Innovation drivers are employees who - formally, but very often also informally - build and maintain the corporate’s entrepreneurship competence from within the organization. Innovation drivers typically support individuals and teams in the execution of opportunity development and business modelling projects. Depending on the context this can be as coaches, mentors, or workshop facilitators. However, innovation drivers can fulfill many different roles. For instance, innovation drivers can be intrapreneurs who develop innovation programs, such as hackathons and accelerators. They might build social networks across organizational units, thereby stimulating the combination of different ideas, perspectives and resources. They might also scout for best practices and possible partners outside of the organization. In many organizations they help to break the barriers for innovation and they serve as a sounding board to senior management. All in all, innovation drivers are vital ambassadors of the firm’s entrepreneu
17-11-2016 16:00 - 16:45
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