Scaling Out in the Age of AI
Funnels & Exploration
Portfolio Leadership in the Age of AI
Mini-workshop
(in development)
Format: in-person, online class, or self-paced
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: Business Executives and Senior Leaders, Strategic Planners and Business Unit Managers, Innovation Managers and Directors, Change Agents and Innovation Champions, Lean and Agile Coaches and Consultants
Portfolio Leadership in the Age of AI
Ready to supercharge your team's innovation game? Join our dynamic workshop designed to help you define a compelling portfolio vision, foster a culture of experimentation, and explore diverse funding models. We’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of creating a strong vision that aligns with your strategic goals, and you’ll get hands-on experience drafting a vision statement for your portfolio.
Understand the different stages of innovation, from ideation to scaling, and how to manage your innovation portfolio effectively. You’ll learn to build and manage exploration portfolios, balancing risk and reward, and see how incubators and accelerators can fast-track your innovation efforts.
We’ll also focus on achieving fit – ensuring your solutions address real customer problems and finding that sweet spot where your product meets market needs. Discover the importance of problem-solution and product-market fit, and explore various funding models to support your innovation projects. Whether it's venture capital or internal funding, you’ll understand the pros and cons of each model. Plus, learn how to leverage open innovation platforms to collaborate with external partners.
Learning Objectives:
Craft a portfolio vision and understand the stages of innovation.
Foster a culture of experimentation and achieve problem-solution and product-market fit.
Explore diverse funding models and harness open innovation platforms for enhanced innovation.
Program
(draft / tentative)
1. Vision and Portfolio
Portfolio Vision
Innovation Stages
2. Innovation Hubs
Exploration Portfolios
Incubators and Accelerators
3. Achieving Fit
Experimentation Culture
Problem-Solution Fit
Product-Market Fit
4. Funding
Funding Models
Open Innovation Platforms