How can your Innovation Hub / Innovation Council / Innovation Center evaluate proposals or on-going innovative projects?
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Beyond the Suggestion Box. Clearly you need something more than a casual "that's (not) a good idea". And, although you need a regularly scheduled portfolio evaluation, innovative teams need a prompt response. read more
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Evaluate at Each Stage. Identifying potential projects, nurturing them, building prototypes, and finally launching products; each stage needs a critical look. read more
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Metrics and data. Different industries and firms need different types of metrics and data by which to evaluate whether or not to proceed with a new product or an innovative idea. Software firms with online products have the ability to road test the product with little cost. Firms in the automotve industry, energy industry, pharmaceutical and hardware industry have huge infrastructure costs before testing new products. Which metrics are right for you? read more
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"Instilling an Innovative Mindset," a full-day workshop for individual contibutors. You will learn
- to promote and foster an environment where innovation flourishes,
- to step back, look at trends and the big picture, and analyze what the trends indicate
- to adapt, learn new things and grow
- to inspire others with your personal passion
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"Leading Innovation," a two-day workshop for engineering managers, delivered by Leslie Martinich. Participants will learn practices listed above as well as
- how to build an innovation ecosystem
- the role of relationships, networking and customers
- the skills required for participation in an innovation hub
- dealing with failure
- how to manage an innovation portfolio
- metrics to measure
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"Managing Innovation," a one-hour presentation for engineering organizations, Speaker: Leslie Martinich. request schedule |
