This document discusses three behaviors that can make innovation possible for older companies. First, innovation must be driven by and answer customer needs. Regular checks with customers ensure alignment with their expectations. Second, every enabler like principles, culture, structure, processes, skills, information and IT must be activated to allow companies to change mindsets. Third, governance is needed to ensure all innovation initiatives are coherent and support the company's strategy.

1. IS YOUR
COMPANY
FULLY
ENGAGED
TOWARDS
INNOVATION ?

2. “The difference between
the impossible and the
possible lies in a man's
determination.”
T. LASORDA

3. Today, innovation is mandatory for companies (*).
* See http://fr.slideshare.net/SebastienJuras/innovation-is-not-an-option.

4. It’s a question of life or death.

5. That’s why innovation is
such a popular word.

6. But innovation is
almost impossible
for older
companies to
embrace(*).
(*) See http://www.slideshare.net/SebastienJuras/innovation-part2-corrections

7. The key word of the last
sentence is almost.

8. Let’s focus on
the three
behaviors that
will make
innovation
possible for
older companies.

9. 1. Innovation makes senses only if
it answers to customers needs.

10. 2. Only a full engagement to
innovation will enable you to survive.

11. A change of mindset is required, because…

12. Companies must move from a linear oriented
process and predictable world to…

13. A world where the results of
actions are unpredictable.

14. Today, companies have to work on enablers and regular
controls to make success happen.

15. Success or failure depends on the ability
of a company to activate consistently with
all its enablers for transformation.

16. According to COBIT (*), an enterprise can play with seven
enablers to transform itself.
(*) COBIT is a framework for enterprise ‘s governance from ISACA.
Principles, Policies
and framework
Culture, Ethics
and Behavior
Organizational
structure
Processes
People and skills
Information
IS/IT

17. Are you sure that all of
these enablers are
activated in your
company?

18. Principles, Policies, and Framework
What ideas do you propose to
your company so that your day
to day management is supporting
innovation?

19. Culture,
Ethics, and
Behavior
What are the
behaviors
you are
promoting
and
banishing to
support
innovation?

20. Organizational Structure
How is your structure organized so as to give a
chance to everyone to push a new idea?

21. e
Processes
How agile are your
processes to launch, test,
and roll out new ideas?

22. People and skills
Are you coaching
enough of your
people to increase
their skills and
acquire new ones?
Do you push them
to get out of their
comfort zone?

23. Information Information is the source of
innovation. So how much attention
are you giving to this treasury?

24. IS/IT
Is your IT department asked to
provide features or enablers to
enhance your creativity?

25. The challenge to change is so difficult that everything that can
contribute to this change must be activated.

26. The last
behavior that
will make
innovation
possible for
older
companies…

27. 3. Put all of your initiatives for
innovation under governance.

28. Because if
you succeed,
but set up
good
conditions to
ease
creativity
without
control,

29. your company will be a mess.

30. Governance will help you make sure that all initiatives are
coherent and supporting the strategy of the company.

31. Summary
Innovation must be driven by customer
needs. Make regular control with them
to confirm you are in line with
customer’s expectations.
Every enabler should be
activated to allow the company
to change their mindsets.
Governance ensures that all
initiatives are coherent and
supporting the strategy of the
company.

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