JL Heather

Preston Chandler

Scalable Innovation Workshop

Centered helps leaders and teams solve complex business problems fast. Through practical workshops, design sprints, and executive sessions, we build the culture, leadership, and systems that drive real innovation and measurable results.

Centered

How high-performing tech teams build innovation into their operating rhythm. Learn the  first concrete moves to create scalable innovation.

<h2>Scale Innovation Without Breaking Your Operations</h2>April 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM Central Time · Online · 60 MinutesMost growing companies don't struggle with ideas.They struggle to turn ideas into consistent results.Your team isn't short on talent. You've probably invested in agile, lean, design thinking, maybe all three. And yet:<ul><li>Good ideas keep dying in meetings, not because they're bad, but because nobody can approve them fast enough</li><li>A few high performers carry all the real progress. Everyone else is stuck in process</li><li>Innovation feels like a side project that never quite makes it to the main stage</li><li>"Innovation sprints" produce slide decks. Not shipped products. Not revenue</li></ul>This isn't an effort problem. It's structural. And until the structure changes, nothing else will. What changes when you fix the operating modelWe've spent 20 years working with companies on this problem. What we've found is that repeatable innovation comes down to four structural factors embedded in how work actually gets done.When those factors are right, innovation becomes a system. When they're wrong, no amount of offsites, frameworks, or new hires will fix it.Here's what we've seen when companies address them:→ A Fortune 500 technology company was stuck in 12-month innovation cycles. After working with us, they validated a customer-tested prototype in one week. A senior stakeholder called it "one of the most productive workshops I've participated in, across 20 years of professional experience."→ A global manufacturer had a brilliant product but innovation was talked about, never operationalised. After a 5-day engagement, they cut sales effort by 90% and sparked a company-wide shift.→ A scaling products company had cross-functional teams pulling in different directions. After working with us, they validated critical assumptions fast, aligned their teams, and had clear customer evidence to move forward. What leaders say:"Centered helped us compress innovation timelines and build capability at the same time." Sandra D'Ambrosio, Executive Program Manager, HP"They didn't just run workshops, they transformed how we think, collaborate, and execute." Lara Bowen, Chief Innovation Officer, Univet"The sprint aligned our cross-functional teams and gave us clear customer evidence to move forward." Chadwick Andrews, Sr. Director, Bushnell Outdoor Products In this session, you'll see:<ul><li>Why most innovation efforts fail and why it has nothing to do with your team's talent or effort</li><li>What high-performing companies actually do differently, real before-and-afters, not theory</li><li>Where your organisation stands right now, you'll take the Innovation Scorecard live and see which of the four factors is holding you back</li><li>What to fix first, not a 47-step playbook, but the one or two shifts that will have the biggest impact in your situation</li></ul>All registrants receive the recording, slides, and their personalised Scorecard results. Is this for you?This session is for leaders at growing companies who are responsible for making innovation actually happen, not just talking about it.<ul><li>Heads of Product, Innovation, Strategy, or Operations</li><li>VPs and Directors leading teams through growth</li><li>Business unit leaders with P&amp;L accountability</li><li>Founders and executives scaling beyond the early stage</li></ul>You'll get the most out of this if you've tried the frameworks and innovation still feels stuck — and you suspect the problem is structural, not cultural. Your hostsJL Heather Co-founder of Centered. 20 years coaching executive teams at HP, Ford, Pfizer, T-Mobile, GE, and Wendy's. His work with HP was described by a senior stakeholder as "one of the most productive workshops I've participated in, across 20 years of professional experience." PCC (ICF), CPCC certified.Preston Chandler Co-founder of Centered. 20 years transforming hundreds of teams at Ford, Pfizer, T-Mobile, Walgreens, and Sprint. Designer of the Breakthrough Lab Method™, which compresses innovation timelines from 12 months to weeks. At Univet, his team cut sales effort by 90% in 5 days. Lean Certified, Six Sigma Black Belt. About CenteredWe help growing companies test ideas with real customers in days, build teams that execute with confidence, and embed practices that last. Over 100 design sprints delivered. Clients include HP, Bushnell, Univet, onX, Vista Outdoor, and Foresight Sports.Learn more at <a href="https://centered.work/" title="https://centered.work/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">centered.work</a>By registering, you consent to receive event details and follow-up resources from Centered. Unsubscribe anytime.

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