Mindjet’s Innovation Strategy Directors, Harvey Wade and Tom Brister, discuss the key dimensions to building a strong, successful innovation program. It’s not an easy road, but Mindjet’s team of seasoned services professionals will chat about how to overcome obstacles and assess your program for a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses.
2. Meet the Speakers
Tom Brister, Director, Innovation Strategy
As a Mindjet Strategist, Tom helps Mindjet customer's build successful
programs to transform their business using our SpigitEngage platform.
Prior to joining Mindjet, Tom built and lead the Enterprise Innovation
Program at Allstate Insurance. Tom has 15 years of experience in
strategy development, leading change, and innovation management. He
is a graduate of Texas State University with a bachelors in Computer
Science.
Harvey Wade, Director, Innovation Strategy
Harvey provides strategic direction and support to Mindjet’s key clients, as
they engage their workforce and customers to identify ideas that solve and
overcome key challenges. Based in the UK, he has over 17 years
experience in the financial services sector, working for Commercial Union,
CGU, Aviva and Allianz Insurance, where he designed, setup and ran the
employee ideation and innovation program. He is a graduate of Warwick
University with a bachelors in Chemistry.
5. Where are you on your Innovation Journey?
• Where are we on our
innovation journey?
• How far have we gone?
• Where could we get to?
• Where do we go next?
• What are we doing well and
what needs to improve?
6. Why change?
• Seeking better or different
results and outcomes from their
innovation program
• Need to reduce risk of change
• Uncertain of the effect changes
may have
• We need confidence to make
the changes that brings greater
success
“If you do the same thing
over and over again, don’t
be surprised that you
always get the same
results.”
8. Foundation of Innovation assessments
Mindjet’s innovation maturity model is the foundation any
assessment process. This model, developed by Mindjet, enables the
innovation maturity and capabilities of an organization to be
objectively measured.
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
9. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
10. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Strategy
What is the focus of
innovation and how does it
align with the corporate
objectives?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Strategy
11. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Do your sponsors enable
your program to grow?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Sponsorship
12. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Sponsorship
Governance
How and who is responsible
for the regulation and control
of the program?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Governance
13. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Process
Is the innovation process
formalized and widely used?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model Process
14. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Governance
Sponsorship
Culture
Is the culture receptive to
change and does the
organization encourage
experimentation and
innovative behaviors?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Culture
15. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Engagement
Who are you engaging with
and how?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Engagement
16. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Skills & Capabilities
Do you give people the
ability to think and act
creatively to solve critical
business problems?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Skills &
Capabilities
17. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Measurements
& Metrics
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Implement
& Execute
What resources and
methods does your
organization have to
implement ideas?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
ModelImplement
& Execute
18. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Tools &
Technology
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Measurements
& Metrics
Is innovation being
measured and is success
clearly defined and
communicated?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Measurements
& Metrics
19. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Strategy
Skills &
Capabilities
Process
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
Sponsorship
Tools & Technology
Do you have an
infrastructure of innovation
tools and technologies and a
broad set of methodologies
on use them?
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Tools &
Technology
20. Innovation Model Dimensions
The model looks at the ten key dimensions of any
successful and mature innovation program.
Mindjet
Innovation
Maturity
Model
Strategy
Skills &
Capabiltiies
Process
Measurements
& Metrics
Implement
& Execute
Engagement
Culture
Governance
SponsorshipTools &
Technology
21. Dimension Maturity Level
Novice
Experienced
Op/mized
As an organization grows in it’s maturity, it moves through
levels in each dimension.
23. So putting this altogether…
Maturity Level 1
Indicator
DIMENSION
An area of concern for our clients that can be
assessed and matured.
Each Dimension has a set of assessment
criteria associated with it.
MATURITY LEVEL
A generalization used to help customer’s self-
identify.
Each Maturity level has a set of:
• Advancement Timing
• Dimension Indicators
• Dimension Advancement Activities
DIMENSION INDICATOR
A characterization of a particular dimension for
this maturity level.
Each Dimension Indicator has a set of
examples associated with it.
Strategy
Sponsorship
Governance
Process
Culture
Engagement
Skills & Capabiltiies
Implement & Execute
Measurement & Metrics
Tools & Technology
Strategy
Sponsorship
Governance
Process
Culture
Engagement
Skills & Capabiltiies
Implement & Execute
Measurement & Metrics
Tools & Technology
24. The Innovation Maturity Model…
Novice Experienced Optimized
Strategy Reactive & short-term
Aligned to corporate
objectives
Drives competitive
advantage
Sponsorship Informal/ part-time Assigned Exec role Dedicated senior Exec role
Governance
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Defined but not fully
developed
Clear ownership &
responsibility
Process Sporadic
Process defined but limited
adoption
Repeatable process &
used in all areas
Culture Risk averse
Pockets of
Innovative behavior
Experimentation valued
& widespread
Engagement Siloed & limited Internal collaboration
Internal & external
co-creation
Skills & Capabilities Self-directed Limited training Formalized program
Implement & Execute Serendipitous
Defined but
constrained
Multiple defined
channels
Measurement & Metrics Adhoc Balanced scorecard Strategic & shared
Tools & Technology
Limited technologies
& tools
Variety of technologies
or methods
Multiple approaches &
methods are used
25. Identify the “current state”
Novice Experienced Optimized
Strategy Reactive & short-term
Aligned to corporate
objectives
Drives competitive
advantage
Sponsorship Informal/ part-time Assigned Exec role Dedicated senior Exec role
Governance
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Defined but not fully
developed
Clear ownership &
responsibility
Process Sporadic
Process defined but limited
adoption
Repeatable process &
used in all areas
Culture Risk averse
Pockets of
Innovative behavior
Experimentation valued
& widespread
Engagement Siloed & limited Internal collaboration
Internal & external
co-creation
Skills & Capabilities Self-directed Limited training Formalized program
Implement & Execute Serendipitous
Defined but
constrained
Multiple defined
channels
Measurement & Metrics Adhoc Balanced scorecard Strategic & shared
Tools & Technology
Limited technologies
& tools
Variety of technologies
or methods
Multiple approaches &
methods are used
Assigned Exec role
Reactive & short-term
Defined but not fully
developed
Process defined but limited
adoption
Risk averse
Internal collaboration
Self-directed
Serendipitous
Adhoc
Limited technologies
& tools
26. Novice Experienced Optimized
Strategy Reactive & short-term
Aligned to corporate
objectives
Drives competitive
advantage
Sponsorship Informal/ part-time Assigned Exec role Dedicated senior Exec role
Governance
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Defined but not fully
developed
Clear ownership &
responsibility
Process Sporadic
Process defined but limited
adoption
Repeatable process &
used in all areas
Culture Risk averse
Pockets of
Innovative behavior
Experimentation valued
& widespread
Engagement Siloed & limited Internal collaboration
Internal & external
co-creation
Skills & Capabiltiies Self-directed Limited training Formalized program
Implement & Execute Serendipitous
Defined but
constrained
Multiple defined
channels
Measurement & Metrics Adhoc Balanced scorecard Strategic & shared
Tools & Technology
Limited technologies
& tools
Variety of technologies
or methods
Multiple approaches &
methods are used
Identify the “current state”
Novice Experienced Optimized
Strategy Reactive & short-term
Aligned to corporate
objectives
Drives competitive
advantage
Sponsorship Informal/ part-time Assigned Exec role Dedicated senior Exec role
Governance
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Defined but not fully
developed
Clear ownership &
responsibility
Process Sporadic
Process defined but limited
adoption
Repeatable process &
used in all areas
Culture Risk averse
Pockets of
Innovative behavior
Experimentation valued
& widespread
Engagement Siloed & limited Internal collaboration
Internal & external
co-creation
Skills & Capabilities Self-directed Limited training Formalized program
Implement & Execute Serendipitous
Defined but
constrained
Multiple defined
channels
Measurement & Metrics Adhoc Balanced scorecard Strategic & shared
Tools & Technology
Limited technologies
& tools
Variety of technologies
or methods
Multiple approaches &
methods are used
Novice
Reactive & short-term
Informal/ part-time
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Sporadic
Risk averse
Siloed & limited
Self-directed
Serendipitous
Adhoc
Limited technologies
& tools
27. Novice Experienced Optimized
Strategy Reactive & short-term
Aligned to corporate
objectives
Drives competitive
advantage
Sponsorship Informal/ part-time Assigned Exec role Dedicated senior Exec role
Governance
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Defined but not fully
developed
Clear ownership &
responsibility
Process Sporadic
Process defined but limited
adoption
Repeatable process &
used in all areas
Culture Risk averse
Pockets of
Innovative behavior
Experimentation valued
& widespread
Engagement Siloed & limited Internal collaboration
Internal & external
co-creation
Skills & Capabilities Self-directed Limited training Formalized program
Implement & Execute Serendipitous
Defined but
constrained
Multiple defined
channels
Measurement & Metrics Adhoc Balanced scorecard Strategic & shared
Tools & Technology
Limited technologies
& tools
Variety of technologies
or methods
Multiple approaches &
methods are used
Help to prioritize
Novice
Reactive & short-term
Informal/ part-time
Undefined &
uncontrolled
Sporadic
Risk averse
Siloed & limited
Self-directed
Serendipitous
Adhoc
Limited technologies
& tools
#1
#2
#3
#4
28. Build Recommendations…
Strategy
• Work with Executives to identify 2014 business goals
• Map 2014 program goals to 2014 business goals
Tools &
Technology
Measurement &
Metrics
Culture
• Build Regional Challenge Platform and Process
• Expand platform usage to all employees
• Identify new measurements based upon new goals
• Integrate program metrics into executive dashboard
• Formalize Key Innovation Roles
• Revise Challenge incentive structure
#1
#2
#3
#4
30. The Customer Profile
$11B/revConsumer Products Company
§ 20,000 Employees
§ 2.3 Million Customers
§ Sales & Digital Leadership Partner
50+ Years of…Traditional thinking and process
§ Conservative Culture
§ Opaque leadership decision making
§ Old fashioned project prioritization &
management
On Transforming how they interact
with partners and customers to…
§ Identify & prioritize their needs
§ Create a deeper relationship
§ Consumer generated solutions
Focused
Commitment to moving forward with a
transformative capability and the required
resources to get…
§ Employee & Consumer Ideas
§ Consumer Feedback & Evaluations
§ Selecting “Good” Ideas
100%
31. Obstacle to Innovation Success - The Customer’s
Reality
Brand First
Any change to the relationship with
customers bring tremendous brand risk
that tend paralyze the organization and
the launching of similar capabilities in the
past.
It’s Complicated
The customer has a very complex
relationship with partners & customers
globally, that varies by geography and
maturity of each market. They don’t know
how to rationalize and manage a change
to that relationship
A fear of not fully understanding their
current innovation maturity, and their
own agendas before launching a
transformation effort.
Cart, Horse
Leadership does not want to engage in
risk mitigation behavior that limits scope
and opportunity. They want to proceed
with confidence and with scope that will
make a meaningful market impact on
their business or want to move to other
business opportunities that will.
All or Nothing
32. Our Journey with the Client
Today
Forward
Tomorrow
Help Them
Understand their
“Today”
Help Them
Understand Their
“Tomorrow”
Help them Agree
Upon Their Path
Forward
33. Gaining Clarity – The Mindjet Innovation Maturity
Assessment
Man in
the Mirror
The client understands what they are
capable of as an organization in the near
and long term. They also understand how
they measure up against industry
standards.
Defined
SuccessThe client gained clarity about the key success
factors that any innovation capability will need to
have to accommodate their customer/partner
relationship
To Thine
Own Self…The client recognized, prioritized, and
integrated key internal organizational
agendas into the path forward as program
requirements
The client received a detailed set of
recommendations that reflects their
strengths, weakness, and opportunities
for change. These recommendations
where socialized to gain broad alignment
for the future capability.
Path
Forward
34. CapabilityPartner
Gaining Clarity – The Mindjet Innovation Maturity
Assessment
“Mindjet enabled us to
understand what we need to
focus on to build our innovative
capabilities; their expertise was
invaluable.”
“The strategic assessment
allowed us to develop robust
approach to innovation and get
us to get broad alignment for
the resulting future vision.”
Detailed Compelling Vision for the
future of innovation in their
organization still guiding them today.
Multi-phase program underway with
broad organizational support and
input.
Transformation journey is being
received by all corners of the
organization with excitement and
readiness for change.
35. Breaking through to New Levels
1. Understand your organization
2. Comparatively benchmark
3. Refocus innovation activities
4. Future vision clarity
5. Tools & Technology support
“Mindjet’s assessment allowed
us to develop robust approach
to innovation and get us to get
broad alignment for the resulting
future vision.”
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