BQF Innovation Blog » trap http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation The BQF is the community for every business seeking excellent insights, tools and experiences to improve itself. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Competency Traps Meeting http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2008/07/30/competency-traps-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=competency-traps-meeting http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2008/07/30/competency-traps-meeting/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:33:24 +0000 Paul Sloane http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/?p=108 Today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit discussed the issue of Competency Traps. The session was led by Richard Granger of Arthur D Little. He presented a comprehensive review of the topic and then facilitated a workshop where delegates assessed their organisational competence in 7 key areas. Competency traps are skills, attributes and things we [...]]]> Today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit discussed the issue of Competency Traps. The session was led by Richard Granger of Arthur D Little. He presented a comprehensive review of the topic and then facilitated a workshop where delegates assessed their organisational competence in 7 key areas. Competency traps are skills, attributes and things we are proud of, that constrain our thinking.  They break down into a Vision trap, a Routinisation trap and Technology traps.  Richard advised that the best way to combat these hazards is to open the organisation up to external stimuli.  This led into a discussion of many aspects of open innovation and we reviewed what P&G, Rolls-Royce and Philips Research were doing in these areas.  Seven key management capabilities were identified:

  1. Innovation Sourcing Strategy
  2. Ideas Management
  3. Business Intelligence
  4. Relationship Management
  5. Project Management
  6. Competence Management
  7. Innovation Culture

In the workshop session delegates identified the areas of greatness weakness as being Innovation Culture, Business Intelligence and Project Management.

There followed a presentation on Innovation actitivities at EDF Energy given by Kathy Hart.  She covered a range of initiatives including ‘Let’s Try it’, Dragon’s Lair, Ambassadors, Innovation Funding Incentives and E-Factor and described some of the successful innovations that have resulted.

Delegates who attended and BQF members can obtain copies of the powerpoint presentations from Pat Myles.

Our thanks go to our presenters Richard Granger and Kathy Hart for making the morning stimulating and productive.

Paul Sloane

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]]> http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2008/07/30/competency-traps-meeting/feed/ 0 Competency Traps – Next Meeting of the Innovation Unit – July 30 http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2008/06/24/competency-traps-next-meeting-of-the-innovation-unit-july-30/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=competency-traps-next-meeting-of-the-innovation-unit-july-30 http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2008/06/24/competency-traps-next-meeting-of-the-innovation-unit-july-30/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:40:00 +0000 Paul Sloane http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/?p=102 The next meeting of the BQF Innovation special interest group will take place in Westminster on the morning of Wednesday July 30th.  The topic is competency traps and the main presentation will be given by Richard Granger, Senior Associate at Arthur D Little.  What are competency traps?  They concern the aspects of a company’s skills, [...]]]> The next meeting of the BQF Innovation special interest group will take place in Westminster on the morning of Wednesday July 30th.  The topic is competency traps and the main presentation will be given by Richard Granger, Senior Associate at Arthur D Little.  What are competency traps?  They concern the aspects of a company’s skills, experiences, competencies and successes which inhibit innovation.  In this session we will learn how to spot the traps and how to avoid them.  There will be an interactive element where delegates review the potential competency traps in their organisations.

You can see details of the event and book your place here:

http://bqf.org.uk/cgi-bin/eventdetail.cgi?Event_Code=728&ID=1688

Please book early as places are limited.  Members, guests and non-members are all welcome.

Paul Sloane

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