CPI Innovation Strategy & Implementation 3

Question 1

An organization wants to enter an adjacent market using its existing capabilities. Which innovation strategy best describes this approach?

Accepted Answer

Adjacent innovation

Answer

Adjacent innovation leverages existing strengths—technology, brand, or processes—to move into neighboring markets or customer segments.

Question 2

What is the primary function of a 'stage-gate' process in innovation project management?

Accepted Answer

Providing structured decision points to advance or kill projects

Answer

Stage-gate processes use predefined criteria at each gate to decide whether a project should proceed, be redirected, or be terminated, conserving resources.

Question 3

When building an innovation culture, which leadership behavior has the greatest impact on psychological safety?

Accepted Answer

Publicly celebrating learning from failed experiments

Answer

Leaders who celebrate what teams learned from failures signal that experimentation is safe, which is foundational to a psychologically safe innovation culture.

Question 4

Which approach best describes 'design-led innovation'?

Accepted Answer

Starting with deep human empathy to uncover unmet needs

Answer

Design-led innovation (Design Thinking) begins with empathizing deeply with users to surface latent needs before ideating or prototyping solutions.

Question 5

What role does a 'strategic narrative' play in innovation implementation?

Accepted Answer

It aligns stakeholders around a shared vision of why change is necessary

Answer

A strategic narrative frames the innovation journey in human terms, creating shared meaning that motivates employees and aligns stakeholders behind transformation.

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CPI Innovation Strategy & Implementation 3