1. 1. Idea to Innovation Service Innovation Camp by MIST, UIU, & a2i Fokhruz Zaman MIST, Dhaka, 30th August, 2013
2. 2. Discussion Points Where Good Ideas come From ? Idea / Creativity equates Innovation ? Why Innovation for Bangladesh ? Why TEAM-ing is critical for Innovation ? Why Public Service Innovation ? Why Mobile Apps for Public Service Delivery ? Why targeting Young Agile Developers and How to innovate in an Agile Way ?
3. 3. Where do good ideas come from ?
4. 4. Idea / Creativity Equates Innovation? Lot of confusion surrounding creativity and innovation Focus is the main difference! Creativity == unleashing the potential of the mind to conceive new ideas Innovation is about introducing change into relatively stable systems Concerned with the work required to make an idea viable Use Innovation to design solutions for the unrecognized and unmet needs
5. 5. The Overlapping Steps Inspiration Implementation Ideation
6. 6. Why Innovation for Bangladesh? Innovation is about introducing change into existing systems. And Bangladesh NEEDS a LOT of CHANGES! Necessity is the Mother of Innovation! Crisis is the HOTBED for Disruptive Innovation! We MUST INNOVATE to SURVIVE & THRIVE!
7. 7. Why TEAM-ing is Critical for Innovation? TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More! Exchanging same amount of real assets does NOT increase VALUE! But exchanging same number of ideas always CREATE new VALUE! Highly inspired individuals with common goals form high performing TEAMs! TEAM members can complement each other! Open TEAM Collaboration is CRITICAL to SUCCESS!
8. 8. Why Public Service Innovation ? Serve the BoP (Bottom-of-the-Pyramid) People! A lot of Areas to CHANGE and INNOVATE! Reducing Time to Receive a Service (Travel Time, Wait Time, Full Transaction) Reducing Cost to Citizens (fees, travel cost, lost wages and other opportunity cost, additional cost of bringing a companion, cost of overnight accommodation, meals, etc) Reducing number of visits to government offices to complete and service transaction and receive the service Improving the quality of service.
9. 9. Why Mobile Apps for Public Service Innovation? Mobile Apps the latest Fad? Bangladesh made miracles in Mobile User Growth in last few years! Every Bangladeshi has access to a Mobile Phone! A large number of young talented teams of Mobile Apps developers! Bangladesh to be a M-MAD Country Soon..
10. 10. Why Young and Agile? We have abundance of Young Talents Young has NO legacy of un-learning! Young inherently Creative and Agile! As Steven Johnson beautifully articulated in the opening video: Eureka moments do NOT happen out-of-nowhere! Innovation comes through sustained efforts through increments and iteratively in an Agile way! Chance Favors the Prepared Minds!
11. 11. Steps to Innovation
12. 12. Acknowledgements / Credits Steven Johnson a2i Internet