Your Class of 2017 Home Page

Welcome to the Alliance for Innovation’s Innovation Academy.  You are joining 36 Organizations and 396 who have participated in the academy.  This tested framework will provide you and your organization support for developing an innovative project in your community and help you develop an action plan to strengthen the culture of innovation in your organization.  The participating organizations are:

  • Belleair, FL
  • Durham County, NC
  • Glynn County, GA
  • Grand Prairie, AB
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Loudoun County, VA
  • Salisbury, NC
  • Virginia Beach, VA

This page provides you with the handouts and resources for each session of the academy.  Also, we invite you to participate in the Linkedin Group for networking: 

*All meeting times below are from 3-4 pm ET, unless otherwise noted.  To register for the team virtual sessions visit: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/7561009787906307842

The Innovation Academy Playbook is a companion resource to support your organization's journey in the Academy.  The playbook provides you with content, resources, exercises and handouts to maximize your experience. 

The Academy Guidelines provide guidance to your teams.  This includes, an outline of our schedule and syllabus, a look at how to go about team selection and project identification, discuss our expectations of you and what you can expect of us, look at technology requirements, and a list of previous Innovaton Academy graduate projects.  

August 3rd – Team Leader Meeting:

Orientation:  View the Innovation Academy Orientation 

September 21st:  What is Innovation and Building Your Team

  • Handouts
  • View Session Recording 
  • Assignments:
    Complete the Organizational Assessment (Individually) by October 5th
    Join the Linkedin Group, Create Profile in Knowelge Network
    Team Building Activities:  Optional Playbook Exercises
    Optional Meet with Mentor
    Identify Team Project by December 23 

October 19th:  Setting the StaGe to Build Culture of Innovation: Leadership and Key Roles/Responsibilities

  • Handouts
  • View Session Recording
  • Assignments: 
    Individual Assessment Due by November 2nd
    Join the Linkedin Group, Create Profile in Knowledge Network
    Team Building Activities:  Optional Playbook Exercises
    Optional Meet with Mentor
    Identify Team Project by December 23
    Optional Save the Date for Team Flash Mob Session - November 16th

November 9th:  Problem/Opportunity Clarification

November 18th:  optional Team flash mob Session 

November 30th:  Optional Team Leader Check-In

December 14th  Idea Generating

  • Handouts
  • View Session Recording
  • Assignments: 
    Enjoy your holidays!
    Team Building Activities:  Read Section 3.0 Playbook/Optional Playbook Exercises
    Optional Meet with Mentor
    Identify Team Project by December 23rd
    TLG 2017 - April 19-21st - Who is Attending? 

January 18th:  Prototyping and Experimentation

February 1st:  Optional Team Leader Check-In

February 8th:  Implementation, Scaling and Sharing

March 15th and 22nd 3:00 – 5:00 pmET:  Team Project Presentations

April 19-21st:  TLG Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma