innovation in a vuca world

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Leading Innovation in a VUCA World
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Sylvia B. Vogt
President, Carnegie Bosch Institute
Adjunct Professor of Management
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

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Leading Innovation in a VUCA World
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Leading
Innovation
Leadership
Models
Tools
Techniques
Creating
Innovation
Space
People
Factor

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What is Innovation?
What is your definition of innovation?
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Adaptive Original
Evolutionary Revolutionary

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What is Innovation?
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Innovation is all about problem solving.
Sometimes the problem isn‘t known (yet).
Sometimes the solution isn‘t known (yet).
Sometimes innovation is about improving a known solution to a known problem.
However: There is no innovation without implementation.
Innovation is always about creating value.
And this is crucial in today‘s world...
VALUE
CREATION

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Leading Innovation in a VUCA World
V = Volatility.
U =
Uncertainty.
C =
Complexity.
A =
Ambiguity.
The nature, speed, magnitude and
dynamics of change, change
forces and change catalysts
The lack of predictability of issues
and events, the prospects for
surprise, understanding.
The multiplex of forces, the
confounding of issues and the
chaos and confusion that surround
an organization.
The haziness of reality, the
potential for misreads, and the
mixed meanings of conditions;
cause-and-effect confusion.
Adapted from Wikipedia
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1990s to Today: Intensity and velocity
are at an unprecedented pace

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Leading Innovation in a VUCA World
The VUCA World will continue to accelerate. To meet this velocity and the
intensifying competition, for organizations the pressure to relentlessly
innovate is greater than ever.
Innovation is the key challenge at the front and center:
For CEOs, innovation makes the top-five list in every region of the globe.
2015 Conference Board CEO Challenge®
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At the same time, the opportunities to create value and
competitive advantage are greater than ever. Innovation is the
vehicle. Leading innovation is the imperative.
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Leading innovation of
... technologies, products & services.
... business models. ...processes. ... how we work.

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The Four Phases of Innovation
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DIVERGE
CONVERGE
EXECUTE
CLARIFY PURPOSE
CREATE CHOICES
MAKE CHOICES
MAKE IT HAPPEN
Creating Value: Innovation needs from ideation to execution.
VALUE
CREATION
DEFINE...
DISCOVER...
DECIDE...
DELIVER!
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Phases
How will you measure success?
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The different phases of the
innovation process require
different methods and tools.
Different strengths.
Different people.
Different settings.
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The Four Phases of Innovation

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Innovation happens where ideas collide.
Actually, where people and ideas collide.
Innovation needs both physical space and
breathing space in the organization.
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Creating Space for Innovation

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Workplace design and space can foster innovation.
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Creating Physical Space for Innovation
Redesign your
meeting space

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Does physical space alone create innovation?
We know it is not enough.
The key is to create an organizational culture that nurtures innovation.
You need to shape the right environment.
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Creating Permissible Space for Innovation
In your organization –
Is it safe to think outside the box?
Is it safe to take a different approach?
Is it safe to quickly adapt new solutions?
How safe is it to fail?

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Let‘s start with a small thing.
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Creating Permissible Space for Innovation
How do you meet?

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Our brain is all about patterns. We can process very complex
information quickly because our brain is able to fill in gaps based on your
expectations. We are hardwired to see patterns even if they are not there.
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Creating Permissible Space for Innovation
Change the patterns in your organization.

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Creating Permissible Space for Innovation

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Encourage diversity of thinking!
Different people approach innovation differently. They have different innovation
attitudes. This very difference can be used to achieve better innovation outcomes,
and to strengthen the dynamics within a team.
Some useful instruments...
Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory
KAI measures style of problem solving and creativity. Provides insights into how people solve problems and
interact whilst decision-making, identifying three sub-traits:
Sufficiency of Originality (SO), Efficiency in regard to detail (E) , Conformity to group norms and rules (R)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) instrument
Most frequently used personality assessment instrument.
Research shows four innovation attitudes:
SJ – Efficiency Ideas
SP – Refining Ideas
NJ – Adopting Ideas
NP - Different Ideas
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The People Factor in Innovation

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Type and the Innovation Process –
Ideas, Attitudes, and Phases
Source: “Introduction to Type® and Innovation” by Damian Killen and Gareth Williams

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Who do you go to most often?
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The People Factor in Innovation
Name
Attributes
Gender
Age Group
(50+), (40-50), (25-40), (<25)
How long in organization
(<1yr); (1-5); (5-10); (>10 yrs)
Professional background
Home Country
Innovation Attitude

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Capitalize on differences:
Such as experience, age, cultural background,
gender, innovation attitudes, …
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The People Factor in Innovation
Expand your innovation network.
If you do not change direction, you
may end up where you are heading
– Lao Tzu

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Leaders inspire people.
People motivate themselves.
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Leadership
The role of the leader is to enable the
organization & inspire your people.
Walk the talk. Remove barriers. Enable. Inspire.
Then get out of the way!

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Key Takeaways
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• Innovation is all about solving problems. Known or
unknown ones.
• Innovation is ultimately about creating value. It needs to
get DONE.
• Innovation happens in four distinctive phases.
• Key to success: Systematically utilizing a wide range of
innovation methods, tools and techniques.
• Make space for innovation! Innovation happens where
ideas (and people) collide.
• Encourage and enable diverse thinking.
• People are different. Their styles of dealing with the world
differ. The people factor in innovation is often highly
underestimated.
• Diversify and integrate your network.
• Role of the leader is to enable the organization & inspire
your people.
• Walk the talk. Remove barriers. Enable. Inspire.
Then get out of the way!

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Sylvia B. Vogt
President, Carnegie Bosch Institute
Adjunct Professor of Management
Tepper School of Business @Carnegie Mellon University
++1 (412) 268-8683
svogt@cmu.edu
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