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OUR PROVEN INNOVATION CHECKLIST 22 TIPS SO YOUR INNOVATION PROJECT DOESN'T BECOME A FAILURE
#1
IS THERE A CLEAR JOINT VERSION OF WHAT WE WANT TO BUILD TOGETHER?
IF NOT THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST TASK!
#2
DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE INNOWEEK TEAM?
EACH ROLE IN THE TEAM SHOULD BE ASSIGNED ONLY ONCE
AND WE NEED PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
#3
DO WE HAVE ALL THE EXECUTION SKILLS ON BOARD?
AT LEAST -DESIGNER -DEVELOPER -BUSINESS MODEL EXPERT
WITHOUT AN EXECUTION TEAM WE WON'T GET ANY TANGIBLE RESULTS!
#4
IS IT 100% WHO'S THE FACILITATOR AND THE MASTER OF THE PROCESS?
#5
DO WE HAVE FULL C-LEVEL ALLOWANCE FOR DECIDING THINGS ON OUR OWN INNOWEEK?
#6
IS EVERYBODY FULLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS WEEK?
HAS EVERYBODY BLOCKED HIS CALENDAR AND TURNED OFF NOTIFICATIONS?
#7
IS THE GOAL WE WANT TO ACHIEVE DOABLE?
WHAT ARE THE DAILY GOALS?
WHAT ARE THE DAILY TASKS?
WHAT IS THE DAILY SCHEDULE?
#8
IS THE TEAM DIVERSE ENOUGH?
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE TEAM WHO IS REGULARLY TALKING TO CUSTOMERS?
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE TEAM WITH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE?
#9
HAS EVERYBODY GOT ALL THE INVITES TO THE VIDEO CALLS (AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY)?
ARE THEY ALREADY FAMLIAR WITH REMOTE WORKSHOP SOFTWARE?
#10
HA SEVERYBODY HAD THE CHANCE TO SAY '"WHAT WON'T WORK" FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE?
ARE THERE ANY FEARS OF THE TEAM MEMBERS?
CONSIDER DOING THE HEIDI AND GRUMPY METHOD AT THE START OF THE PROJECT
#11
HAS EVERYBODY HAD THE CHANCE TO SAY "WHAT WILL WORK" FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE?
WE NEED AN ABSOLUTE POSITIVE MINDSET WHEN STARTING WITH THE INNOWEEK
#12
HAVE WE CLARIFIED THE #1 RULE IN INNOWEEKS?
DON'T TELL ME WHAT WONT WORK - TELL ME WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT WORK.
#13
HAS EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE CAN'T FAIL?
WE ARE INVESTING ONE WEEK ONLY HERE THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN...
IS LOSING ONE WEEK.
#14
WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER.
SO LEAVE AWAY ALL THE POLITICS
AND PLEASE LEAVE AWAY ALL THE SILO THINKING
ALSO LEAVE AWAY ALL THE "WHAT'S-IN-IT-FOR-ME"THINKING
WE ONLY HAVE A CHANCE TO SUCCEED IF WE WORK TOGETHER AS ONE!
#15
GET RID OF ALL POSSIBLE DISTRACTION.
NO EMAILS. NO SOCIAL MEDIA. NO CALLS. NO THING AT ALL.
JUST FULL FOCUS ON THIS ONE WEEK.
#16
NEXT RULE: POWER POINT IS EVIL.
OUR GOAL IS NOT TO BUILD A PRESENTATION.
OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A JOINT PRODUCT VISION.
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TEST WITH REAL CUSTOMERS.
#17
HAVE WE CLARIFIED WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE INNOWEEK?
WHAT IS A SUCCESSFUL INNOWEEK? WHAT IS IT NOT?
#18
WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE KEEPS DISTURBING THE TEAM?
MAKE IT 100% CLEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM FOR SUCH BEHAVIOUR.
#19
MAKE CLEAR THAT WE DON'T WANT INTENSE DISCUSSIONS.
INSTEAD WE PUT UP A 1-MIN VOTING ON THE OPTIONS GIVEN.
#20
MAKE SURE TO MEET ALL DAILY AND WEEKLY DEADLINES.
MAKE SURE TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE MAIN DEADLINE: THURSDAY 6 PM
SOMETHING TANGIBLE HAS TO BE THERE!
#21
MAKE SURE THE FRIDAY IS FOR FINE TUNING AND ADJUSTMENTS.
#22
BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER WAITING FOR US WHILE...
COLLABORATING WITHIN THE INNOWEEK FRAMEWORK.
#23* *SORRY JUST ONE MORE THING!
HAVE FUN AND FEEL GOOD AND SIMPLY HAVE A GREAT TIME!