Growth Blueprint Assessment

Building a successful organization requires focus and dedication at all levels. The key to success is based on three primary components: executing a clear strategy, aligning the leadership team, and leveraging an innovation system to bring new ideas to reality systematically.

inVision Edge created the Growth Blueprint Assessment to help organizations measure their current state of innovation readiness in connection with their strategic goals and capability for long-term growth.

Answer the following 15 questions using the scale of 1-5 to discover where your organization ranks, calculating your results using the Scoring Guide below.

GROWTH BLUEPRINT ASSESSMENT

Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree

1. Our strategic plan is in place that highlights the direction of our organization including clear goals, objectives, and actions.

2. I would describe our culture as one that includes innovation.

3. A culture of accountability exists within our organization. (A culture of accountability means an environment where leaders understand and follow through on commitments.)

4. Employees generally know what actions they need to take in order to contribute to the execution of the strategic plan, and there is dedicated time set aside on a regular basis to discuss progress on the plan.

5. I am confident in the reliability of our organization’s system for creating and executing more/profitable products, services, customers, and/or markets.

6. Overall, our organization has been very successful with its innovations.

7. Our organization has a radically clear “Why” statement of purpose. (A strong “Why” statement includes the overall purpose of your organization and is well understood by everyone in the organization.)

8. The leadership team understands the current reality (including the challenges and opportunities) faced by our organization.

9. The executive/senior leadership team is strongly aligned with our “Why” statement.

10. Our strategic plan has been clearly communicated to key stakeholders.

11. There is a general awareness among the leadership team of the key “death threats” that could get in the way of the successful execution of the organization’s strategic plan, and a plan is in place to minimize or remove those death threats.

12. There is a sense of urgency for the organization to take action on accelerating innovations that are meaningfully unique versus our competition.

13. There is senior management commitment and support for innovation.

14. Senior leadership works well as a cohesive and aligned team.

15. Senior leaders have clarified the roles, expectations, and measures of success for others in our organization.

GROWTH BLUEPRINT ASSESSMENT — RESULTS

Strategy

/25

Score for question 1, 4, 8, 10, 11

Innovation

/25

Scores for questions 2, 5, 6, 12, 13

Leadership

/25

Scores for questions 3, 7, 9, 14, 15

GROWTH BLUEPRINT ASSESSMENT
— SCORING GUIDE

0–10 in any area

There’s work to be done in this area, but it’s achievable and rewarding. Take a deeper look at your organization. What is standing in the way of stronger performance in this area?

11–18 in any area

Your organization is performing fairly well in this area, but there’s room for improvement. How can existing systems and processes be improved? What is holding your organization back from scoring higher in this area?

19–25 in any area

Well done! Your organization is performing well in this area because internal systems and processes currently in place are working. The key is to maintain this high performance. This is the ideal opportunity to disrupt and lead within your industry.

Next Steps

You’ve tallied your score and found where your organization ranks in terms of growth readiness and capability. Now it’s time to build a plan of action.

Whether you need to re-engineer your current systems to accelerate or want to spearhead a disruptive innovation, inVision Edge is here to support you.

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