1. Awaken the Sleeping Giant Five Drivers of Innovation BVARI August 12, 2011

3. Innovation needs people who are naturally curious and continual learners. Why? Why Not? Driver #1:

4. Driver #2: Innovation needs people engaged in solving interesting issues.

5. Driver #3 Innovation needs space.

6. Innovation needs to be part of the ongoing conversation Driver #4:

7. Update/info sharing: 10 minutes Review of key measures: 10 minutes Idea generation and problem solving: 30 minutes – Brainstorming – Pros/cons or Force Field – Ishakawa Diagram – Solution Generation Action planning: 10 minutes Improvement Meeting Format

8. Innovation needs people who execute ideas. Driver #5: :

9. “Capital isn’t so important in business. Experiences isn’t so important. You can get both things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn’t any limit to what you can do with your business and your life.” - Harvey Firestone