# 🛡️ The Innovator's Catechism

**Daniel A. Friedman, Scott David, R.J. Cordes, Andrew Stewart, Virginia Bleu Knight** (2020) · *Zenodo*

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## Abstract

> This paper presents 'The Innovator’s Catechism', a structured operations order designed for early-stage innovation teams to enhance alignment on narrative, workflow, and objectives. By adapting military operations orders for business contexts, the authors aim to improve the reliability and effectiveness of innovation management.

## Keywords

`operations orders` · `innovation teams` · `Innovator's Catechism` · `team alignment` · `military transfer` · `organizational design` · `hackathons`

## Key Contributions

- Introduction of 'The Innovator’s Catechism' tailored for early-stage innovation teams.
- Adaptation of military operations orders to enhance organizational efficacy in business settings.
- Integration of insights from high reliability organizations (HROs) and innovation management.
- Development of a structured framework to facilitate communication and alignment in innovation teams.

## Methods

- Combination of the Facilitator’s Catechism with Blank’s innovation pipeline framework.
- Analysis of military operations orders and their impact on organizational performance.
- Utilization of insights from industrial and organizational psychology, sensemaking, and narrative construction.
- Creation of a series of structured questions for innovators at each stage of the innovation process.

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## Citation

```bibtex
@article{2020_InnovatorsCatechism,
  author = {Daniel A. Friedman, Scott David, R.J. Cordes, Andrew Stewart, Virginia Bleu Knight},
  title = {{The Innovator's Catechism}},
  journal = {Zenodo},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.4383230},
}
```

## File Inventory

- `AGENTS.md` (1,907 bytes)
- `2020_InnovatorsCatechism.pdf` (2,008,642 bytes)
- `README.md` (1,740 bytes)
- `SKILL.md` (1,839 bytes)