Innovation 201 Workshop

- Who:
- Boeing and IRI
- When:
- Monday October 28, 2019 12:00pm – 5:00pm
- Where:
- Boeing Future of Flight Center, 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Students will gain a broader perspective on innovation designed to help them on-board more rapidly, perform better, and create more value for their organizations. Each section will start with a posed question to stimulate engagement and thought, and to understand the current state of innovation in participants’ firms. We will then move to a discussion of best practices/principles with group exercises.
Syllabus
Innovation 201
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Introduction (45 min)
- Innovation defined
- Why corporate innovation is difficult
- The map of innovation
- Interesting examples of different types of innovation
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Key processes
- Stage-Gates (45 min)
- General principles
- Technology Stage-Gates (TRL)
- New Product Development Stage-Gates
- Innovation Stage-Gates
- Lean Startup (30 min)
- Principles
- Examples
- Practical issues in large companies
- Portfolio management (3 Horizons model) (15 min)
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Important tools
- Open Innovation (15 min)
- Design and ethnography (15 min)
- Idea generation (brainstorming) (15 min)
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Working within the corporate environment (30 min)
- Challenges
- Evaluating your project with clear eyes
- Building support for your innovation
Note: You do not have to register for the Buisness of Innovation Conference to attend this workshop.