Business Intervention Approaches for Innovation in SMEs

1. www.hafelekar.at • AISAB – Applied Innovation for Students and Business IO4 – Business Intervention Approaches “How to facilitate Innovation in SMEs” Dr. Paul Schober 2018

2. IO4 – AIMS • The AISAB Business Intervention Approaches • aims to describe a process and a fitting set of tools • that can be used by (internal) coaches, innovation consultants or business support organisations that are facilitating SMEs • to improve their ability in creating and establishing innovations that have impact on the SME's operations performance.

3. IO4 – Contents • An innovation process, that describes the framework and all necessary steps to deal with our Bussiness Intervention Approaches • A set of diagnostic tools to determine the needs of SMEs and direct the focus of advice and support; • Templates to structure and record recommendations and coaching meetings • A log to record the qualitative changes made by the organisation; • A tool to calculate the immediate impact of the intervention, and its predicted impact after 3 years; • a framework for a short course that will train facilitators on how to use the materials; • SME case studies highlighting how the range of intervention approaches has been applied across SMEs. • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada

4. IO4 – Methodology • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada

5. IO4 – Step 1 – Awareness Rising & Self Evaluation • AIM- attract SMEs to join the project- awareness rising for importance of Innovation for SMEs- self evaluation of SME concerning basic understanding of Innovation • Methods / tools- Self-Assessment questionnaire- website, newsletter, social media, cooperations, personal contacts • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada

6. IO4 – Step 2 – Needs analysis & Contracting • AIM- analyse training needs & define fitting „problem“ for innovation project- Contracting for training and business intervention • Methods / tools- training framework & curricula (IO3)- suggestions for Audit Questionnaire- template for agreement between project and SMEs • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada

7. IO4 – Step 3a – Pilot Innovation Project • AIM- define „Innovation project“- support piloting of this project • Methods / tools- business model canvas- adapted business model canvas for process Innovation, etc. • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada

8. IO4 – Step 3a – Pilot lean Innovation Project

9. IO4 – Step 3b – Providing Innovation Workshops • AIM- applied knowledge transfer to Management & Employees on Innovation topics • Methods / tools- workshop framework & curricula (IO3)- workshop designs (IO3)

10. IO4 – Step 4 – Implementing Innovation process • AIM- sustainable implementation of „change“- facilitate organisational learning • Methods / tools- „lean“ stage gate process- short „self-diagnosis“- toolbox for „idea–concept-market“ – innovation Life Cycle

11. IO4 – Step 4 – Implementing Lean Innovation process • „Lean“ stage gate process

12. IO4 – Step 4 – Implementing Lean Innovation process • self diagnosis for innovation process

13. IO4 – Step 5 – Impact Assessment • AIM- describe change- evaluate (estimate) impact of business intervention • Methods / tools- self assessment tool (ex post)- qualitative questionnaire for (internal) coaches, facilitators- case study template

14. EU Project: AISAB – Applied Innovation for Students and Business • This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Thank you! • March 1st – 2nd 2018 AISAB – project meeting Granada