The Innovator's Catechism

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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.

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Findings / Concepts

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 / Techniques

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.

Citation

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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2020. The Innovator's Catechism. Zenodo.

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