innovation workshops from catalign innovation consulting
DESCRIPTION
I facilitate two types of innovation workshops: (a) "How-to" workshops (b) "What-next" workshops. Primary objective of the "How-to" workshops is learning tools and techniques. Primary objective of the "What-next" workshops is deriving actions in the innovation journey of a team / organization. Topics include challenge framing, idea generation, idea selection, experiment design, idea communication etc.TRANSCRIPT
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Innovation workshops
Acceleration partner in innovation journey
Vinay Dabholkar, Ph.D.
Catalign Innovation Consulting
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+91 99457-57913
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Innovation workshop
How to? What next?
• How to innovate effectively? • How to enable innovation? • How to foster a culture of innovation?
• What is the next big bet? • What is the next critical experiment? • What is the next step in innovation journey?
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“How to” workshop
For innovators For Managers Design
Thinking
Primary focus: How do I innovate more effectively?
Primary focus: How do I enable and manage innovation?
Primary focus: Customer centric innovation through empathy & rapid experimentation
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A sample outline of a 2-day “How to”
innovation workshop
Time Focus Activity / Exercise
09:30-11:00 Introduction to the “8-steps”
framework
Self-assessment on
innovation maturity
11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee
11:15-12:45 Build a challenge book
Pain-Wave-Waste model
5 ways of framing a challenge
Case discussion
Build a challenge book
Frame /Re-frame challenges
12:45-01:45 Lunch
01:45-03:15 Idea generation & selection
Cost-impact matrix
Generate 5 to 15 ideas per
person
Select top 3 ideas / group
03:15-03:30 Tea/Coffee
03:30-05:30 Low-cost experimentation
Design low-cost experiments
Doing last experiment first
Experiment design &
presentations
Day-1: How to innovate effectively?
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Time Focus Activity / Exercise
09:30-11:00 Build idea pipeline :
Build participation
Role of business strategy
Design of an idea campaign
11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee
11:15-12:45 Improve idea velocity:
Enable low-cost experiments,
Effective reviews
Bright spot analysis: What
works in our context?
12:45-01:45 Lunch
01:45-03:15 Enhance batting average:
Build an innovation sandbox
Open innovation /Platforms
Build margin of safety
Pre-mortem exercise
03:15-03:30 Tea/Coffee
03:30-05:30 Participant preparation Participant presentations
Day-2: How to enable & sustain innovation?
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“What next” workshop
Business Team Co-innovation
Primary focus: What are our next big bets? Typically involve: A sponsor for the big bets Biz leadership team Concept plan presentation Final go-ahead for next steps
Primary focus: What should we jointly focus on? Typically involve: Client + client’s clients / partners A joint roadmap agenda Intent to collaborate on innovation
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“What next” workshop outcomes
Business challenge book Potential big bets
Design of low-cost
experiments Concept plans
Big Data
Mobility
Cloud
Return on Investment
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Clients
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Facilitator:
Dr. Vinay Dabholkar
8 years of consulting experience
18 years of industry experience
100+ innovation workshops
Visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore & TISS Mumbai
B.Tech. IIT Bombay & Ph.D. SUNY Buffalo
300+ blogs on innovation since 2007
Co-author “8 steps to innovation”
Thank You
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http://www.8stepstoinnovation.com/
Related links:
http://catalign.in/
8-stps site:
Vinay’s blog:
YouTube channel (Innovation Baba):
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DOVqAebSp6Wto5A1ulBHg