Innovation management

Expertise behind your business goal.

Innovation is a strategic management capability. We help build an operating system that connects organisational objectives, market needs, ideas, experimentation and measurable results.

We review your current approach to innovation, identify obstacles, and work with you to define the innovation strategy, decision gates, portfolio management, responsibilities and performance measurement. We pay particular attention to technological, market and business readiness together, helping developments cross the ‘valley of death’ between prototype and market.

Where needed, we build the system on the requirements of the ISO 56001 innovation management standard. The aim is an innovation system embedded in the organisation’s strategy and everyday operations, with continuous improvement. Where certification is the goal, we support readiness through internal audits, management reviews and mock audits.

AREAS OF SUPPORT

How can we help?

• Innovation capability and maturity assessment
• Innovation strategy and governance model development
• Idea, project and portfolio management
• Definition of innovation processes, decision gates and KPIs
• Development of innovation culture, leadership roles and collaboration
• Connecting R&D, marketing, sales and business development
• Innovation readiness and project prioritisation workshops

WORKING TOGETHER

How do we work?

We start with a short diagnostic phase, then define the target state through joint leadership workshops. We translate the agreed operating model into specific processes, responsibilities, templates and metrics, and can also support the organisation throughout implementation.