Phases of Innovation
- Preparation ... focus on the problem or opportunity, and who it affects
- Exploration ... identify current solutions, alternatives, and substitutes
- Stimulation ... use creativity techniques to trigger new ideas, concepts, and solutions
- Incubation ... give the new ideas some time and thought
- Illumination ... identify new ideas, concepts, and solutions
- Selection ... establish and use clear criteria for selecting the "best" concept
- Planning ... decide how to implement the concept
- Implementation ... put the plan and concept to work
- Evaluation ... determine if the new concept is working
- Iteration ... apply incremental improvement to the concept, or start over