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Innovation Leadership. Dr Fran ç oise Legoues. What is innovation?. “Innovation occurs at the intersection of invention and insight. It’s about the application of invention – the fusion of new developments and new approaches to solve problems.” Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM Corporation.
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Innovation Leadership Dr Françoise Legoues
What is innovation? “Innovation occurs at the intersection of invention and insight. It’s about the application of invention – the fusion of new developments and new approaches to solve problems.” Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM Corporation
Innovation process Managed Innovation Model Source: Jackie Fenn, Gartner Research 4
21st 20th Century Century Employee work trends demographics and work trends Social, mobile, connected, always on Office has best technology Work is 9-5 Working where work needs to be done…. • with the information that I need (data, applications, web access) • using any available connectivity type (wireless, high speed, secure VPN and disconnected) • using any corporate approved device (laptop, smartphone, tablet) • with the support that I need (voice, web, globally, 24x7) Work is not always a place!
Generational shifts unleash different work styles NEW GENERATION OLDER WORKERS MID-CAREER WORKERS NEW GENERATION age 50 + Age 35 – 50 Born after 1980 growing as % of workforce shrinking as % of workforce growing as % of workforce AND INNOVATION AND MIDDLE MANAGERS WISDOM & INTELLECTUAL EMAIL INSTANT MESSAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING 6
What about unleashing other styles too? • Example: autism (refer to Thorkil Sonne’s keynote presentation)
Innovation enablers • Permission and alignment • Accessible business strategy • Collaborative innovation tools • Catalog of results • Employee communications • Social networks 8
Tools for the Innovation Lifecycle IBM Lines of Business Internal Stakeholders Clients FOAK Partners Validate and iterate Identify the challenge Brainstorm share ideas Incubate and collaborate Implement, go to market I N S I D E O U T S I D E Foundation: Data Center of the Future
Key findings • Strategy drives alignment and ultimate value realization • Permission is necessary • Open collaboration works, but is still new and risky for many • Manager awareness is key to process flow • Catalogs help pull ideas through process • Local ‘Innovation Hubs’ focus the local community and increase engagement • “They will NOT come” unless asked • Reporting business impact is critical 10