Workshop Details

Sign up for an exclusive 1-day virtual and interactive development program centered around Filene’s proven innovation methodology.  The workshop will empower participants with actionable tools that they can use immediately to create new ideas based on what members need now. They’ll learn how to gain deeper empathy and how to get to the root of member needs. They will learn tools for ideation, and they will design a prototype and test plan, and how to report out the results for maximum impact.

The Innovation Accelerator Workshop is open to Filene Members and Nonmembers!

Attendees will:

  • Receive an Innovation reference workbook
  • Gain access to more than 10 templates for exercises to take back to your credit union and use immediately
  • Collaborate with credit union colleagues across the US
  • Earn a certification of completion in the Filene Method
  • Receive an invitation to join the Filene Innovation Community

Upcoming Sessions

Meet Your Facilitator

Erin Coleman
Erin Coleman
Filene Research Institute
Senior Director, Advisory Services

Erin Coleman
As Senior Director of Advisory Services for Filene, Erin helps credit union teams and volunteers activate Filene Research Institute’s research and incubation work. She creates and delivers interactive programming designed to empower organizations to improve financial well-being across the communities they serve.

In her career at Filene, Erin has facilitated innovation programming for dozens of credit unions and credit union system organizations throughout the US and Canada. Erin has been a credit union champion since 1995, gaining deep insights about consumer and employee needs by working both inside and beside credit unions of all sizes. She places deep value on learning, honesty, and integrity, and has an internal compass that points to helping make the world a better place.