This document outlines a 5-step innovation process: 1) Identify problems and possibilities, 2) Investigate to seek understanding of the big picture and root causes, 3) Generate, strengthen, and elaborate ideas, 4) Evaluate, prioritize, and understand potential impacts, 5) Plan, create, test, and deliver implementations to create something useful while managing performance, costs, schedules, options, and risks. It also describes an idea submission and selection process.

1. 5i – towards Innovation
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Identification
o Identify Problems
o Needs
o Possibilities
Investigation
o Seek Understanding
o Big Picture
o Root Cause
Ideation
o Generate
o Strengthen and
o Elaborate Ideas
Impact
o Evaluate
o Prioritize
o Understand Impact
Implementation
o Plan
o Create
o Test
o Deliver

2. Innovation
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Idea
Submit Form
o Objective
(short & long term)
o Budget / Cost
o Benefits
Selection Process
o Selection criteria
o Selection Board
o Define design
o Develop
o Build
o Buy
o Integrate
o Deploy
o Implement
Something Useful
o Performance
o Cost
o Scheduling
o Options
o Risks