A formal management innovation strategy
Crowdsourcing initiatives (that involves customers)
Game mechanics methodology – in the ideation Formal change management processes Staff training on innovation Innovation Committees for evaluation Innovation Teams to ensure action
Formal internal collaboration platforms Formal external collaboration platforms
Open innovation approaches to enhance innovation Rewarding innovation efforts
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Sample and Selection We collected responses from a pre-selected group of predominantly senior managers and innovation leaders in a wide variety of industries. We therefore expect that the results may represent some bias as the participants have mostly been exposed to and are actively engaged in innovation activities. Fifty-four innovation leaders participated in the poll.
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Results and Insights The feedback received yielded the following results. On the question “Do you view your organisation as innovative?” 74.1% of organisations stated that they did. One needs to bear in mind that the sample consisted of innovation managers and executives, actively promoting and driving innovation in their organisations. A larger, more representative sample of South African organisations may yield a different, less positive perspective.
Figure 3: Innovation structures. Which of the following innovation structures are evident within your organisation?
Figure 2: Popular innovation management approaches
Does your organisation make use of any of the following innovation management tools or approaches?
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Sometimes Yes N/A
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All other responses
I do not know
We only hear about innovation in quarterly newsletters
Innovation is a top management responsibility only
We have regular innovation breakaways
Every manager takes responsibility for their own division’s innovation
We use innovation teams from various business units
We have a dedicated innovation unit
We have an innovation manager
The system has features such as voting and commenting
We have an electronic innovation management system
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