IFPrivate beta candidate
Innovation System Friction
Where is the sand in the gears?
Locates waiting, looping, evidence debt, portfolio congestion, and handover cliffs.
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InnovationFlow Diagnostic
Find where your innovation system is losing momentum.
A pulse to orient. A diagnostic to investigate.
Start with the free Diagnostic Snapshot. In about eight minutes, 15 scored questions give you an initial view across five connected fields and suggest where deeper investigation may be valuable.
For a shorter starting point, try the ten-question Pulse.
Snapshot preview
Example
Five fields. A clearer next step.
Illustrative answers from one person, not your results.
- Innovation flow
- Work moves steadily
- Roadmap method
- A clear process is in place
- Roadmap use Investigate
- Rarely used in decisions
- AI readiness
- Foundations are in place
- Digital enablement
- Tools need better connections
A question to take to the team
When did the roadmap last change a decision?
In this example, there is a process for roadmapping, but the roadmap is rarely used. Check a recent decision with the team to understand why.
A starting point for discussion, not a verdict on the organisation.
01Compare five fields
02Separate roadmap method from use
03See the exact answer pattern
04Choose the right full assessment
Five full diagnostic products
The snapshot samples all five. The full assessments go deep.
Every field contributes one representative P–B–C triplet to the public snapshot. A facilitated assessment uses all six triplets in its field, multiple roles, cross-question triangulation, and privacy-gated group reporting.
RMPrivate beta candidate
Roadmapping Method Maturity
Is the method fit for its decision purpose?
Tests architecture, evidence, facilitation, decision interfaces, and method stewardship.
Sample this field in the snapshot →RHPrivate beta candidate
Roadmapping Health Check
Is roadmapping alive in the organisation?
Reveals whether roadmaps influence choices or create a costly reporting ritual.
Sample this field in the snapshot →AIPrivate beta candidate
AI for Innovation Readiness
Can AI improve the system safely and measurably?
Separates useful readiness from pilots, policy theatre, weak data, and unowned risk.
Sample this field in the snapshot →DIPrivate beta candidate
Digital Innovation Enablement
Do digital workflows remove friction, or do they digitise it?
Maps broken handoffs, manual re-entry, knowledge loss, tool burden, and adoption.
Sample this field in the snapshot →TRPrivate beta candidate
Transition Readiness
Why does promising work fail to reach operational use?
Tests strategic line of sight, stage evidence, receiving ownership, procurement, industrial capacity, dependencies, and transition flow.
Sample this field in the snapshot →The full InnovationFlow Diagnostic
A tailored evaluation with the people who know the work.
The full Diagnostic draws selectively from a catalogue of more than 200 questions. It combines question ratings, qualitative discussion, factual checks, relevant organisational evidence and evaluation led by a facilitator. Each participant answers the questions relevant to their role and the agreed scope.
Agree the scope
Define the decision or problem to investigate, select the topics and identify the people who can provide relevant evidence.
Gather relevant perspectives
Participants answer a selected set of questions. Follow-up discussion and factual checks add context to their ratings.
Compare and investigate
Look for shared patterns, conflicting perspectives and missing evidence. Check possible explanations against examples and organisational records.
A working session makes the move
Validate the constraint, choose no more than three actions, and attach a 30–90 day signal.
The “so what” is part of the method
Every finding must earn its place.
We separate what respondents report, what the pattern may imply, and what still needs verification. That creates an honest bridge from insight to action.
Create your snapshotPriority findingMedium-high confidence
Strategic intent is not functioning as a stop rule.
- What we see
- Priorities feel clear, but continuation decisions rarely use explicit criteria.
- Where the sand is
- Work starts more easily than it stops.
- What to do
- Apply three continuation rules before accepting new starts.
- What to watch
- Active WIP, initiative age, and decision waiting time.
A useful cross-field answer now.
Get an initial view across five connected fields and see where further investigation may help. The Snapshot reflects your perspective; it does not establish how the whole organisation works.
Take the Diagnostic SnapshotInvestigate with your team.
The full Diagnostic distinguishes shared patterns, conflicting perspectives and missing evidence. It helps leadership teams decide what needs attention and what should happen next.
Complete the Snapshot to request access, or use Get in touch to discuss your scope. A facilitator agrees the participant group and relevant questions with you.
Start and request accessWhich field should you investigate properly?
Three required context choices. Fifteen scored questions. Up to two optional follow-ups. One optional example or note. Five fields and one evidence-linked route to depth.
Map the five fields →From diagnosis to a living roadmap
Continue the work in InnovationFlow.
Use the diagnostic to locate the constraint. InnovationFlow connects the evidence, strategy methods, decisions and roadmap actions needed to address it with your team.
Explore the InnovationFlow platform ↗Connected workflowInnovationFlow
Carry the finding into action without losing the evidence behind it.
- Diagnose
- Find the field and operating pattern that need attention.
- Design
- Select and connect the methods that address the constraint.
- Deliver
- Turn decisions into owned roadmap actions and review signals.