Even though when we know the future is so unpredictable that doesn’t mean that planning isn’t a very valuable element, what companies must always should take into consideration is that not plan is 100% accurate nor for good or bad. This doesn’t mean that companies shouldn’t plan for future, with data analysis now organizations have a very good chance to anticipate with let’s say, more reasonable and accuracy what they can do to innovate. We know that data can contain errors, but what to do about it, how manage that percentage of error, creating estimate of accuracy in the planning process, a high flexibility approach, there is nothing wrong in having a flexible plan as long as we plan for that uncertainty to turn that risk into opportunities. When companies are planning their innovation efforts, it have to think about every aspect of the future to be well prepared, it reduce risk wherever possible and turns those risk into opportunities.
Successful organizations use this approaches to try to anticipate the future with a flexible margin for error, then monitor what actually happens and then use those lessons learnt to better anticipate next time, in others word they use data analysis to planning for future innovations to follow patterns over time. These patterns help companies think of what their customers wants or need for future products development and innovations.
That is the power of good data and systematic analysis it leads to improved planning and reduce risk, data analysis is fundamental for innovation.
There is an aspect that companies should not overlooked, that one is trust, planning is important but we must create a team, in which trust it is not an issue.
Trust will help the team to adapt and be flexible to changes when implementing an innovation initiative or developing a new product, change and uncertainty are inevitable in any organization are part of the day-to-day nature of innovation. In a team or organization where trust is in conflict, that fast adaptation are almost impossible, because people don’t want to cooperate with each other.
For teams to be effective must have trust, support between them and mutual respect.
That is why; when you are planning the creation a team for your innovation strategy, we must bring a group of trusty people and establish a culture of trust and respect from the beginning.
At the same time, you should start your projects selection process, top organizations create their own selection approach depend on their portfolio structure selecting the projects, within a balance criterion.
They take into consideration:
Does this project or product meet customer needs?
Does this project or product help us to market leadership?
Does it offer competitive advantage?
Does is fit within our objectives?
What are the sales and profits expected?
Is there technological risk?
Capital requirements, Manufacturing and marketing capabilities.
What competition we will have?. In a team or organization where trust is in conflict, that fast adaptation are almost impossible, because people don’t want to cooperate with each other.
For teams to be effective must have trust, support between them and mutual respect.
That is why; when you are planning the creation a team for your innovation strategy, we must bring a group of trusty people and establish a culture of trust and respect from the beginning.
At the same time, you should start your projects selection process, top organizations create their own selection approach depend on their portfolio structure selecting the projects, within a balance criterion.
They take into consideration:
Does this project or product meet customer needs?
Does this project or product help us to market leadership?
Does it offer competitive advantage?
Does is fit within our objectives?
What are the sales and profits expected?
Is there technological risk?
Capital requirements, Manufacturing and marketing capabilities.
What competition we will have?
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