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Innovation framework design

Create a systematic approach to fostering and managing innovation

Design a comprehensive framework for cultivating innovation within your engineering organization, including idea generation, evaluation, and implementation processes.

90 minutes
creation

Overview

Design a comprehensive framework for cultivating innovation within your engineering organization, including idea generation, evaluation, and implementation processes.

Learning objectives

  • Define innovation goals and metrics
  • Create idea generation processes
  • Build evaluation criteria
  • Establish implementation pathways

Instructions

Build your organization's innovation framework:

1. Map current innovation efforts 2. Identify innovation barriers 3. Design ideation processes 4. Create evaluation framework 5. Build implementation roadmap

Steps

1

Assess current state

20 minutes

Map existing innovation efforts

2

Identify barriers

15 minutes

Find and address innovation blockers

3

Design processes

30 minutes

Create ideation and evaluation processes

4

Build criteria

20 minutes

Establish evaluation and selection criteria

5

Create roadmap

5 minutes

Design implementation pathway

Pro tips

  • •Balance incremental and disruptive innovation
  • •Create psychological safety for experimentation
  • •Allocate dedicated time and resources
  • •Celebrate both successes and learnings from failures

Example outcome

A structured innovation framework with clear processes for idea generation, 20% time allocation, quarterly hackathons, and innovation metrics dashboard.

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