This document discusses running an agile Fortune 500 company and provides innovation heuristics. It describes a typical global company as having 200 divisions across 40 countries and 25,000 employees. It then lists over 50 heuristics or rules of thumb for approaching innovation problems in complex environments. The heuristics include thinking outside the box, starting with many ideas, learning from other industries, eliminating risks for customers, and challenging assumptions.

1. “Running an Agile Fortune 500 Company”
Aditya Yadav, aditya.yadav@gmail.com
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*A Typical Global Company
*Fortune 500/1000
*200 Divisions
*40 Countries
*25000 Employees

3. @ Acme Inc.
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*Original Question “Innovation Seems Really Really
Complex and a Vast Effort… How do we go about
it?”
*The Correct Question - “When the problem space
becomes extremely complex, Heuristics/Heuristic
Algorithms have performed excellently compared to
closed form solutions or exact algorithms… Allow
me to introduce you to some Innovation Heuristics…
Every organization should have a Catalog of such
heuristics for themselves…”

5. And The Philosophy Behind The Answer
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6. Thinking Outside The Box Is The Only
Innovation Heuristic Available… You would be
Surprised!!!
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* Less is more
* Do the opposite
* Biggest[Important] rocks first
* Find a/the way to fail
* Ask – what would Google do?
* Learn from and Apply across Industries
* Start with a lot of Ideas
* Think Global
* Think Local
* (Re)Define the problem in multiple ways
* Stop Planning
* You Are ‘The Problem’
* Do Nothing/Think/Vacation/Resume-Later

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* Simplify ( Complexity ) and Explain it Simply
* Take Risks Yourself
* Eliminate Risks For Customers
* Do something for the first time (get out of your comfort zone)
* Dare and Be First
* When things aren’t adding up start subtracting
* Challenge the Assumptions
* Wish (Beyond Sensible)
* 100 Euro Test… what will you do if you had 100 Euros?
* (Novelty)New-Useful(To Whom)—(Economically)Viable-(Technologically) Feasible …Test
* Early Wins/Low Hanging Fruits
* Consider the Experience
* Tell a Story
* Ask Why?

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* Recombine
* Alternate Uses
* Relinquish Control
* Make it Fun
* Reduce Time
* Make it Just Work
* Make it Smarter
* Cut Costs
* Make It smaller
* Multifunctions
* Self Service/Do it yourself
* Low Tech Solutions
* Biomimicry

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* Fresh Start
* Real time
* Recombine
* Frugal
* Energy Efficient/Green
* Social/Ecosystem
* Fun
* All in one
* Unlimited
* Free
* Disconnected/Remote
* Easy
* Mass Customization

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*Make it Virtual
*Make it Slow/Fast
*Lots of Incremental – Small Improvements
*Learn from Failures but don’t make Stupid
Mistakes

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Aditya!!!