Dates and location
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Dates and location
Hours
Description
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, CPAs are increasingly called upon to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, drive process improvements, and contribute to organizational strategy. This course equips finance and business professionals with the creative thinking and innovation skills needed to transform ideas into measurable business value.
Through practical tools and real-world applications, CPAs will strengthen their ability to think strategically, communicate innovative ideas persuasively, and lead change initiatives that improve organizational performance. The concepts presented align with key CPA competencies in leadership, strategy and governance, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and change management.
Participants will explore the full creativity-to-innovation process, from generating original ideas to gaining stakeholder buy-in and successfully implementing innovative solutions. The course challenges common myths about creativity and demonstrates how creative thinking can be developed as a practical business skill to foster innovation, motivate teams, and create workplace environments where new ideas can thrive.
Key Topics:
- Five Phases of the Creativity to Innovation Process
- Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Others
- Creative Thinking Techniques
Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Apply creative thinking techniques and innovation frameworks to solve complex business, financial, and operational challenges.
- Navigate the creativity-to-innovation process, transforming ideas into practical solutions that deliver measurable business value.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, challenge conventional thinking, and drive continuous improvement across teams and organizations.
- Build compelling business cases and persuasive narratives that gain stakeholder support and secure buy-in for strategic initiatives.
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and accountability by leveraging effective motivators and team engagement strategies.
- Lead innovation and change initiatives that improve efficiency, support organizational objectives, and create value for clients, teams, and stakeholders.
- Strengthen CPA core competencies in strategic thinking, leadership, problem-solving, communication, and business decision-making.
Who Will Benefit
This course is particularly relevant for finance, audit, and tax professionals, including CFOs, controllers, practice leaders, and team leads and CPAs transitioning into supervisory or management positions who are responsible for leading people, managing performance, resolving workplace issues, and fostering productive working relationships.
Disclaimer
Canadian Management Centre is CPA Ontario's content provider for this PD Course. As a condition of your participation, you acknowledge and agree that you will not:
- Copy, modify, adapt, translate, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the Canadian Management Centre content, technology or software;
- Rent, lease or assign Canadian Management Centre to any third party;
- With the exception of any information or materials necessary to fulfill PD Course requirements or complete PD Course exercises, download any training tutorials or any other text, multimedia images (graphics, audio and video), data and other information provided in connection with the Canadian Management Centre; or
- Allow access to the Canadian Management Centre training solutions by any user other than yourself.
How to Access the Course
To access your course, visit the CPA Ontario Blackboard site and sign in using the same username and password used for the Registration Portal. You can also access your course through the Blackboard Learn app (iOS or Android).
Important: Course access begins on the date of purchase and remains available for the Access Time specified for the course under Dates and Location. Please review the access time before purchasing. Note that it may take up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear in Blackboard.
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Speaker(s)
For more than 60 years, Canadian Management Centre (CMC) has helped professionals develop the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to achieve excellence, adapt to change, and thrive in an increasingly complex and competitive environment. Through practical and results-oriented learning and development solutions, CMC empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to enhance their performance and achieve their goals. Serving hundreds of clients across Canada each year, CMC works with organizations ranging from private sector businesses and government agencies at all levels to international organizations through its global network. Regardless of industry or sector, CMC’s clients share a common objective: to strengthen their impact, advance their careers, contribute more effectively to organizational success, and achieve greater personal and professional fulfillment.