THE INNOVATION MODE ADVISORY PROGRAM
25 Years of Innovation Leadership. 8 Weeks to Transform Yours.
This is a unique, rapid innovation advisory program that will help you [a] identify how innovative your organization is, [b] spot the underlying blockers and blind spots, [c] adopt a personalized actionable innovation roadmap.
It is offered as fully remote or in a hybrid mode with the first and/or last week delivered on-premise. Typically includes 50 hours of innovation advisory, interviews and presentations delivered in 32 sessions over 8 weeks leading to 4 specific deliverables presenting you with actionable advice, ideas and proposals on how to make your company more innovative.
The program is organized with, clear, well-defined, weekly objectives as outlined below. The start of the program is about understanding your company’s unique challenges and innovation goals. On the completion of the program, we present actionable innovation advisory, strategic planning, and innovation deliverables as prepared to match the specific needs of your company.
Most companies know they need to innovate.
Few know how to build the organizational muscle for it — and fewer still know how to harness AI to accelerate every stage of the innovation process.
Our unique program delivers what an executive hire would take months to produce: a diagnostic of what's blocking your innovation, a measurement framework for tracking progress, and a detailed roadmap for transformation. In just 8 weeks, you'll have the blueprint to move from ad-hoc innovation efforts to a systematic, AI-enhanced innovation capability.
This program is led by George Krasadakis, author of Innovation Mode 2.0: Designing Innovative Companies in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (Springer, January 2026) — the definitive practitioner's guide to building AI-powered innovation functions
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Our unique Innovation Advisory program delivers four concrete outputs — plus the book that defines the methodology:
1. Innovation Readiness Diagnostic. A comprehensive assessment using the Innovation Maturity Index framework — identifying exactly where your organization stands across capability, culture, and AI-readiness dimensions. No generic benchmarks; a diagnosis specific to your operating reality.
2. Innovation Performance Framework. Custom KPIs and a dashboard design that measure what actually matters — not vanity metrics like "ideas submitted" but indicators of genuine innovation capability: validation velocity, concept-to-MVP cycle time, and portfolio health.
3. Innovation Playbook. A branded internal guide for your organization — the methods, templates, decision frameworks, AI tools, and escalation paths that answer "how do we innovate here?" This becomes your teams' reference document, updated for the AI era.
4. Innovation Masterplan. A prioritized transformation roadmap aligned with the Six Phases framework from Innovation Mode 2.0 — from foundational capability-building through to AI-powered autonomous innovation. Each recommendation includes the "why," the "how," and the sequence.
Every program includes 10 copies of the Innovation Mode 2.0: Designing Innovative Companies in the Era of Artificial Intelligence — the complete 70+ recommendation framework that underpins this advisory engagement. Your leadership team receives the definitive guide to sustaining and scaling the transformation long after the program concludes.
THE AI ADVANTAGE
This isn't innovation consulting from 2015. AI has fundamentally changed what's possible:
• Opportunity Discovery: AI agents that scan markets, patents, and signals 24/7 — surfacing opportunities your teams would miss
• Concept Validation: AI-powered analysis that compresses weeks of market research into days
• Rapid Prototyping: Generative AI tools that accelerate from concept to testable prototype
• Portfolio Intelligence: Real-time dashboards that track innovation health across initiatives
The Innovation Mode Advisory program shows you how to integrate these capabilities into your innovation function — not as experiments, but as operational infrastructure. Companies that figure this out will discover opportunities faster, validate them cheaper, and ship before competitors finish their strategy decks
WEEK #1 - INNOVATION READINESS
"What's actually blocking us from being innovative?"
We meet with key stakeholders to assess your current innovation efforts using the Innovation Maturity Index. We review existing programs, map how strategy connects to innovation activity, and benchmark against high-performing organizations. A specialized survey captures perceptions and attitudes across your teams. We identify the specific structural, cultural, and capability gaps holding you back.
Output: Innovation Readiness Assessment with gap analysis and priority areas.
WEEK #2: OPPORTUNITY DISCOVERY
“How do we find and validate opportunities faster - with AI?”
We assess your current ideation processes and design improvements to your "opportunity discovery funnel." This includes how to leverage AI for market scanning, signal detection, and concept generation. We cover when and how AI tools add value versus when human judgment is essential — and how to build the feedback loops that make your discovery function smarter over time.
Output: Opportunity Discovery recommendations including AI integration points.
WEEK #3: INNOVATION PERFORMANCE
“How can we measure innovation performance?”
We work with your leadership to define what "innovation success" means in your context. We design a measurement framework that tracks genuine capability — validation velocity, concept-to-MVP cycle time, portfolio balance — not just activity metrics. We also design the Innovation Insights system: how to capture learnings and feed them back into your process.
Output: Custom KPI framework and dashboard design.
WEEK #4: INNOVATION CULTURE
“Do we have the culture to sustain innovation?”
We assess the health of your organizational culture across the dimensions that matter: risk tolerance, collaboration patterns, recognition systems, psychological safety, and openness to AI augmentation. Based on findings, we design targeted interventions — gamification programs, experimentation frameworks, knowledge exchange initiatives, and role models that signal "this is how we innovate here.
Output: Culture assessment and intervention recommendations.
WEEK #5: INNOVATION PLAYBOOK
“How do we help people innovate consistently?”
We create your branded Innovation Playbook — a practical internal guide covering definitions, methods, tools (including AI tools), templates, decision processes, and key contacts. This document creates alignment across your organization through a shared "innovation language" and removes the ambiguity that kills momentum.
Output: Draft Innovation Playbook (finalized in weeks 6-8).
WEEKS #6-8: INNOVATION MASTERPLAN
“What's our roadmap to becoming an AI-powered innovation organization?”
We synthesize all findings into your Innovation Masterplan — a comprehensive transformation roadmap structured around the Six Phases framework from Innovation Mode 2.0:
1. Power-Up: Establish foundational capabilities and assemble your core innovation team
2. Spark: Ignite creative momentum through AI-enhanced ideation and design sprints
3. Connect: Link capabilities into an integrated innovation system
4. Empower: Open experimentation methodologies across the organization
5. Scale-Up: Drive innovation at enterprise pace with parallel pipelines
6. Embed: Transition to AI-powered autonomous mode
Your Masterplan identifies where you are today, where you're headed, and the specific steps to get there.
Final Deliverables: (a) Detailed Recommendations deck, (b) Innovation Masterplan, (c) Finalized Innovation Playbook, (d) Hard copies of Innovation Mode 2.0 for your leadership team.
A unique program by the author of the Innovation Mode.
This program is led by George Krasadakis the author of a series of corporate innovation books and architect of various innovation programs, platforms and services.
George brings 25 years of hands-on innovation leadership: senior roles at Microsoft and Accenture building corporate innovation programs, 20+ patents as sole inventor in AI and machine learning, four technology startups founded, and 80+ technology projects delivered.
The first edition of The Innovation Mode (Springer, 2020) established a new standard for practitioner-focused innovation frameworks — now cited 500+ times by researchers and practitioners worldwide. The second edition, Innovation Mode 2.0, rebuilds those foundations for an AI-powered world.
George is also the architect of Ainna.ai — the world's first AI Innovation Agent — proof that AI-powered innovation isn't theoretical. The same frameworks in the book are the ones deployed with clients.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Who should participate from our organization?
The program works best with a core team of 3-5 stakeholders who have visibility into both strategy and operations. Typically: CEO or COO, heads of product or R&D, and HR or transformation leadership. We'll advise on optimal participation during scoping.
What's the time commitment for our team?
Expect 4-6 hours per week from your core team across interviews, workshops, and review sessions. The 50 hours of advisory is our commitment; your team's involvement is intensive but manageable alongside normal responsibilities.
Is this suitable for our company size?
The program is designed for organizations from growth-stage (50+ employees) to large enterprise. The frameworks adapt to your context — what changes is the scale of implementation, not the methodology.
How does this relate to Innovation Mode 2.0?
The book provides the complete framework — 70+ recommendations across six transformation phases. The Innovation Mode Advisory program applies that framework to your specific context: diagnosing where you are, prioritizing what matters for your situation, and creating an actionable roadmap. Think of the book as the "what" and the program as the "how, specifically for you."
What happens after the 8 weeks?
You own all deliverables outright. Many clients implement independently using the Masterplan, Playbook, and book. For organizations wanting ongoing support, we offer quarterly advisory check-ins — but there's no pressure or lock-in.
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