The Seeds of Innovation Participant Guide questionnaire contains 48 statements that pertain to the organization's use of innovation practices. Individuals rate the statements using the following scale:

A = Always - occurs almost 100% of the time
O = Often - occurs more than 50% of the time

Innovation Field #1 - Shared Innovation Vision and Strategy
· We share a vision to be an innovative organization.
· We align our innovation activities with our overall goals.

Innovation Field #2 - Innovation Culture Supports
. We feel free to challenge each other and ask questions.
· We feel free to experiment with alternative approaches and ideas.

Innovation Field #3 - Innovation Resource Allocation
· We allocate funding to improve our innovation efforts.
· We allocate time to improve our innovation efforts.

Innovation Field #4 - Innovation Process Networks
· We use a specific process to share our challenges.
· Analyzing our past experiences is a hit or miss process. (-)

 

Innovation Field #5 - Innovation Programs
· We promote our innovation culture among our customers and partners.
· We support innovation through specific events and programs.

Innovation Field #6 - Innovation Skills Development
. We provide creative thinking skills training for our employees.
· We assess innovation capabilities of employees and new recruits.

Innovation Field #7 - Innovation Rewards and Recognition
· We specify "innovation" as a performance objective for employees.
· We evaluate innovation contributions.

Innovation Field #8 - External Stakeholder Innovation
· We share our innovation strategy with our customers and partners.
· We reward our customers/partners for generating ideas to improve our work/business.