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Read the Q&A about the Innovatrium with Jeff DeGraff
How do I get started?
It is very simple, do you have:
- A project, process, practice, people or organization that want to change or grow;
- A vision, objective or goal;
- A desire to work under the radar;
- Believe you can make a difference;
- Want to work with other world class innovators.
Give us a call or send an e-mail (contact us on this website). We will send you some background
information, and setup a call to talk to a project leader to help you get started. They will connect you
to our collaborative community to help make innovation happen!
How does the Innovatrium help my chances for success?
Innovation happens faster at the Innovatrium. We have experts who have worked with 100 of the
Fortune 500 for over 20 years to achieve proven results. Anyone who is an expert on change and
innovation knows it’s not about having “the answer” when it comes to getting results quickly.
Innovation is about building the bridge as you walk over it.
It requires:
- Develop high quality targets
- Enroll diverse and deep domain experts
- Take multiple shots on goal
- Review what works and does not work and revise
- Develop a replicable process for innovation to make growth happen everywhere
When can help you run proven processes, models, practices and connect you to the right experts
that dramatically increase your chances and speed for success where you work.
What are the key benefits of the Innovatrium?
The Innovatrium will focus on collaboration across traditional boundaries in order to create
opportunities for innovation not available within an existing organization. Collaboration will cross
divisions (marketing, research & development, finance, etc.), disciplines (business, academia,
government, etc.) and geographies (United States, Europe, China, etc.). Connecting the dots in
organization where innovation has the highest probability for success.
It will provide a low-risk, ‘under the radar,’ site for innovation projects to obtain proof of concept, for
evaluating new techniques and tools, and for leaders and their teams to develop core
competencies and best practices in innovation and growth. The Innovatrium is the ‘Juilliard
School of Music’ for innovators.
It is based upon the principles of the Competing Values Framework (CVF). The result of over 25
years of academic research and testing, the CVF is a broadly applicable model that fosters
successful leadership, improves organizational effectiveness and promotes value creation.
What level of a commitment do I need to get started?
The short answer is we are a great value and require no long term commitment to get started.
Our services can start with a speech, team assessment, one or two day introduction to Leading
Enterprise Innovation workshop. We are truly a value for working with world class innovators. The
reason being is we use a teaching model not consulting model to drive results on your projects.
Our model is the same as the medical profession “See One, Do One, Teach One”. Since you and
your team are running the project from the very beginning it requires less time from the experts. In
effect from this action learning process you bring the project in faster working with experts at a
lower cost. In the end we customize every project to your specific needs and you develop
innovation leaders and capabilities within your own firm.
