Take the innovation test!

Is your workplace making the most of ideas and creativity?


Take our 5 minute test below which is a basic diagnosis of your innovation status, which may be helpful in giving an initial indication of competencies and gaps.

1. Strategic Innovation: Strongly
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  1. We have an ambitious and clear vision of innovation that is consistently communicated across our company.
 
  1. Expectations of growth from innovation is driven from board level through our reporting framework.
 
  1. Management across the board was actively involved in setting our innovation strategy.
 
  1. Management openly exhibits attitudes and provides resources that actively support the innovation effort.
 
  1. We have formalized collaboration arrangements with outside parties/firms to jointly develop innovations.
 
 
2. Innovative Productivity: Strongly
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  1. R and D is a regular systematic process from which we expect new products and new markets.
 
  1. Our customers expect new developments from us and their insights drive our R and D efforts.
 
  1. We use a funnel like design process to manage innovation projects that helps reduce the time needed to move ideas from concept to launch.
 
  1. We use a wide range of idea generation tools and perspectives to help us think in new ways.
 
  1. We have a systematic method or pipeline to centrally store and keep track of all our ideas.
 
 
3. Ownership: Strongly
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  1. Our organization acknowledges that there are many different roles in the creative process and everybody is expected to contribute.
 
  1. Our employees are enthusiastic and motivated to participate in innovation efforts.
 
  1. Innovation results are measured regularly and are recognised by our remuneration package.
 
  1. Everybody understands that it is OK to kill ideas and that acknowledging failure is a huge part of our creative process.
 
  1. Our organization celebrates successes with staff regularly so that their understanding and contribution to the R and D process is honoured and expanded.