The Visual Thinking Innovation Company
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Copyright © 2007 Humantific Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Design Management Conference
Chicago, USA | June 8, 2007
Sense-Making
Innovation
Maximizing Diversity Now!
GK VanPatter
Co-Founder & Director of Strategy
Humantific
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Where We Work / The Innovation Journey
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We help multi-disciplinary teams
improve their:
• Adaptability
• Operational efficiency
• Innovative output
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What’s Missing?
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Scaling Innovation Skill
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Innovation Skills Progression Ladder Example
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Continuous Innovation Model
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Innovation: Most Typical Disconnect/Challenge
Leadership & Leadership &
organization defines organization profiles
innovation here are here
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How We Understand Teams is Changing
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Basadur Innovation Profile
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Basadur Innovation Profile
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Basadur Innovation Process
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Innovation Profile
Preferences are about who we are today
versus what we might like to be tomorrow.
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Innovation Profile
What it’s NOT:
NOT an IQ test
NOT a personality test
NOT a right/wrong answer test
NOT roles to choose
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Roles Versus Preferences
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Innovation Profile
Preference helps you understand:
• WHO is on the team
• WHO is in the room
• HOW the team connects to task
– At a preference level
– Not as will or interest
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Innovation Profile
Understanding Preferences Informs:
• How to manage the team?
• How to help/teach the team?
• How to inspire the team?
• How to make the team happy?
• How to lead the team?
• What to build for the team?
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10 Typical Innovation Challenges
My team:
1. has difficulty making decisions
2. has trouble with envisioning
3. is building the wrong products
4. can’t get any products built
5. does not get along
6. thinks too much
7. can’t get outside the box
8. has no new ideas
9. rushes to implement vague ideas
10.is impatient with “design”
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TEAM VISIBILITY FRAMEWORK
May Team Has Difficulty Making Decisions
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My Team Has Trouble With Envisioning
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My Team Is Building the Wrong Products
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My Team Can’t Get Any Products Built
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My Team Does Not Get Along
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My Team Does Not Get Along
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My Team Can’t Get Outside the Box
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TEAM VISIBILITY FRAMEWORK
My Team Thinks Too Much
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TEAM VISIBILITY FRAMEWORK
My Team Has No New Ideas
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My Team Rushes to Implement Vague Ideas
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My Team Is Impatient With “Design”
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The innovation profile is
one tool in a broader suite
of innovation tools

Humantific Innovation Framework
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STRENGTH STRENGTH STRENGTH
Pattern Optimization Pattern Creation Pro-active
(Digging the same hole deeper) (Digging new holes) & adaptable
ISSUES ISSUES ISSUES
• Inability to invent • Inability to execute • Takes lots of smarts
& work to achieve
• Stuck in the present • Constantly digging new
holes
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Contact
GK VanPatter
gvanpatter@humantific.com
Elizabeth Pastor
epastor@humantific.com