Manage Innovation or Die- Scope Missing Step in Strategy Implementation March 20, 2008

Innovation requires moving from vision into value, insight into income, or concept into commercialization. In all cases, ideation precedes execution and strategic planners have to engage a variety of other resources within an organization for implementation to occur. Technical personnel frequently move from ideation directly into planning, and the more entrepreneurial types frequently move from ideation directly into execution, as do many other artistic and creative individuals.

The missing step is frequently scoping. What is the size of this dream and how scalable is it? How much resource will be needed for the initial implementation phases which must generate concrete enough results to justify further investment.

Scoping is most often practiced by those who have been burned by not having clearly articulated goals and associated scopes. Strategic planners must get buy-in from other stakeholders, especially those responsible for implementation and execution. This buy-in is greatly facilitated by the clarity effective scoping brings, because it immediately lets everyone know - can they get their arms around it or not.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN, DO AND TAKE AWAY FROM THIS SESSION AND EXERCISES
* How to scope your initiatives for resource needs and scalability.
* How to effectively involve stakeholders in understanding scoping issues.

SPEAKER: Howard Lieberman
Dean of External Affairs, Cogswell Polytechnical College

Mr. Howard Lieberman a serial intrepreneur, entrepreneur, educator and master of innovation management. Lieberman has founded five companies: Interactive Visual Analysis Languages (INTERVAL), Integrated Acoustics, Escatech Media Inc., Dorado and Asonda Corp. He invented new technologies at Bose Corporation, Apple Computer and all of the companies he founded, including analog & digital audio hardware and adaptive content software architectures.

Member, Student, Affiliate $25, all others $35, at door $40.

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