Resources

Multi-year roadmap grid for themes, bets, milestones and dependencies.

Stage-gate tracker for ideas moving from discovery through pilot and scale.

Structured business case: problem, solution, market, financials and asks.

Log scouted technologies, sources, maturity and internal sponsor status.

Model org structures and role definitions for a corporate innovation team.

Monitor active pilots: owner, success criteria, spend, status and next decision.

Discovery interview script and probing questions for validating problems.

Log interviews, signals and validated insights across discovery efforts.

Charter template covering committee mandate, membership and cadence.

Plan and track program, pilot and venture spend against annual budget.

Capture what worked, what didn't and the scale/kill recommendation after a pilot.

Lightweight proof-of-concept terms covering scope, IP, data and pricing.

Intake form capturing the problem, proposed solution, evidence and resources needed.

Slide framework for pitching a new venture or program to your board.

Track CVC investments, stage, ownership, strategic rationale and follow-ons.

Created inside publicly-traded companies, this short PowerPoint deck collects worksheets, templates, and “cheat sheets” related to evaluating opportunities, fleshing out concepts, and conducting customer research.

Run-of-show, judging criteria and comms templates for internal challenges.

Revenue, cost and NPV model to support an innovation business case.

Adapted from the Business Model Canvas to better fit the needs of the corporate world, this Idea Canvas allows you to follow a high-level scientific process when evaluating ideas and then use the criteria from the Idea Canvas when testing or validating that idea. Developed by a Senior Director working in the retail industry.

Document your innovation thesis, focus areas, operating model and metrics.