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Effective Innovation

What small businesses

do differently

World Innovation Convention

Cannes,2014

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• Easier to see patterns in smallbusinesses

• Most SME:s can’t afford tooperate in the red for a longtime – they either generateprofit or disappear quickly

Why learn from small businesses

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TEAM

VALUE

TIME CASH

• Value, Cash, Time, Team

• The World has changed: all 4 aremuch harder to manage these days

• pickier customers• more competition• shorter product lifecycles• demanding workforce

The Value Vortex: 4 elements to take care of

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The Value Vortex: when things don’t work out

TEAM

VALUE

TIME CASH

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CLOSER

SIMPLERFASTER

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TEAM

VALUE

TIME CASH

CLEARER

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• CLOSER to the

• Customer• Team• Partners

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• FASTER

• Faster discovery• Faster prototyping• Faster adaptation

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• SIMPLER

• Simpler processes• Customer -> Ideas ->

Solution• Simple administration

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• SIMPLER

• Simpler Teams

• Tennis vs. Football

• Use D4 model,recognise the 4 types

Effective Innovation

Credits: AP Photo/Chuck Burton

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D4 Team-buildingmodel

DRIVER

DREAMER

DOER

DIGGER

security variety

action

analysis

Use theadvantagesof each type,Encouragestrengths

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security variety

action

analysis

DRIVER

DREAMER

DOER

DIGGER

Worst-casescenario:

Lack ofcommunication,Lack ofundestandingof advantagesof others

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• CLEARER

• Conflict Resolution• Responsibility• Decision-making

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• CLOSER Communication

• FASTER Design Loops

• SIMPLER Process & Teams

• CLEARER Responsibility

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TEAM

VALUE

TIME CASH

TAKEAWAY

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