This slide share will help you in identifying the eight (8) characteristics of a strong innovative programs that highlights the last two characteristics which is the persistence and identifying opportunities. It will also help you to know the four (4) ways to identify more business opportunities together with the importance of having propensity as a leader. PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY - URDANETA CITY CAMPUS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES PHDDS 317 - DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS JOWARA V. BAUTISTA (Discussant) ROSANNA D. GONZALES, Ph. D. (Professor)

1. CHARACTERISTICS
OF A STRONG
INNOVATION
PROGRAM
JOWARA V. BAUTISTA
Discussant
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DR. ROSANNA D. GONZALES
Professor
PHDDS 317 – DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY - URDANETA CITY CAMPUS
A. Y. 2020-2021

2. OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the eight (8) characteristics of a strong innovation
program.
2. Explain the mindset of a company
3. Enumerate the four ways to identify more business
opportunities.
4. Value the importance of persistence as a quality for a leader.

3. THE 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRONG
INNOVATION PROGRAM
1. There are Always More Ideas in the Pipeline
2. The Innovation Team (and Upper Management) Can 'Think
Outside the Box'
3. The Company Budgets Enough for Product Development
4. The Company Has to be Financially Sound
5. The Company Has to be Willing to Accept a Certain Amount of
Risk
6. The Company Uses Good Organization and a Streamlined
Development System
7. The Company Needs a Mindset of Recognizing and Jumping on
Opportunities
8. The Innovation Team Needs to Possess a Strong Propensity for
Persistence

4. THE 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRONG
INNOVATION PROGRAM
1. There are Always More Ideas in the Pipeline
2. The Innovation Team (and Upper Management) Can 'Think Outside the Box'
3. The Company Budgets Enough for Product Development
4. The Company Has to be Financially Sound
5. The Company Has to be Willing to Accept a Certain Amount of Risk
6. The Company Uses Good Organization and a Streamlined Development System
7. The Company Needs a Mindset of Recognizing and Jumping
on Opportunities
8. The Innovation Team Needs to Possess a Strong Propensity
for Persistence

5. What are supposed to be the
mindset of a company ?
Bright
Innovative
Organize
Risk-taker

6. The Company Needs a
Mindset of Recognizing
and Jumping on
Opportunities

7. THE COMPANY NEEDS A MINDSET OF RECOGNIZING
AND JUMPING ON OPPORTUNITIES
There is an old saying that,
"Problems are just
opportunities in disguise."
There's a lot of truth to this.
When it comes to innovation,
you don't have to limit yourself
to solving your own problems.

8. How can we recognize
opportunities?

9. FOUR WAYS TO IDENTIFY MORE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
1. Listen to your potential clients and past leads
2. Listen to your customers
3. Look at your competitors
4. Look at industry trends and insights

10. The Innovation
Team Needs to
Possess a Strong
Propensity for
Persistence

11. What does it mean to have propensity?
- you keep on doing something
even though how difficult it is and
even if everybody is opposing with it.

12. THE INNOVATION TEAM NEEDS TO POSSESS A
STRONG PROPENSITY FOR PERSISTENCE
Teams that are able to be
persistent, learn from their
mistakes, and forge ahead even
after a long, difficult series of
setbacks are the teams that are
inevitably able to produce
the winning innovations that
drive their business, and
indeed, drive entire industries.

13. Why persistence is important?
- something that we need to have
or develop in life because it is
interconnected with one’s own
personal development.

14. Persistence in
leadership helps to keep
up the work. It is a trait a
good leader should always
remember and never give
up on anything.
Why persistence an important quality for a leader?

16. Why persistence is the key to success?
- being persistent means that you
will keep trying again and again even
in difficult times. With every attempt,
you will inch closer to success.

17. REFERENCES:
• https://blog.hypeinnovation.com/the-8-characteristics-of-a-strong-innovation-program
• https://www.timecamp.com/blog/2018/01/persistence-important-
leadership/#:~:text=Persistence%20in%20leadership%20helps%20to,the%20challenges%20and%20improves%20work.
• https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/advice/business-planning/four-ways-to-identify-more-business-
opportunities/
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18. Thank you and I hope you learn something!
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