After a series of posts introducing and explaining the thinking and design behind the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework, I thought it would be a good idea to put this into a sequence of visuals that should take you through this to provide a decent understanding of its make-up and logic.
Organizations in today’s business environment need to adapt rapidly and dynamically, have the need to bring the innovation management process into a constant technological advancement, and be more tailored in its design by their own specific needs and not “offered” as a rigid set of solutions. We need to embrace a significant change in the way we “set about” innovation.
If you are interested in reading more in the series I have been posting then here are the links in the order of posting.
The importance here is recognizing the shift in mindset and thinking towards a Building Block approach to build up the Innovation Stacks. Each stack “sits” on a technology platform. Thinking through what this means requires understanding, relating, and putting a clear context of innovation, what you want to achieve, and how to set about this.
In a series of posts, I have first explained why we should change, then introduced the concepts of the building blocks, followed by an introduction to the innovation stack thinking. this was followed by the critical relationships of Stacks and Blocks, then bringing these concepts into a perspective based on platforms that leads to the offering of a final perspective of this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework ( the announcement post)
Post announcement, I have been following this up with posts on building up a validation plan, with the potential value of adopting this framework approach with an opening sketch of offering suggestions to beginning to think about an implementation plan and within this series a final post, the phasing and sequencing suggestions and who needs to be involved.
The initial (wire) framework
The core concept is made up of Building Blocks, Modular Innovation Stacks, Learning Components, and Platform Architecture offering a MarketPlace and Technology Platform as its foundation.
Firstly what makes up the Building Blocks that assemble and form the Modular Innovation Stacks
There is a Discovery layer, Idea or Concept layer, Problem Validation layer, Solution Development layer, Business Model Design layer, and finally the Execution layer
This follows the “accepted” logic of how the innovation flows. Each has many established ways to break down the layer, in assessing it as well as the platform components that are recognized as framing tools for that stage. These are held within the Marketplace to download an API of that frame, tool, or technique on the platform provided.
The Learning Components are how we should work through each stage of the innovation process. I view this learning structure as important to work through in each stage of the Discovery to Execution
These learning components work through foresight, then how we learn, synthesize, create, decide, and then set about convincing others of the value and benefits of this innovative concept, the communal “buy-in”.
I offer here the understanding and the thinking through steps to be undertaken in this framework
The sequence I suggest goes from 1 to 8 in building, validating, and implementing
I recommend tackling and implementing this framework in these sequence steps
This is not offered as a “big bang” solution; it should be phased, and taken step by step. Any enterprise-enabled framework will require serious change management to understand build-up validation, the level of returns, and the growing understanding of cost/ benefit conversion.
Embracing a Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework will undoubtedly involve a significant shift in mindset and processes, which could raise concerns about complexity.
The final Composable Innovation Enterprise framework
In my view by embracing a Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework, organizations can overcome the limitations of traditional approaches and leverage the power of collaboration, interconnectedness, and shared value creation within an innovation ecosystem.
This framework encourages a shift in mindset, culture, and software solutions, allowing organizations to dynamically assemble and reconfigure their innovation processes and resources.
In my view any modern approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions. Today we are missing a comprehensive structure or innovation process to achieve this, we need a radically different approach to managing innovation.
I am suggesting a radical rethink of how we set about innovation.
We need a comprehensive enterprise solution that ‘carries’ innovation across and outside the organization for seeking the best in concepts and ideas to final execution.
I believe this vertical and horizontal design thinking in applying innovation stack and building block approaches, all “housed” on a technology platform ‘brings’ innovation and its management process into a central and eventually core part of the organization’s management of its business.; highly collaborative, adaptable, fluid, and modular to deal with complex challenges that require different thinking on a constantly evolving basis.
