Education/Consulting
Scenario
One of the world’s was largest consulting firms whose client’s include 89 of the Fortune 100 companies was facing a challenge with it’s innovation systems
Key Challenges
- Importance of and need for innovation had not been successfully communicated to the employees
- The process of innovating and implementing new ideas was not uniform throughout all offices in the country
- Ideas, once generated along with implementation plans were being stifled at the approval stage, and were not able to move further into successful implementation
- Existing process for innovation was not producing the required results on the desired scale
Audience and Duration
- 4 month intervention Introduced
Intervention Introduced
- Innovation school Programs based on practical learning such as case studies, innovation labs, qualified steps for innovation
- Panel discussion with the leader to encourage buy in
- Project plan was developed at the end of the workshop to see a productive outcome of the interverition with intense monitoring every 2-3 weeks
- Innovation was integrated as part of KRA’s and recognition areas
- Huge branding related to innovation in terms of both product and process
Outcomes
- 2 teams implemented the projects they were given at the end of the workshop till completion
- Structured approach to innovation was introduced
- Strong capability to drive innovation was built across the country
- Clear accountability and ownership for the innovation process was created, and innovation was quantified for the business
- Rewards and recognition system was set up to improve the flow of ideas to the business