Craig Higton

Innovation Strategist

Craig Higton is a dynamic Senior Business Leader and Change Agent with specific skills in strategy formulation & execution and driving innovation. Mr. Higton has held various senior leadership positions, which included a 16-year career with the Royal Air Force as an Engineering Officer, 5 years as a Business Improvement Consultant with KPMG, and seven years as a VP of Innovation and Improvement for L3Harris. While at L3, Craig established a world leading innovation program and ran over 120 Innovation Sprints. In total, he trained 150 Sprint Masters and Gurus, and established innovation hubs and makerspaces to deploy Blue Skies idea Management S/W to 16,000 employees.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Design Thinking and Innovation Sponsor
• Innovation Sprints
• Business & Strategic Planning
• Business Transformation
• Program & Project Management
• Value Proposition Canvas & Business Model Canvas
• Process & Product Design

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Aerospace
• Defense
• Engineering