Month: September 2006

replace ~ with “innovation”

1. ~ requires a rationale
2. to become real, ~ needs a vocabulary and conceptual framework
3. ~ is intimately linked to other organisational agendas
4. ~ requires an organisational system for its expression
5. ~ and strategy must be closely linked
6. ~ is an expression of organisational culture
7. ~ efforts are made visible by appropriate communications
8. ~ is connected to how you treat your people
9. ~ can build on pre-existing processes
10. ~ requires appropriate transformation processes
11. ~ is enabled by pluralism
12. ~ is the result of a vibrant ecosystem
13. ideation instigates ~
14. ~ thrives on design
15. ~ needs a place of its own
16. ~technology enables ~
17. experience design motivates ~
18. the practice of ~ involves a disciplined and pragmatic application of new tools
19. leadership is a decisive factor
20. ~ requires a comprehensive approach

— adapted from john kao’s innovation manifesto

• failure to distinguish between “getting it” and “getting it done”
• paying lip service
• lack of ownership or responsibility
• lack of relevant metrics
• fear of failure/risk/ambiguity
• success (you think you know what your’re doing)
• perception of innovation as cost vs. investment
• not being ambitious enough
• ineffective or incomplete transformation process
• lack of true support from the top
• lack of true engagement from rank and file
• lack of perceived urgency
• failure to appreciate the time and resources required
• bureaucracy
• denial: “we like it the way we have it … let’s just wait and watch … I can understand this without experiencing it … it’s just a Silicon Valley thing, it doesn’t apply here … I’m going to retire soon, don’t have to worry about this stuff…”

— adapted from john kao’s innovation manifesto / perspectives