Pulp Innovation

After months of being given the run around by the executives at Accipiter and with with recent success of the innovation presentation still fresh in his mind, Marlowe contemplates the next steps in the development of their innovation initiative.

After a successful innovation presentation and strong encouragement to move forward with their plans, Marlowe and Susan are elated. The question remains why some senior executives had been holding them back when it was clear to the CEO that innovation was the only option to move forward?

Just as Marlowe and Susan are ready to present their vision document to management, they discover some of the members will not be attending. Another disappointing setback for the innovation community.

After Marlowe and Susan work well into the evening to develop a strategic document for the management team to review and approve, they head out for some quality co-worker time.

Marlowe continues the struggle to get his top client to define the structure and direction for their innovation community. Has he signed up for a project that is doomed from the very beginning?

As Marlowe struggles to define the requirements for Accipiter's open innovation community, he is interrupted with the news that the newly hired consultant has just arrived for her first day at work. Perhaps this distraction is just what Marlowe needs...

Accipiter needs to establish the “rules” and expectations for innovation, and provide the programs and procedures to reinforce those programs, so innovation remained true to the goals of the organization. Marlowe takes the first steps to lead them in the right direction.

Marlowe’s concerns about Accipiter’s new innovation initiative continue to grow. How does one build an effective innovation platform without understanding the key strategic goals of the company?

Marlowe struggles with a client who has decided to build an innovation community in 90 days without any consideration for the structure, support and funding to carry out such an operation. Can Marlowe manage to take the lead or will they develop a half-hearted endeavor to collect ideas?