Scaling Out in the Age of AI

Funnels & Exploration

Portfolio Leadership in the Age of AI

Mini-workshop
(in development)

Format: in-person, online class, or self-paced

Duration: 3 hours

Target Audience: Business Executives and Senior Leaders, Strategic Planners and Business Unit Managers, Innovation Managers and Directors, Change Agents and Innovation Champions, Lean and Agile Coaches and Consultants

Portfolio Leadership in the Age of AI

Portfolio Leadership in the Age of AI

Ready to supercharge your team's innovation game? Join our dynamic workshop designed to help you define a compelling portfolio vision, foster a culture of experimentation, and explore diverse funding models. We’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of creating a strong vision that aligns with your strategic goals, and you’ll get hands-on experience drafting a vision statement for your portfolio. 

Understand the different stages of innovation, from ideation to scaling, and how to manage your innovation portfolio effectively. You’ll learn to build and manage exploration portfolios, balancing risk and reward, and see how incubators and accelerators can fast-track your innovation efforts.

We’ll also focus on achieving fit – ensuring your solutions address real customer problems and finding that sweet spot where your product meets market needs. Discover the importance of problem-solution and product-market fit, and explore various funding models to support your innovation projects. Whether it's venture capital or internal funding, you’ll understand the pros and cons of each model. Plus, learn how to leverage open innovation platforms to collaborate with external partners.

Learning Objectives:

  • Craft a portfolio vision and understand the stages of innovation.

  • Foster a culture of experimentation and achieve problem-solution and product-market fit.

  • Explore diverse funding models and harness open innovation platforms for enhanced innovation.

Program
(draft / tentative)

1. Vision and Portfolio

  • Portfolio Vision

  • Innovation Stages

2. Innovation Hubs

  • Exploration Portfolios

  • Incubators and Accelerators

3. Achieving Fit

  • Experimentation Culture

  • Problem-Solution Fit

  • Product-Market Fit

4. Funding

  • Funding Models

  • Open Innovation Platforms

We use our popular unFIX cards in all workshops to boost creative gameplay and engaging discussions. Some examples:

unFIX XL: Scaling Out in the Age of AI (mini-workshops)

Unlock your team's innovation potential! Learn to craft a compelling portfolio vision, foster a culture of experimentation, and explore diverse funding models to drive impactful innovation.