7. Real problems we want to solve
VS.
Solutions we think we already have
8. BUILD MVP’S
CREATE COMMON
LANGUAGE
CONNECT THE
ECOSYSTEM (BOTH
INSIDE & OUT)
SEE THE WORLD
TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE
TRAIN THE
TEAM
BUILD A
REPEATABLE
PROCESS
IDEA
GENERATION
HIRE AN
ACTIVATOR
& TEAM
9. The Art of the Possible
• Ecosystem innovation to drive productivity
• Process & governance to drive culture
INNOVATION READINESS
ASSESSMENT
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
TELL A GOOD
STORY
PRODUCTIZE
INNOVATION
ALIGN TO THE
STRATEGY
SEE THE
WORLD
BUILD A
REPEATABLE PROCESS
FOUNDERS LAB
INNOVATION COUNCIL
10. CREATE COMMON
LANGUAGE
BUILD MVP’S
HIRE AN ACTIVATOR & TEAM CONNECT THE ECOSYSTEM
(BOTH INSIDE & OUT)
SEE THE WORLD
TRANSFER
KNOWLEDGE
TRAIN THE TEAM
BUILD A
REPEATABLE PROCESS
IDEA
GENERATION
PILOT PRODUCT
INNOVATION COUNCIL
LEGAL, FINANCE,
PROCUREMENT
MARKET TEST
BETA PRODUCT
SEE THE WORLD
CONNECT THE ECOSYSTEM
(BOTH INSIDE & OUT)
BUILD A
REPEATABLE PROCESS
TELL A GOOD
STORY
Craig Haney,
Entrepreneur, Innovations Manager @Canadian Tire, Director of corporate innovation @Communitech
But I wont tell you, ill show you (PLAY video on next slide)
EARLY WINS
Meet Phil, (phat-fingered Phil), he works in the shipping department of Canadian Tire. Building anGive the problem, not the solution
, Process wins…innovation loses
Legal wins…innovation loses
Corporate stopping idea/Killing idea due to risk
The madness: Innovative tech we want to build vs vendors we already use, processes we fall back on. Need to learn to trust your team and offer the problem – not the solution.