Is Your Innovation Program (and Your Job) at Risk?

This assessment is completely anonymous. You'll get an instant result after submitting answers to these 12 questions.

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* 1. How often does your senior leadership team discuss the progress and value of the innovation program?

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

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* 2. How would you describe the position of your innovation program in the organizational hierarchy?

Directly under a high-visibility leader with a broad company focus

Under a departmental or business unit head with occasional access to top leadership

Positioning results in limited visibility to other parts of the business

Distant from leadership; perceived as a satellite, underground, or "skunkworks" operation

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* 3. Does your innovation team have a clear mission and well-defined KPIs?

Yes, we have a clear charter, goals, KPIs, and measures

We have some high-level goals, but lack detailed KPIs or measures

We have developed them, but they change often

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* 4. What is the budget status of your innovation program?

Growing or remaining stable

Threats of budget reduction

Slight cuts, hiring freeze, spending freeze

Significant budget and headcount cuts being discussed, or have happened

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* 5. Are you aware of discussions about "decentralizing" or "distributing" innovation in the organization, so that "everyone is responsible" for it?

Yes

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* 6. Our customers or business partners:

Are aware of our existence, and engage with us regularly and productively

Are aware of our existence, but engage only occasionally

Are aware of our existence, but do not engage or interact

Are not aware of our existence

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* 7. How well integrated is the innovation program with other departments and business units in your organization?

Seamlessly integrated and actively collaborating

Somewhat integrated with occasional collaboration

Seen as a "satellite" or outsider not supporting the organization

Other functions and business units compete for resources or undermine our work

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* 8. Over time, our portfolio of innovation work:

Has remained pretty consistent between Horizon 1/Horizon 2/Horizon 3 activity

Has shifted somewhat toward H1 and H2, with a decrease in H3 work

Has shifted dramatically toward H1 and H2 work, with almost no H3 projects surviving

Is entirely H1 work and consulting/support projects for business units or functions

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* 9. How have the leaders of your organization shifted their focus in recent times?

Innovation remains a top priority and is seen as an important source of growth / competitive advantage

There's a balance between innovation and near-term priorities

Focus has primarily shifted to near-term priorities or incremental improvements due to external factors

Innovation is hardly mentioned; almost all emphasis is on immediate issues

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* 10. How do leaders in your organization perceive failures within the innovation program?

As a natural part of the process and learning experiences

With some concern, but willing to move forward

With frustration / Criticism / Suggestions of potential pivots

As proof the program isn't working

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* 11. What proportion of projects launched or rolled out by your innovation program have produced tangible outcomes or results in the past year? (Can be internal or customer-facing impacts.)

More than half

One quarter to half

Less than one quarter

Nothing yet

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* 12. What is your organization's primary industry?

Aerospace & Defense

Agriculture

Automotive, Transport, & Logistics

Chemicals

Communications

Consumer Goods & Consumer Products

Energy & Utilities

Engineering & Construction

Financial Services

Forest, Paper, & Packaging

Government & Public Sector

Healthcare

Higher Education

Hospitality & Leisure

Industrial Manufacturing

Media & Telecom

Medical Devices & Instruments

Mining & Metals

Non-Profit & NGO

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Professional Services

Retail

Technology

Other