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① |
Provide
strategic alignment |
Create an
inspiring
vision and
launch a crusade. Link
the
innovation strategy
with corporate
→
vision,
→
stretch goals,
objectives,
strategy
and
culture of innovation. Develop a
strategic innovation roadmap to choose and do
the right things.
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② |
Define
the
innovation
process publicly |
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Rapid innovation requires
an effective
innovation process. Help people understand how they fit
into the system as a whole. Document your innovation process
explicitly via maps and charts, and communicate it implicitly by
words and practice.
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③ |
Build
cross-functional expertise |
Develop
cross-functional individuals to
harness the power of
diversity and discover
→
synergies. Start with
yourself ‒ become a
Master
of
Business Synergies. Establish
diverse
cross-functional innovation teams
to
manage innovation
→
systemically.
Help your people adopt
advanced ideation,
team creativity and
intellectual teamwork techniques such as
Innovation Football,
KoRe 10 Innovative Thinking Tools (10
KITT), and Spiral Integration of Ideas (SPIN). Shuffle portfolios.
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④ |
Establish a
creative chaos environment |
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⑤ |
Challenge
assumptions |
Create a
culture of
→
creative dissatisfaction
and questioning.
Think
outside-the-box.
Ask searching
questions
"Why?" and "What If?" to identify hidden
→
problems and
→
opportunities.
Keep
eyes open for inspiration.
→
Brainstorm
every day.
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⑥ |
Facilitate
cross-pollination of ideas
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Incorporate a wide
range of styles, skills, and perspectives
to
inspire and develop winning
innovative solutions. Encourage comments and ideas. Inspire
advocates and critics. Invite outsiders – experts, customers,
suppliers, partners.
Change hats
to generate and
evaluate ideas.
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⑦ |
Reward
idea generation |
People want to know their ideas make a
difference. Recognition and
rewards
→
motivate and
encourage people to participate and make quality contributions. They
also demonstrate management
commitment to the innovation program and
to the employees.
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⑧ |
Experiment
with promising ideas |
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⑨ |
Allow freedom to
fail
|
Failure provides a great
learning opportunity and
should be viewed as a very lifeblood of success.
→
Learn from failures, regroup, and start again
→
more intelligently.
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⑩ |
Measure
the progress |
An
effective measuring system help you take a
corrective action and accelerate the pace of ideas to
implementation.
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⑪ |
Make business
fun
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Fun makes
people excited about what they are doing, inspires them to
→
work as a team and
tackle new challenges.
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