Innovation and intrapreneurship
A promising idea needs a problem worth solving, evidence of value, an owner, and a path to a decision. I help organizations build that path and help internal teams move along it.
Design or improve innovation and intrapreneurship programs, clarify the stages and decisions, connect teams with business priorities, and define how ideas receive support.
Innovation leaders, program managers, HR and transformation leaders
Sharpen the problem and value proposition, define a quick test that shows whether the value is real, identify users and stakeholders, prepare decision materials, and work toward executive sponsorship or adoption.
Internal teams with a promising project
A practical working framework I use, not a maturity certification. Not every project moves through it in the same order, but most stall at one of these stages.
A good question saves a lot of building.
| Stage | Working question | Useful evidence or output |
|---|---|---|
| Idea | Whose problem are we solving? | A clear problem and user. |
| Test | What is the most accurate useful test? | A focused test and success criteria in business terms. |
| Evidence | What did we learn that changes a decision? | Measured results, limitations, and what they mean for the decision. |
| Sponsor | Who can commit to the next step? | A decision owner and a sponsorship discussion. |
| Scale | What must be true for adoption? | Ownership, dependencies, and an adoption path. |
the jargoninnovation theaterwhat we will actually doa clear path to an executive decision, with a date
The AI bottleneck check asks ten questions across the five stages and suggests where to start. It looks at how initiatives move, not at data, security, governance, or infrastructure readiness.
Too few ideas, too many pilots, or promising projects that never reach a decision? The answer decides whether we start with the program or with a team.