Develop the skills to explore, design and activate innovation

Innovation Safari Training programs are designed to equip professionals with the mindset, tools and capabilities needed to explore innovation ecosystems and transform insights into real projects.

Training is an essential component of the Innovation Safari Experience. It complements the experiential learning of Innovation Safaris with structured knowledge, practical tools and collaborative exercises that help participants apply innovation principles.

Through these programs, participants learn how to observe emerging trends, understand technologies, generate ideas and activate innovation initiatives with confidence.

Innovation cannot be learned only from theory. It must be experienced, observed and applied.

The goal is simple: transform explorers into innovation leaders.

Sherpa Training

Become a Certified Innovation Safari Sherpa

Sherpas are the architects of the Innovation Safari experience. They design the journey, select the hotspots and ensure that each Safari generates meaningful outcomes for the Explorers (participants).

Sherpa Training prepares experienced professionals to design and lead Innovation Safaris using the Innovation Safari methodology.

Participants in Sherpa Training learn how to:

• Design complete Innovation Safari Paths with clear purpose and outcomes
• Identify and select relevant innovation hotspots based on strategic fit
• Align each Safari with organizational challenges and opportunities
• Design and structure high-impact activities across the Learn – Design – Engage journey
• Guide Explorers through a coherent and meaningful innovation experience
• Using the Innovation Safari Canvas^©

Each participant designs a complete Innovation Safari as part of the program, ready to be executed in a real context.

Innovation Safari Sherpa certification provides access to the global Innovation Safari ecosystem, visibility within the network, and opportunities to collaborate on future Innovation Safaris.

Hotspot Guide Training

Bring innovation ecosystems to life

Hotspot Guides are the facilitators and activators of the Innovation Safari experience. They are not just presenters. They are the connection between Explorers and real innovation environments.

They guide experiences inside real hotspots and help Explorers understand not only what is happening, but why it matters.

Guide Training prepares experts, researchers and ecosystem leaders to deliver structured, high-impact experiences within Innovation Hotspots.

Participants in the Hotspot Guide Training learn how to:

• Structure and deliver a complete hotspot experience, not just a visit
• Connect technology, research and real-world applications with clarity
• Facilitate meaningful dialogue with Explorers
• Translate complex innovation into practical and relevant insights
• Activate interaction, reflection and engagement during the visit

Final outcome: you deliver a real, structured and high-impact experience in the Innovation Hotspot.

Each Guide works on their own hotspot, designing a real experience that can be delivered as part of an Innovation Safari.

Explorer Skills Training

Develop innovation capabilities through experiential learning

Innovation Safari Training also focuses on developing the capabilities that professionals need to navigate uncertain and rapidly changing environments.

These training sessions strengthen skills such as:

• Opportunity detection and trend exploration
• Creative thinking and ideation
• Rapid prototyping and experimentation
• Collaboration across disciplines and sectors
• Strategic thinking and innovation leadership

Participants engage in hands-on exercises, collaborative challenges and practical workshops that mirror the dynamics of real innovation environments.

The objective is to turn inspiration into practical capabilities.

Each Innovation Safari generates a certificate for each explorer to highlight the objectives and goals.

Tools and Methodologies

Training sessions introduce participants to practical innovation tools used during Innovation Safaris and beyond.

Examples include:

• Future Design and foresight methods
• Design Thinking and co-creation frameworks
• Rapid prototyping techniques
• Visual storytelling and project pitching
• Stakeholder and ecosystem mapping
• Exponential OpenEXO
• Exploration walks at Innovation Hotspots
• Meet startups in real ecosystems
• Innovation workshops with experts
• Among others

These tools help participants structure ideas, accelerate experimentation and communicate innovation initiatives effectively.

Flexible Training Formats

Innovation Safari Training programs can be delivered in different formats depending on the needs of participants and organizations. Formats include:

• Short learning sessions integrated into the Innovation Safaris
• Half-day or one-day innovation workshops
• Multi-day training programs
• Training modules integrated into Custom Innovation Safaris
• Specialized certification programs for Sherpas and Guides

Each format combines practical exercises, real case studies and collaborative learning.

Learning Through Experience

Innovation Safari Training follows a simple principle: innovation is best learned through experience.

Participants observe real innovation ecosystems, interact with innovators and apply what they learn through structured exercises and collaborative challenges.

The result is a learning experience that is immersive, practical and immediately applicable.

Innovation Safari is not just a training program.
It is a platform for developing the innovators and explorers of the future.