Managing Innovation

About Paul Sloane

Monetical have collaborated with Paul Sloane to produce the Managing Innovation Audit. Paul is an acknowledged expert on innovation, creativity and lateral thinking in business. Paul took a first in Engineering at Cambridge. He joined IBM and was part of the team that launched the IBM PC in the UK. He went on to be MD of the database leaders, Ashton-Tate. He became VP International for MathSoft Inc. and CEO of Monactive Ltd. He founded Destination Innovation, a consultancy that helps develop innovation and leadership. He is head of the Innovation Unit at the British Quality Foundation.

Introduction

Truly innovative organisations are more agile, more successful and more profitable. They gain competitive advantage by implementing new products, services and methods faster than their competitors. In today’s world innovation is necessary for survival – let alone success.

Why are some organisations consistently more innovative than others? How can leaders help their people to become more creative and entrepreneurial in their approach to the business? What is stopping your organisation from implementing break-through ideas and how can you overcome these obstacles?

The Innovation Audit is a proven method to improve innovation. It examines key indicators, determines strengths and weaknesses and identifies ways of improving innovation throughout the organisation. Through a series of questionnaires we can analyse the attitudes and behaviours that shape your culture of innovation. The topics examined include Innovation Metrics, Idea Generation, Collaboration, Attitude to Risk and Failure, Empowerment, Openness, Resources, Idea Evaluation, Prototype Development and Innovation Diffusion.

Publications & activities

(2007) The Innovative Leader (how to inspire your team and drive creativity). Kogan Page, London