How do you assess your organization's ability to successfully manage an innovative process?

An innovative assessment will require an objective evaluation of all the factors that could affect  the process from idea generation to successful implementation.

Areas that should be evaluated as part of any innovation assessment should include:

1. Identify all the factors that are either feeding or starving innovation in your organization:
2. Define how your customers or clients are pulling you to change your business model;
3. Recognize the technology push that can provide you new opportunities for innovation;
4. Understand the difference between change and innovation;
5. Evaluate your process for giving ideas a fair hearing in your organization;
6. Identify where your sits on the innovation structure scale (predictability vs. creativity);
7. Ascertain any possible constraints (staff, group, organization, market etc.) that would inhibit identifying & implementing innovation;
8. Discover how your employees perceive innovation and how it should be part of every person's job description;
9.  Recognize how your employee award system can drive or hinder greater creative thinking.

 If you have any questions or would like more information on conducting your own innovation assessment, please contact me, Joe Bonocore, jbonocore@bonocore.com, 415-845-8692

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