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how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Lachapelle Apr 16, 2010. 12 Replies

hi to allthis is no contribution, however the role of beggar for information / insight and comments are portrayed.i have the opportunity to start an innovation hub / center of excellence for a…Continue

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Aug 3, 2010
Mike Lachapelle replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"One last thought henk If you are at the early stage of setting up a group, and this applies to any business model, the first thing you should consider is your primary client-value relationship. Who is your primary source of revenue? Are you…"
Apr 16, 2010
Kenneth McGrath replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"We basically looked at the Business Solutions and Delivery (IT Dept) as providing services to our client, the larger enterprise and modeled things based upon service delivery. We then wanted to know how we could improve our existing services. To do…"
Apr 14, 2010
henk replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"Defnitly a great thank you to all for input recieved, paramount characteristics noted are the practical implementation aspect (creating value though implementation of low level quick wins?), thans again Mike. Kennith your contribution much…"
Apr 14, 2010
Kenneth McGrath replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"I've been working on setting up a Business Analysis Centre of Excellence for a major Crown Corporation for almost a year now. The first month or two was spent reviewing the literature, figuring out HOW to set this BACOE up so that it could be…"
Apr 14, 2010
Mike Lachapelle replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"hi henk skills: True, the initial success of a CoE is based on engaging people in the conversations and initiatives. Ultimately though it is the capability of the 'experts' in the centre who can turn theoretical frameworks and approaches…"
Apr 12, 2010
henk replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"Mike, thank you for the feedback, it is most insightfull.....the perception i have is that the success of such an endevor primarily resides upon, soft skill stuff i.e. tenacity, servantship, being a true enabler that can be trusted? ps. what legend…"
Apr 12, 2010
Mike Lachapelle replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"Hi henk I am a senior analyst with a centre of expertise whose key goal is to drive change in a major program of the Government of Canada. To do that we are expected to play the role of enabler rather than dictating to other organizations the…"
Mar 21, 2010
Marc Sniukas replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"Dear Henk, I'm currently working with an organization to establish an internal innovation office, primarily in charge of driving business model innovation across 4 companies and about 15 business units. We put BMI on the radar by making it…"
Mar 20, 2010
henk replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"i wish to thank all who replied to my post, this is an awesome site, defnitly some serious research waits me. in answering Alex's question, this is predominantly tailored for internal customers, current employee total +_ 6000. ralph, thank you…"
Mar 17, 2010
Alex Osterwalder replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"My first question is: is this an internal Hub (only for employees) an external Hub (mainly for clients) or a mixture of both?"
Mar 15, 2010
Dave Concannon replied to henk's discussion how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?
"Why not try an approach from Game Theory - start at the end result and reason backwards. If your Innovation Hub was fantastically successful, what would it achieve - what does success look like? From there, reason what types of people you need to…"
Mar 15, 2010
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how whould you start an innovation hub / center of excellence?

hi to allthis is no contribution, however the role of beggar for information / insight and comments are portrayed.i have the opportunity to start an innovation hub / center of excellence for a financial insurance company. preliminary questions i need answered are:how do you position the innovation hub?how do we establish organic growth? what are the challenges out there? what should the format / structure look like? what roles should be performed, is it a directive or an enabler role.....or…See More
Mar 14, 2010
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Why are you passionate about business models and business model innovation?
i am a builder of people, organizations and the society.
How would you best describe your level of expertise when it comes to business models?
knowledgeable
Who do you work for? What do you do?
Momentum, a financial institution in south africa.
business architect.
What industry do you mainly work in (e.g. financial services, telco, utilities, public sector, academia, pharma...)?
finance / insurance / service
What is the size of the organization you work for?
1'001-10'000
Do you want to add anything? Feel free. Any topic.
not currently, thank you

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