Innovation Leadership TrainingDay One

February 5, 2009

Welcome• Welcome to our innovation training program• Over the next few weeks we’ll investigate a

number of innovation tools and techniques• Be sure to meet your neighbors as we hope to

build an internal innovation network

What We Want to Accomplish

Goals for this section

• Our goal over the course– Provide an introduction to the thinking, tools and

techniques for innovation– Build a network of innovators using the same

approach and language– Position you to participate in innovation activities

and to act as a sponsor for innovation in your businesses

Key Points

• Innovation must be presented as a sustaining capability – not as a discrete project– There’s simply too much change and risk involved

to define it for the short term

• The management team must walk the talk – actively supporting innovation– Innovation isn’t free and isn’t cheap. Your active

support and patience will reap benefits

• Innovation is a journey, not a destination

Introductions

• OVO is an innovation consulting and software development firm, focused primarily on development of sustainable, repeatable innovation processes

• I’m Jeffrey Phillips, a senior consultant with OVO and I’ll be leading some of the training during this training program

My Background

Introduce Yourselves

• Let’s get to know you– Please introduce yourself. Give us:• Name• Your role• Physical Location• Responsibility• Favorite restaurant [or favorite thing to do with one hour of

free time]• Nickname in high school

• Our goal is to create an internal team that you can turn to for help and advice

Approach

• This program is divided into five sections• Each section has pre-work, classroom presentation

and discussion, and recommended follow-up reading• There are a number of exercises planned throughout

the day to reinforce the presentations• We will cover a wide variety of topics, tools and

techniques in innovation– Our goal is to help you think differently when an innovation

opportunity presents itself

Overview

• The five sections encompass:– Day One – Innovation Overview

• What is innovation? How does it tie to strategy?

– Day Two – Identifying Opportunities• Looking at trends and future opportunities

– Day Three – Idea Generation• Examine idea generation techniques

– Day Three/Four – Innovation Processes and Roles• Defining a sustainable innovation process

– Day Four – Innovation Leadership

Format

• The training will consist of presentation in some cases and activities or discussion in other cases

• We encourage discussion and questions – learn from our experience and from each other

• In your exercises, it is helpful to have a specific innovation opportunity in mind throughout the training

Materials

• We will be providing all of the materials in electronic format. You are welcome to re-use and distribute them within your teams

• OVO materials are copyrighted and we ask that you not distribute them outside of the University of the Pacific

• We do also incorporate materials from other sources and will note the source of that material

Pre-work and Follow up

• We recognize that you are very busy, but you will gain much more by doing any pre-work before you attend, and by considering the recommended follow up reading or activities

• Most of the follow up work is additional readings from industry experts and will extend what we do in class

Putting the learning into practice

• If you don’t have an active innovation program or an idea in mind, consider starting an innovation project in conjunction with this training

• Otherwise, please try to exercise these skills by participating in an innovation program or getting involved in an enterprise innovation activity as soon as possible.

Questions?

Agenda for today

• Morning– Linkage between strategy and innovation– Defining innovation– Defining an innovation “charter”– Innovation model facets

• Lunch• Afternoon– Further development of your ideas– Group work

Balancing training and “real work”

• We recognize that everyone in attendance has pressing demands in their jobs/lives

• We ask for your attention during the training and will provide several breaks during the day

• One 20-30 minute break in the morning• We’ll take one hour for lunch to allow you to

complete phone calls/check emails• One 15-20 minute break in the afternoon

Any Questions?