Innovation workshops drive companies to develop a compelling point of view, see competitive challenges in a new light, address specific painful problems, and create hooks of synchronicity to stimulate productivity. Over the course of a three-hour session, we facilitate design thinking exercises to connect problems to a solution. This presentation articulates the benefits of participating in an innovation workshop.

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State of co-creation and remote collaboration
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In-person & remote collaboration
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Miro blends the best of in-person and online
facilitation
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Connect problems to a solution
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Challenge: The Conservation Fund (TCF)
wanted to update their sales and marketing
narrative to reflect their rapid growth, drive
brand awareness, investment, and venture
philanthropy.
Approach: Through a series of workshops, we
learned from multiple perspectives about what
was driving TCF forward, what was holding TCF
back, what a vision for a future could look like,
and what resources were required to improve
operations and support growth.
Challenge: Sanofi needed help defining a
digital strategy which aligned internal
lines-of-business around a changing customer
profile.
Approach: We facilitated a three-hour
workshop to help identify areas of alignment for
internal audiences to serve the customer of the
future.
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Challenge: Stink bugs and other invasive
species have negatively impacted global
agriculture, supply chain, and shipping with no
universal solution in sight. Wallenius
Wilhelmsen wanted help to develop solutions
to curtail their growth.
Approach: We developed an innovation challenge
crowdsourcing solutions for the identification and
treatment of stink bugs and other invasive species.
The challenge called on innovators from a variety
of fields. The winners, selected by a panel of
judges, received resources to further develop their
proof-of-concept with Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
Challenge: Episcopal High School’s (EHS)
faculty advisor team needed help providing
students options for remote education during
the global pandemic crisis.
Approach: We designed and facilitated a unique
online course giving students tools to create and
lead in their post-EHS careers. This included
meeting synchronously, asynchronous group
work, and hosting office hours.

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Our diverse team opens access to capital and networks
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THE SAILS: What speeds us up?
Sailboat: Defining the current state
THE ANCHORS: What slows us down?
● What are the key drivers behind our growth?
● What is currently working and contributing to forward momentum?
● This exercise helps to identify these critical attributes, and understand
what activities drive value for our organization
● What hinders our ability to deliver value?
● What are the key blockers at the moment?
● What currently prevents the organization from achieving our goals?
● This helps to identify the key barriers that prevent your engine from
reaching its full potential.
Objective: This exercise helps us get insight about the current state and what might be an obstacle to progress. It helps us define what is
working and moving us forward, as well as the activities or circumstances which hold us back from our ambitions.

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Empathy Map: Understanding the
Customer

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Cover Story: An exercise in visioning

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Problem Solution
Key Metrics
Unique Value
Proposition
Unfair Advantage
Channels
Customer Segments
Cost Structure Revenue Streams
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A brief description of the
top 3 problems that exist
What is the single, clear,
compelling message that
states why your solution is
different, useful and worth
engaging?
Who are the
customers/users? What
does our audience look
like? How do we segment
them to appropriate
granularity?
Free and Paid channels
used to reach the target
customer.
Something that cannot be
copied or bought.
What is the minimum ‘feature’
set (MVP) that demonstrates
the UVP up above?
Describe the key actions
that generates revenue or
indicates value.
List out all fixed and variable costs.
How is revenue generated? What are the assumptions
for how the UVP is monetized?
The Lean Canvas

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Ogilvy Consulting
Prioritization Exercise: First Things First