ACCELERATING TRANSFORMATION

How can innovation leaders shape and accelerate corporate transformation?

“Change is happening faster”“New business models are threating us”“We go through disruptive times”

These phrases are often heard by executives and business leaders.Big companies are often struggling with deep innovation and transformation.This is no wonder.

Most large companies today were built for a different era.They were built for assumed stability.They likely had very clear industry boundaries and definition of competitors.

The tools they frequently use were developed in the 60’s and the 70’sPerhaps it’s time for an upgrade?

For the last seven years, we’ve been developing Strategy Tools – a portfolio of FREE new strategy & innovation tools.These tools are built for a very different strategy logic. They are built for continuous reinvention, repeat transformation and building portfolios of business models.These tools are now in use with 100’s of companies around the world.

You can download the tools at www.strategytools.io -- and start building future-fit strategies today.

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Co-Founder, Strategy ToolsCo-Founder, Partner, Engage // Innovatechristian@engage-innovate.com

TRANSFORMATION TESTIMPLEMENTING A TRANSFORMATION PROGRÀM

The Transformation Test should help the teams and management have strategic conversations andmeasure progress on the topics of innovation, business models and transformation.

The Transformation Test is a tool to help implement a transformation program within your company..

The Goal of the Transformation Test is to find a way to measure and manage the company’sinnovation and transformation capacity.

The Transformation Test combines multiple innovation, strategy, business model and transformation perspectives into a single tool and a single metric.

Scale(0-1-2-3-4-5) ------ 5 = highest

1. Innovation StructureDoes the company have a good structure for innovation in place? Is there an innovation strategy? Di-rector for new business development and new ventures? Is there an innovation team? Does the team have the tools, training and internal position to make innovation happen? Does the company actively engage with outside sources and partners for Is someone (other than the CEO) responsible for making innovation happen?

Tool: Innovation ProficiencyReference: The End Of Competitive Advantage (McGrath)

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2. Innovation PortfolioWhat is the strength of the current innovation portfolio today? Does the company have a strategy and tools in place to manage and measure an innovation portfolio? Does the company have a portfolio of “Core innovations”, “Adjacent innovations” and “Radical innovations”. Does the company actively invest in “radical innovations”?

Tool: Strategic Innovation Canvas, Innovation PyramidReference: Managing Your Innovation Portfolio, Three Horizons

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3. Innovation PipelineOver the next 10 years, what is the strength of the innovation pipeline? Does the company have a deep understanding of “Industry shifts”? Does the company have a well-designed and executed process for developing innovation funnels and multiple strategies?Does the company work well with non-financial metrics?

Tool: Innovation Funnels, Open InnovationReference: Open Innovation (Chesterborough), Innovation Metrics (Christensen)

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4. Success with Business Model InnovationHistorically, what kinds of success has the company had with previous business model innovations (planned or emerged)? Does the company’s top management have a shared language for business model innovation? Does the company understand the differences in “optimizing one business model” vs. “exploring multiple new business models”? Does the company have a well-defined structure for business model portfolio innovation? Can thecompany showcase one or several business model successes?

Tool: Business Model Canvas, Three Levels of Business ModelsReference: Business Model Generation (Osterwalder, Pigneur), Reinvent your business model (Christensen, et.al)

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5. Transformational CapacityHow strong is the company’s overall capability for long-term strategic change and deep transformation? Combining innovation, strategy, business model, change management and leadership, how strong is the company’s ability for continuous change and transformation?Does the company have the Magic Formula M+S+M (Mandate + Structure + Money) for leading strategic transformation? Does the company have a deep understanding of “market-creating innovations”? How well does the company do on the tool “Transformation Architecture”?

Tools: Transformation ArchitectureReference: Strategic Tranformation (Hensmans, et.al)

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Sum

Transformation Test developed by Engage // Innovate co-founder Christian Rangen.

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