InnovationIdentificationMatrix.xlsx

Innov Matrix + Instructions (2)

Business Category -- Value Creation
Innovation Type Product Service Process Business Model
Radical Innovation (Guy Kawasaki - "Jumping Curves")
Disruptive Innovation (Christensen - seeds of new innovation known to existing companies)
Sustaining/Incremental Innovation (Christensen)
Blue Ocean Innovation (leap in value & decrease in cost)
Innovation via Discovery OR Creation (Alvarez & Barney)
"Innovation Identification Matrix" Instructions
Part 1: Using your best "search" skills, please comb your business informaton sources and provide an example of each type of innovation
by company category - value created. Please enter the name of the company and the corresponding innovation into each cell in the matrix
shown above. Once completed, your matrix will identify and list a total of 20 companies and their innovations.
Part 2: Having identified your 20 innovations by type and category, please provide a brief description (short paragraph) of each innovation
and its characteristics. 1. Identify what you believe to be the source of the innovation. Questions to consider: is it a solution to a problem?
Does it satisfy a need? Does it represent a new opportunity obtained through discovery? Obtained through creation? 2. In describing each
innovation be sure to explain/justify your choice and designation of the specific type.
Part 2 written summary and description: 5 - 7 pages

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