Leadership, Ingenuity, and Technology Interaction: Accelerators of Innovation

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Leadership in the Interactive AgeLeadership in the Interactive AgeLeadership, Ingenuity, and Technology

Interaction: Accelerators of Innovation

Part 7Paul Schumann


Leadership, Ingenuity, and Technology Leadership, Ingenuity, and Technology InteractionInteraction

Introductions & Announcements Last Program This Program

Accelerators of Innovation


Leadership is a State of Mind, Not a Position

Ingenuity and Leadership Motivating Others Shaping Values Interacting Responsively Building Community Voices of Today’s Interactive Leaders


TopicsTopics

Ingenuity, Technology and Innovation Helping Organizations Learn to Innovate Establishing Innovation Strategies Delighting Customers


OrganizationsOrganizations

The Purpose of Organizations is to Create Wealth– Prosperity– Well Being– Happiness

Innovation is the Means by Which Organizations Create Wealth


InnovationInnovation

Innovation Endows Resources With a New Capacity to Create Wealth, or it Creates a New Resource

Innovation is the Result of the Implementation of New Ideas

Innovation is the Way of Turning Ingenuity Into Realities


InnovationInnovation

Innovation Can– Cause Change– Exploit Change

Innovation Can Be– Accidental– Systematic

Systematic Innovation That Exploits Change is Generally the Most Effective


Types of InnovationTypes of Innovation

Nature– Product– Process– Procedure

Class– Incremental– Distinctive– Breakthrough


The Nature of InnovationThe Nature of Innovation

Its Interaction

ProductThing to Thing

ProcessPerson to Thing

ProcedurePerson to Person


The Class of InnovationThe Class of Innovation

Breakthrough

Distinctive

Incremental


The InnoVantage GridThe InnoVantage Grid

Product

Process

Procedure

Incremen

tal

Distincti

ve

Breakthrou

gh


Ingenuity, Technology and InnovationIngenuity, Technology and Innovation

Individuals or Teams Interact With the Environment in Which They Live and Work– With Each Other and the Organization’s

Resources Within a Culture and Community– With Customers, Competitors and External

Technologies– With the Team’s and Organization’s

Stakeholders


Ingenuity, Technology and InnovationIngenuity, Technology and Innovation

Develop Technologies Use Technologies to Innovate


Ingenuity, Technology and Ingenuity, Technology and InnovationInnovation

Team

Org.

Stake.

MarketTech.

Cust.

Comp.

Tech. Innovation

Culture


Helping Teams Learn to InnovateHelping Teams Learn to Innovate

Learn and Integrate the Principles of Innovation

Gain Skill in the Tools and Techniques of Innovation

Apply the Principles, Tools and Techniques to Solve Your Problems


Helping Teams Learn to InnovateHelping Teams Learn to Innovate

Teach and Mentor Others on Your Team Apply the Principles, Tools and

Techniques to Solve Team Problems


Helping Teams Learn to Innovate

Vision &Commitment

Mastery ofResources

TeamVision

InnovationIntegration

ofResources

Innovation SkillsConfidence & ClarityInnovation Principles

Goal OrientedPromote Personal Development

Utilize Creative Tension


Principles of InnovationPrinciples of Innovation

Seek Change Gain the Vantage Point Motivate Freedom Delight People


Seek ChangeSeek Change

Identify Time Frame Describe Market for the Work of Your

Team– Customers– Competitors– Technologies



Identify Driving Forces Affecting the Market– Social – Political– Economic– Demographic– Scientific



Discover Changes in the Market (Opportunities and Threats)– Customers Needs– Competitive Responses– Technological Capabilities



CustomersCompetitors Technologies

Social Political

Economic

Demographic

Scientific

The Market




Social Political

Economic

Demographic

Scientific

Opportunity Threat




Social Political

Economic

Demographic

Scientific

Opportunity Threat


Gain the Vantage PointGain the Vantage Point

Create the Vision Select the Mission Establish Goals Discern the Values Develop the Plan

Ingenuity


Gain the Vantage PointGain the Vantage Point

Vision

Mission

Goals

Plan

Values

Values

Values

IngenuityIngenuity

Ingenuity


A VisionA Vision

Is a Target That Beckons Provides a Bridge from Present to Future

State Is a Future State That Does Not Exist

and Never Existed Before Bridges Between the Market,

Stakeholders and Team


Characteristics of a VisionCharacteristics of a Vision

Clear and Unambiguous Has Meaning to Individual(s) Leads to Distinctiveness Innovation Rich Provides Reason for Extraordinary Effort Sustainable Through Other Changes Identifiable With a Greater Good


Guidelines for Creating a Guidelines for Creating a VisionVision

Focus on Truly Strategic Advantages Think About How You Add Value to

Others Make it Useful for Decisions State in the Present Tense Create Excitement Gain a Broad Base of Support


Guidelines for Holding a VisionGuidelines for Holding a Vision

Keep Your Eye On the Prize Restate in a Thousand Different Ways Transfer Crisis Into Opportunity Incorporate Diversity of Opinion Continue the Conversation Have Patience and Persistence


Gaining the Vantage PointGaining the Vantage Point

Ingenuity

Know

Be

Create

Intellectual

Responsive

IntuitiveIngenuity

Customers

Competition

Technology Team

VantagePoint


Motivate FreedomMotivate Freedom

Ennoble Enable Empower Encourage


MotivationMotivation

Ennobling

Enabling

Empowering

Encouraging


EnnoblementEnnoblement

Show Respect Nurture Dignity Expect Excellence Provide Connectivity


EnablementEnablement

Provide– Knowledge– Skills– Tools

Develop Key Values


EmpowermentEmpowerment

Grant License for Action Invoke Responsibility


EncouragementEncouragement

Inspire Confidence Stimulate Further Action Provide Feedback Mentor


Motivating Freedom in OthersMotivating Freedom in Others

Know

Be

Create

Ennoble

Enable Empower

Becoming

Knowing Creating

Ingenuity

Encourage


Motivate FreedomMotivate Freedom

Ennoble

Enable

EmpowerE

ncou

rage nergize

njoy


Delight PeopleDelight People

Anticipate Needs Meet the “Window of Opportunity” Deliver at the Appropriate Quality Level Continuously Change


Delighting CustomersDelighting Customers

Customers

Technology

Competition

Team


Tools and Techniques for Tools and Techniques for InnovationInnovation

Self Assessment Creativity Communication Information Puzzle Solving Technology Forecasting Market Research


Tools and Techniques for Tools and Techniques for InnovationInnovation

Competitive Analysis Stakeholder Analysis Problem Solving Team and Organizational Assessment Leadership


The Innovate! PerspectiveThe Innovate! Perspective

Market

Stakeholders TeamCapability

TeamCapacity

Strategy

Ingenuity

Know

Be

Create


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