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Assess Your Organization
Comparison
of Organizational Assessments--This comparison
of the Situational Outlook Questionnaire (SOQ)™, Innovation Quotient
Inventory (IQI)™, KeysŪ and the Innovation Network's Innovation Audit™
was prepared by Innovation University Fellows Christopher Goodrich and
Joyce Wycoff. Call Andrea Woodward at (805) 563-1438 or e-mail andrea@thinksmart.com
for a free copy.
Organizational
Innovation Audit™--developed by Innovation
Network, this audit offers a 360 degree survey of employees, customers,
vendors and stockholders. The assessment, which is based on the Innovation
DNA (TM) model, includes analysis of the organization's "innovation
gap" (the relative under valuation in the stock market due to the lack
of market perception of potential for growth, i.e, innovation). Contact
Andrea Woodward at (805) 563-1438 or e-mail: andrea@thinksmart.com
for a copy of this study.
Click Here to request a free copy of the test version of the Innovation Audit.
Click here for a summary
of CEOs' responses to the Innovation Audit which they completed at the
recent Inc. magazine conference.
Test Your Organization's Innovation Quotient--This
brief survey is excerpted from Innovation Network Founder Joyce Wycoff's
book "Transformation Thinking."
Innovation
Quotient Inventory (IQI)™--Developed
by Innovation Network Director Dr. Jim Higgins, the IQI examines eight
S's, including structure, systems and strategy, of an organization to
assess its climate for innovation. You can learn more about the IQI in
Dr. Higgins' book, "Innovate or Evaporate or by calling Dr. Higgins at 407-740-8974
or by e-mail: nmpc@aol.com.
KEYSŪ--Developed
by Dr. Teresa Amabile and the Center for Creative Leadership, Keys assesses
the climate for creativity that exists in a work group, division or organization.
It measures both stimulants and barriers to creativity, as well as perceived
productivity and creativity..
Situational
Outlook Questionnaire (SOQ)--Developed by
the Creative Problem Solving Group - Buffalo, the SOQ will help you to
understand better several aspects of your work environment and how it
supports or limits the productive use of personal creativity.