Faced with an increasingly competitive landscape, a large real estate company was keen to clarify and solidify its industry advantage through developing a thriving and veritable culture of innovation.
Our team began by conducting an innovation readiness assessment through interviews with the firm’s senior leadership team and selected candidates from different business functions and seniority levels. The assessment evaluated six pillars: leadership, interaction with external environment, structure & diversity, support mechanisms, encouraging behaviour, and communications. Our team also conducted an organisational network analysis, using a state-of-the-art data analytics tool through our UK-based partner Complete Coherence, to identify team and business dynamics within the organisation: primarily connectivity, hierarchy and distance. This allowed us to produce substantial, objective data during the audit phase to support crafting a pragmatic and effective program.
In alignment with the business’s new corporate strategy, we developed an innovation management process, including an idea evaluation tool and recommendations for an idea management platform. In parallel, a recognition process was designed to reward leading innovators and collaborators, fostering a more creative culture in the company. Finally, we developed a separate innovation function within the firm, identifying its scope, structure, and required resources to spearhead the innovation process.
Faced with an increasingly competitive landscape, a large real estate company was keen to clarify and solidify its industry advantage through developing a thriving and veritable culture of innovation.
