This document discusses strategies for building an innovative environment. It outlines a two stage process: 1) Setting the stage by defining the strategic context, eliminating fear of failure through a culture that embraces risk, and valuing diversity. 2) Taking action by connecting informal networks within the organization, collaborating externally, making ideas visible, and motivating results through recognition and incentives. The goal is to engage people in the innovation process from employees to customers to suppliers.

1. Humanovation
because innovation is
“made by and for the people”
Ali Bulut
ISU Cologne 2013

2. What is permanent
is only change
No man ever steps in the same river
twice, for it's not the same river and
he's not the same man.
Heraklitos

3. To change the world
One needs only to change
the way he perceives it

4. Key sources of
sustained economic growth
• Human capital 71 %
• Customer relationships 66 %
• Data access, data-driven insights 52 %
• Products/services innovation 43 %
• Brand(s) 33 %
• Business model innovation 30 %
• Technology 28 %
• Partnership networks 25 %
• R&D, intellectual property 22%
• Price/revenue innovation 19 %
• Assets (physical, infrastructure) 15 %
• Corporate social responsibility 13 %

5. Human Capital

6. Was there any life before
innovation?
“In a knowledge economy where small insights
can quickly shift the competitive landscape
and capabilities can be bought or built;
organisations having a dynamic
innovation portfolio
will have the best chance of survival
and generating growth.” IBM CEO Survey 2012

7. How do we engage our people?
But many organizations
are finding it difficult to engage
their people
– from their employees to their
customers to their suppliers –
in the innovation process.
If
this is the case,
then where do they start?

8. Critical roadblocks to successful
innovation
• Unsupportive culture and climate % 38
• Limited funding for investment % 35
• Government and other legal restrictions % 32
• Workforce issues arising internally % 28
• Process immaturity % 25
• Economic uncertainty % 20
• Inadequate enabling technologies % 18
• Inflexible physical and information technology infrastructure % 16
• Insufficient access to necessary information and data % 14
• Workforce issues arising externally % 13

9. INNOWAYTION

10. Innovation is more open,
collaborative, multidisciplinary
and global than ever before

11. Seven key steps to building an innovative environment
Setting the stage
Taking the action
Define the
context
Eliminate
Fear
Encourage
diversity
Connect
the dots
Reach
outside
Make
ideas visible
Motivate
the results

12. Stage one:
Setting the stage for innovation
• Define the stategic context, direction and boundaries of
innovation.
• Eliminate fear of failiure by creating a culture that
embraces risk taking
• Value and leverage the ideas from the diversity of your
employees

13. Define the context
• Define the purpose and targets of
innovation
• Give direction and timeframe
• Provide market orientation
• Establish boundaries of innovation
• Communicate innovation messages
consistently

14. Encourage risk taking
• Recognize “near misses” as well as
winners
• Applause risk takers and innovators
• Learn from your mistakes
• Reduce cost of experimentation

15. Cultivate diversity and
let a thousand ideas blossom
• Build diverse leadership teams
• Infuse diversity into innovation teams
• Link successful innovations to diversity

16. Key sources of diversity

17. Stage two: Taking action
• “Connect the dots” within your organization by
understanding and leveraging the informal
networks
• Collaborate with external organizations,
including partners, suppliers
• Make ideas visible to elevate ideas from all
corners of the organization.
• Provide incentives and recognize your people’s
innovativeness

18. Connecting the dots
• Understand your internal
social network
• Encourage and enable
informal communities in
your organisation
• Enable networking
technology whenever
necessary

19. Connect with your customers
and partners
• Develop external relationship
• Create a partnership management team
• Communicate with your customers directly
• Learn more rom them about their needs
• Make them a part of the solution
• Build an image of trust

20. Make ideas visible
• Take advantage of cross functional teams
• Encourage communities of practice
• Organize learning events to spark
creativity and curiosity
• Launch large-scale brainstorming events
• Design a creative workspace

21. Motivate the results
• Understand what motivates your people
• Don’t over use variable compensation
• Express your appreciation on every
occasion
• Adapt and insert innovation into
your key performance criteria