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SUMMARY:Innovation vs. Continuous Improvement: Choosing th
 e Right Path - and the Right Tools July 23 | Morni
 ng Excellence Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Many organizations use “innovation” and “continuou
 s improvement” interchangeably. In practice\, they
 ’re solving for different things and confusing the
  two can stall progress.\n \n \n \n A common patte
 rn: teams apply improvement tools to challenges th
 at actually require a more fundamental shift\, or 
 label incremental changes as innovation without in
 creasing real value.\n \n \n \n In this session\, 
 Justine Hinderliter of Partners in Public Innovati
 on will help you step back and make more intention
 al choices about how you approach your work.\n \n 
 \n \n Drawing on her experience with public sector
  organizations\, she’ll share practical ways to:\n
  \n \n \n \n 	Distinguish between improving an exi
 sting process and making a more meaningful\, value
 -creating change\n 	Recognize when teams are using
  familiar tools in situations that call for a diff
 erent approach\n 	Match the problem to the right m
 ethod - whether that’s structured improvement or m
 ore exploratory\, innovation-oriented work\n 	Move
  forward without overcomplicating the effort\n \n 
 \n For those working within performance excellence
  frameworks\, this session will also help clarify 
 a common sticking point: what counts as innovation
  and what doesn’t.\n \n \n \n Throughout the sessi
 on\, you’ll apply these ideas to your own work so 
 you leave with a clearer lens and a starting point
  you can use right away.\n \n \n \n What You’ll Ta
 ke Away\n \n \n \n 	A practical way to decide: imp
 rove\, redesign\, or rethink entirely\n 	A clearer
  understanding of what meaningful change looks lik
 e in practice\n 	Examples of where organizations m
 isapply innovation and improvement and how to cour
 se correct\n 	A short set of tools aligned to each
  approach\n 	One current challenge reframed with a
  more effective path forward\n \n \n Our Speaker\n
  \n \n \n Justine Hinderliter is Co-Founder and Pr
 incipal at Partners in Public Innovation. She work
 s with public sector organizations to improve how 
 work gets done\; combining process improvement\, i
 nnovation\, and leadership development to drive pr
 actical\, sustainable change. She previously serve
 d as Chief People Officer for the San Francisco Pu
 blic Utilities Commission\, where she led major op
 erational and cultural transformation efforts\n \n
  \n \n Who should attend:\n \n \n \n This session 
 is designed for practitioners and leaders who are 
 actively working to improve how their organization
 s operate\, including:\n \n \n \n \n 	People leadi
 ng or supporting continuous improvement or operati
 onal excellence efforts\n 	Leaders who are expecte
 d to drive innovation\, but are not always clear w
 hen it’s required or what it should look like in p
 ractice\n 	Teams preparing for or responding to pe
 rformance excellence assessments\, and working to 
 clarify what counts as meaningful change\n 	Manage
 rs and project leads who find their teams stuck us
 ing familiar tools without seeing meaningful resul
 ts\n 	Anyone responsible for moving work forward i
 n complex environments where it’s not always clear
  whether to improve\, redesign\, or rethink entire
 ly\n \n \n Thursday\, July 23 | 8:00–9:00am CT\n \
 n (Optional networking and mingling from 7:45–8:00
 )\n \n Format: Zoom meeting\n \n Investment price:
  Included with membership for PEN/WCPE/IQC members
  | $20 for non‑members \n \n \n \n Can’t make it l
 ive? Register anyway - all registered attendees wi
 ll receive access to the recording. \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Webinar
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
TZID:America/Chicago
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T080000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T090000
LOCATION:Online -- Interactive Webinar\n United States\n 
URL:https://pen.cividesk.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=545
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