6. SPOTCHECK
Level of ongoing product development
The number of planned new products/services introduced in the next 3 years
Planned feedback systems
How systematic is the company's approach to innovation.
Innovation as strategic focus
The budget made available for innovation
The management time planned to be spent on innovation.
Involvement of staff
Promoters' attitude towards staff involvement in innovation/product development
Planned reward schemes for innovative ideas
Training.
Portfolio of ideas for product development
The number of ideas under consideration
Their stage in the development process
What action is planned to progress them.
Manager(s) responsible for innovation
Qualifications
Experience
Organisational ability
Planning ability.
7. TRENDWATCHING
Look for changes in food, new products, trendy restaurants
Look at the introduction of new products (failures and successes)
Changes in wording
Read science fiction
Books
Think changes through into their extremes!!!!
10. VUCA GURUS
Our gurus
Richard Watson
Ray Kurzweil
Jason Silva
Faith Popcorn
Chris Anderson
Jack Black
Naseem Taleb
Brian Solis
Ken Robinson
Seth Godin
Brett King
Kevin Kelly
Tim Ferris
11. Moore’s law
Moore’s Law
▪ ICT
▪ Social media
▪ Data
▪ Internet of things
▪ Sensors
▪ Virtual reality
▪ 3D-4D printing
▪ Nano
▪ Genetics
▪ Biology
▪ Physics
▪ Material science
▪ AI
Combination of all of the above!!!
12. Techniques
Brainstorming
Attribute listing*
Who, what, where, when, why, how*
Mind mapping
Random words
Discontinuity/serendipity
Doodle
Dream
Meditate
Entrepreneurship
XBOX
13. TOOLS
Bandwidth
Constant idea generation
Passion and purpose
Technology as an enabler
Story telling
Entrepreneurship
Organisational structure
15. Innovation management
Active innovation versus passive innovation
Ideas portfolio*
Future proofing
Anthropology
Culture
Serendipity*
Lenses of provocation*
Biology
Role play
16. Innovation management
What would MacGuyver do
Move to the fringes*
People*
Passion
Focus
Let a 1000 flowers bloom
20% rule
Co-creation
Soft balance sheet
17. Innovation management
Return On Destruction (ROD vs ROI)
Innovate to kill
Organisational structure
Infinitive possibilities*
Clock speed
Capability mapping
Simplify
Open vs closed
Wide lens*
18. Innovation management
Maverick in residence
Dissenting voices
Reverse mentoring
Procrastinate
Coalition of the willing
Rookie advantage
Use of language
Failure fund*
Metrics*
TRIZ
21. TRIZ
1. Segmentation
2. Extraction
3. Local Quality
4. Asymmetry
5. Combination
6. Universality
7. Nesting
8. Counterweight
9. Prior Counteraction
10. Prior Action
11. Cushion in Advance
12. Equipotentiality
13. Inversion
14. Spheroidality
15. Dynamicity
16. Partial, overdone or
excessive action
17. Moving to a new
dimension
18. Mechanical vibration
19. Periodic action
20. Continuity of useful
action
21. Rushing through
22. Convert harm into
benefit
23. Feedback
24. Mediator
25. Self-service
26. Copying
27. Inexpensive short life
28. Replacement of a
mechanical system
29. Use pneumatic or
hydraulic systems
30. Flexible film or thin
membranes
31. Use of porous
materials
32. Changing the colour
33. Homogeneity
34. Rejecting and
regenerating parts
35. Transforming
physical or chemical
states
36. Phase transition
37. Thermal expansion
38. Use strong oxidisers
39. Inert environment
40. Composite materials
Notes de l'éditeur
Developed as part of GROWING YOUR OWN BUSINESS workbook
Links into online business growth assessment – SPOTcheck – www.spotcheckonline.com