IS YOUR COMPANY

FULLY ENGAGED TOWARDS

INNOVATION ?

“The difference between the

impossible and the possible lies in a man's

determination.”T. LASORDA

Today, innovation is mandatory for companies (*).

* See http://fr.slideshare.net/SebastienJuras/innovation-is-not-an-option.

It’s a question of life or death.

That’s why innovation is such a

popular word.

But innovation is almost

impossible for older

companies to embrace(*).

(*) See http://www.slideshare.net/SebastienJuras/innovation-part2-corrections

The key word of the last sentence is

almost.

Let’s focus on the three

behaviors that will

make innovation possible for

older companies.

1. Innovation makes senses only if it answers to

customers needs.

2. Only a full engagement to innovation will enable you

to survive.

A change of mindset is required, because…

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

A world where the results of actions are unpredictable.

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

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

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

Are you sure that all of these enablers are activated in your

company?

Principles, Policies, and Framework

What ideas do you propose to your company so that

your day to day management is supporting

innovation?

Culture, Ethics, and Behavior

What are the

behaviors you are

promoting and

banishing to support

innovation?

Organizational Structure

How is your structure organized so as to give a chance to everyone to push a new

idea?

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ProcessesHow agile are your

processes to launch, test, and roll out new

ideas?

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?

Information Information is the source of innovation. So how much

attention are you giving to this treasury?

IS/ITIs your IT department asked to provide features or enablers to

enhance your creativity?

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

The last behavior that will

make innovation possible for

older companies

…

3. Put all of your initiatives for innovation under

governance.

Because if you

succeed, but set up

good conditions

to ease creativity without control,

your company will be a mess.

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

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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