustainability and success in the future.

Topics:

• What is open innovation?
• Closed vs. Open innovation
• 3Os, Open innovation enablers
• Peter Drucker’s 7 principles
• 5 tips for success