An Overview:
Participants:
Up to 16 managers or leaders, ideally cross-functional.
Core Concept:
To create a real innovating experience with some urgency based around a high priority problem or opportunity-a big elephant! (identified by the leadership team).
Rationale:
Middle managers can learn the innovative tools, skills and behaviors whilst working through a pressing problem. Managers can provide high energy for a short period of time.
Outcomes:
- New solutions to a high priority problem.
- New innovative thinking skills and tools.
- The culture is changed one group at a time.
Features of the 30 Day Innovation Boot Camp
The 30 day Innovation Concept
- The problem is selected by the leadership team
- Needs to be a problem or opportunity that can be tested within 30 days
- Must present new solutions with business case at the end of 30 days
- Also can test the performance of an ‘out of the box’ team
- Ideally it should be a Cross functional team Complements & supports existing innovation initiatives
- Need occasional Leadership input & initial funding.
The 30 Day Innovation Boot Camp Template
Breakdown of Days
The 30 Day Innovation Process by Stages
| Stage | One | Two | Three | Four |
| Purpose | Clarify the problem and its possible root causes | Develop & evaluate potential new solutions & strategies | Verify and test recommended approach | Develop business case & presentation |
| Possible Tools | SWOT Mindset Box New questions |
BAU, Different & Radical options 360 degree evaluation | Prototype Development Stakeholder & market testing |
Overcoming Barriers Financial Modeling |
| Deliverables | Problem statement Five Key Issues Identification of gaps |
First draft of recommended strategy and action plan. | Final, verified strategy/solution | Final Presentation |
What the team will experience:
- Learn a new range of Idea generation tools
- Customise and use a 360 degree idea evaluation tool
- Creative conversation tools
- How to build a more innovative team
- Building a workable concept
- How to become an idea leader
- Presenting an idea
- Developing a business case
The Outcomes:
- New business solution to a difficult problem or a key opportunity
- Profound innovation learning experience for participants
- A big, quick win!
- Enhanced creative thinking skills
- Customised idea tools
