ITG UNLEASH®
Innovation Skill-Building & Training Programs
Build innovation practices that last.
Unleash your team’s innovation skills with ITG’s expert-led training workshops. Whether you need stronger concept writing, facilitation fundamentals, or sharper creative thinking, ITG gives teams practical methods they can use with confidence.
Build Internal Innovation Capacity
Corporate trainings can sometimes feel temporary, with inspiration that fades within weeks. ITG UNLEASH® builds permanent capabilities. Our workshops equip your team with the same proven techniques we use within every innovation workstream, from the creativity skills of our Creative Consumers® associates to the frameworks and techniques our Facilitators use to push teams into new spaces. You get practical tools your team can immediately apply, plus the confidence to lead innovation processes long after the workshop ends.
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What To Expect
Methods ITG Uses Every Day
Learn the same creative thinking frameworks and collaboration techniques that power ITG’s work, adapted for your team’s internal innovation needs.
Expert Instruction, Practical Coaching
ITG’s experienced Facilitators lead all workshops, bringing years of real-world innovation experience and the ability to customize content based on your team's skill level and objectives.
Hands On Skill-Building
Every workshop combines instruction with application. Your team practices on real challenges and leaves with tools they can put to work the next day.
Resources That Extend the Learning
Comprehensive handbooks, video materials, and reference guides ensure skills stay sharp and can be shared across your organization beyond the initial participants.
ITG UNLEASH® Workshop Options
Innovative Thinking for Teams
Master creativity and collaboration fundamentals, including the Forness® mindset, creative problem-solving process, and a toolkit of ideation techniques. Perfect for building innovation culture across your organization.
Concept Writing Workshop
Learn to write compelling, test-ready concepts that communicate insights and benefits effectively. Great for insights, product development, and marketing teams.
Facilitator Fundamentals
Comprehensive training with live coaching and real-time feedback to build internal facilitation capabilities. Transform team members into skilled innovation session leaders.
Behavioral Innovation™ Approach
Advanced workshop based on ITG's Outsmart Your Instincts book and methodology. Learn to identify and overcome the cognitive biases that consistently block innovative thinking.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This service empowers insights teams, marketers, brand, and R&D professionals to build sustainable innovation practices that break down internal silos. It is ideal for teams facing innovation pressure who want to master proven methodologies and be more productive in collaborative settings.
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It depends on the area of focus of the workshop. Your team can learn to conquer cognitive biases and adopt the Forness® mindset, build a shared language for creativity and feedback, facilitate your own internal sessions, or master the art of concept writing.
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We adapt our proprietary tools to directly address your organization's unique culture and specific internal challenges. Every workshop combines instruction with hands-on practice using your current business objectives.
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It is a core ITG philosophy that provides a common language for creativity and constructive feedback. Mastering this mindset reduces the fear of judgment in group settings and helps your team overcome the cognitive biases that frequently block innovative thinking.
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Yes, your team receives comprehensive digital handbooks, reference guides, and access to video content libraries for ongoing refresher training. This ensures that innovation becomes a repeatable internal strength rather than a one-time event.
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Yes, through ITG UNLEASH®, ITG provides expert-led innovation training programs designed specifically for corporate teams. We equip professionals with the proven methodologies, creative mindsets, and practical techniques needed to make innovation a repeatable internal muscle.
UNLEASHED STORIES
Facilitators discuss their favorite ITG UNLEASH® project designs.
This Behavioral Innovation™ Workshop took a non-profit team through various tools and techniques to overcome the Cognitive Biases that impede on creative thinking. The end result was an ideation around making online meetings more engaging.
See how ITG took this client through a Concept Writing Workshop to better understand consumer insights, benefits and reasons to believe, and how those components clearly communicate how a product or service can change the consumer’s day.