Activities: S-U
Activities
Here you can find a variety of activities on the subject of innovation. They range from individual projects and reflection frameworks to group level activities suitable for workshops or classroom settings.
Scenarios
An activity linked to the Accelerating Diffusion Tool, applying it to a range of hypothetical scenarios.
Scenarios
An activity linked to the Accelerating Diffusion Tool, applying it to a range of hypothetical scenarios.
Sector Innovation Patterns
An activity for investigating how technological change can shape the competitive dynamics of an industry.
Sliced bread case - teaching notes
Teaching notes and resources to support learning aorund the case of sliced bread as an example of the challenges in adoption and diffusion of innovation.
Click here for the source case 'Sliced bread'
Social innovation activity
An activity designed around the ‘Eastville Community Shop’ social innovation case study.
Sources of innovation
Where do innovations come from?
Spot the ball.
Spot the ball is a famous experiment in which an audience is invited to watch a film of a game of basketball.
Stage gate design activity
Activity to explore designing stage gate systems to help manage uncertainty in innovation project implementation
Strategic Advantage through Innovation
An activity for exploring the ways in which innovation can create strategic advantage.
Strategic futures
An activity exploring strategic implications of alternative futures
Strategic Planning for Implementation
An activity for implementing a strategic plan for a hypothetical product or service.
Success and Failure Review
An activity for exploring the successes and failures of existing innovations.
Sustainability challenges in innovation
An activity to help explore sustainable innovation
Teambuilding Games
Activity - Teambuilding Games.
Team level skills for creativity - reflection exercise
A framework for reviewing team level skills in creativity and innovation
The way we do things around here
An activity for exploring the ways in which existing organisations innovate.
User innovation exercise
User innovation exercise.
Uses For
An icebreaker activity which focuses attention on creativity and particularly the power of groups in idea generation.
Using creativity tools
Activity: Using creativity tools.