whether you want to…
OPERATIONALLY
- Grow the business and sell more products
and services - Increase efficiencies and eliminate waste of
precious resources - Increase employee productivity
- Conquer labor and supply chain challenges
- Create more revenue streams and stronger
business models
CULTURALLY
- Create a stronger and more resilient culture
- Inspire employees to reach their potential
- Enhance the effectiveness of remote, hybrid,
and in-person teams - Become a top business to work for
- Create an unforgettable employee experience
EXTERNALLY
- Deliver a better customer experience
- Grow or diversify the customer base
- Deliver products and services that enhance the lives of your customers
- Adapt and pivot based on environmental and marketplace challenges
- Address competitive threats
you have two choıces
Ignite growth and Employee performance
by developing a core competency ın systematıc ınnovatıon
CREATIVITY
The ability to create ideas. Learn how to leverage each person’s unique superpower and uncover solutions that stick.
The collısıon poınt
A systematic innovation core that creates
an untouchable competitive advantage.
THE PLAYBOOK
The How-To-Guide to sustainable innovation. Insource the process, tools, and mindsets that create confidence and predictability.
Human-centered DesIgn
Solutions that address a true need, want, and desire. Learn how to build solutions that create a reaction of “I can’t afford NOT to!”
Do you want to know where your collision point is?
the purpose of ınnovatıon is to
Elevate performance
In pursuit of reaching a business’s performance potential, improvement can only take you so far. At some point, performance reaches a level of diminishing returns where the juice is no longer worth the squeeze.
Whether it be a process, a product, an employee retention strategy, a customer experience tactic, or anything in between, current performance will tap out and something new will be needed to elevate performance to the next level.
what ıs the dıfference
between ınnovatıon and ımprovement?
Innovatıon
The result of a new solution that creates substantial value and enhances the lives of people.
ımprovement
The result of making an existing solution better, faster, leaner, etc.
HOWEVER, AS A BUSINESS,
YOU ARE SEVERELY LIMITING YOUR INNOVATION POTENTIAL
AND IT’S AFFECTING YOUR PERFORMANCE.
Innovatıon can ıgnıte
from anywhere
ıf you are wıllıng to fuel ıt
Product & Services
Products and services are typically the most famous types when people think about innovation. They are how customers engage with your business. Do it right, they can be your golden eggs. Do it wrong, people move on - quickly!
Strategy & Operations
Gone are the days of year long strategy creation and planning. If you view strategy and planning through the lens of innovation, you uncover opportunities to better clarify your future, strengthen alignment within your team, and create larger momentum faster!
Customer Experience
At the end of the day, customer experience is the innovation goldmine. Create an experience that makes people scream "I can't afford NOT to!" and performance will go through the roof!
Business Model
Business models are not just about money. They are how your business creates, delivers, and captures value. Business model innovation can take even the simplest product and completely change the future. Ever heard of Zappos, Amazon, and Netflix?
Process
Process is what makes things work. Every process has a lifestan, and your resulting products, services, and customer experience rely on your processes. Process innovation is severly underappreciated, and it can be the difference between good and truly exceptional!
Problem Solving
Problem solving is something we do every day, so should't we be great at it? Well, not really. If you want to create, deliver, and capture value, along with reaching for higher levels of performance potential, you must become innovative problem solvers!
If ınnovatıon ıs a key to performance and busıness relevancy,
then why do most struggle to achıeve ıt?
- Businesses tend to think that innovation is a thing, and that if they do it, it happens.
- Companies lack a systematic approach, the mindsets, and the process required to flip the script from 80% failure to 80% success.
Why do ınnovatıons
faıl over 80% of the tıme?
The big ones:
- Businesses want it, but have no idea what it really is
- End solutions are not human centered
- Inability to uncover, and keep up with, customer needs
- Bureaucracy that kills
- Slow internal decision making
- Lack of an innovation strategy
- Lack of an innovation specific implementation plan
- Current culture doesn’t support creative thinking
- Lack of a systematic process
- Lack of belief and dedication to the journey
Contributing to the problem:
- Failing and learning is not considered valuable
- Innovation success breeds complacency
- Misunderstanding of the market
- Lack of necessary investment and preparation
- Critical assumptions and questions are left untested
You have an opportunity to become an
INNOVATION MACHINE
The need
Stay relevant to your customers and employees and compete in the marketplace.
The want
Craft a competitive advantage so strong that your competition becomes irrelevant.
The desıre
Create an employee and customer experience so magical that they scream:
“I can’t afford NOT to work with you!”
SystematIc Innovation has an
80% + success rate
with creative problem solving and human-centered design at the core.
Flip the scales and leave your competition in innovation dust!
Ignıtıng Innovatıon
Starts Here
Consultıng
The most innovative solutions in the world were built by passionate people. Collaborating with an outside expert can elevate the outcome by helping clarify your strategy, build the right process for your business, and focus your employees energy in a way that captures significant results in a short period of time.
ExecutIve Coachıng
Even the best athletes in the world work with world-class coaches to sharpen their skills and elevate their performance. Having an innovation expert to collaborate with and act as a thought partner will not only improve your skill set, but also make you a better leader.
Speakıng and Events
Innovation is a beautiful thing, and there is so much more to it than meets the eye. I love inspiring people to view the world in few ways and watching new aha! moments spark. No matter the occasion, people always seem to gravitate towards the conversation around innovation with curiousity and engagement.
Workshops and Traınıng
Knowledge is king. Training and education have tremendous ROI, and when coupled with the right experience, it can continue to pay off in spades well into the future. Whether you want to upskill your team or get from A to B quickly and more effectively, investing in your human-capital can be the difference.
In the news
It hits the mark
“Derek’s latest book is arguably the best articulation of a business’s desire for performance and innovation that I have ever seen. The way he makes innovation approachable and executable is truly rarefied air.”
Anonymous
SVP of Sales and Software
To be bold,
If you want to stay relevant to your employees and your customers, innovation is a must have, not a nice to have. So let’s talk.