- Is innovation clearly defined in our organization?
- Does our innovation strategy align with long-term business goals?
- Are we innovating for growth, efficiency, disruption, or survival?
- Is innovation embedded in our corporate strategy?
- Do leaders consistently communicate innovation priorities?
- Do employees understand why innovation matters?
- Are we balancing incremental vs. disruptive innovation?
- Is our risk appetite clearly defined?
- Are innovation metrics aligned with strategic objectives?
- Do we revisit innovation strategy annually?
- Is innovation reactive or proactive?
- Are we scanning emerging trends systematically?
- Are competitors outpacing our innovation velocity?
- Is innovation part of our brand identity?
- Do we fund innovation consistently?
- Do we kill misaligned innovation projects quickly?
- Are we solving real customer problems?
- Are we prepared for market disruption?
- Do we reward strategic innovation over random creativity?
- Is innovation leadership centralized or distributed?
II. Leadership & Governance (21–40)
- Do executives visibly sponsor innovation?
- Are leaders role-modeling experimentation?
- Is failure treated as learning?
- Do leaders allocate protected innovation time?
- Is innovation governance too bureaucratic?
- Who owns innovation?
- Are decision rights clear?
- Do leaders tolerate ambiguity?
- Are middle managers enabling or blocking innovation?
- Are innovation KPIs tracked at executive level?
- Is innovation part of leadership evaluations?
- Do we train leaders in innovation methods?
- Is psychological safety present?
- Are leaders open to dissenting ideas?
- Do we celebrate innovation success stories?
- Are innovation reviews constructive?
- Is there a clear escalation path for new ideas?
- Are innovation budgets protected during downturns?
- Do leaders avoid micromanaging experiments?
- Is there an innovation steering committee?
III. Culture & Mindset (41–70)
- Is curiosity encouraged?
- Do employees feel safe sharing ideas?
- Are mistakes punished?
- Is experimentation normalized?
- Do teams collaborate across silos?
- Is diversity driving creativity?
- Are unconventional thinkers welcomed?
- Do we challenge legacy assumptions?
- Is “this is how we’ve always done it” common?
- Are innovation stories shared internally?
- Is learning continuous?
- Do employees have growth mindsets?
- Are internal politics stifling ideas?
- Do we reward compliance over creativity?
- Are risk-takers recognized?
- Is cross-functional collaboration incentivized?
- Are we overly process-driven?
- Do teams prototype quickly?
- Are customer insights widely shared?
- Do we celebrate small wins?
- Is innovation part of onboarding?
- Are new hires bringing fresh thinking?
- Is collaboration digital and seamless?
- Are teams empowered to experiment?
- Do employees feel ownership?
- Is change embraced or resisted?
- Are we adaptive?
- Do we reflect on failed experiments?
- Are innovation champions recognized?
- Is innovation everyone’s responsibility?
IV. Talent & Capabilities (71–100)
- Do we hire for creativity?
- Are innovation skills trained?
- Do we use design thinking?
- Are employees trained in lean experimentation?
- Do we rotate talent across departments?
- Is intrapreneurship encouraged?
- Do we attract entrepreneurial talent?
- Is reskilling prioritized?
- Do we measure innovation capability gaps?
- Do we mentor innovators?
- Are digital skills strong?
- Do teams understand customer journey mapping?
- Is systems thinking applied?
- Do we leverage data science?
- Is there an innovation academy?
- Are innovation roles clearly defined?
- Do teams understand rapid prototyping?
- Are employees overloaded?
- Do we have time to innovate?
- Is external talent leveraged?
- Do we partner with startups?
- Are we collaborating with universities?
- Is knowledge shared across business units?
- Are innovation tools accessible?
- Do we encourage side projects?
- Are performance reviews innovation-friendly?
- Is collaboration cross-border?
- Are innovation communities active?
- Do we measure skill progression?
- Is succession planning innovation-aware?
V. Processes & Systems (101–130)
- Is there a structured idea pipeline?
- Is idea submission simple?
- Do we evaluate ideas fairly?
- Are experimentation cycles fast?
- Is stage-gate too rigid?
- Do we use agile methods?
- Is there innovation accounting?
- Are MVPs launched quickly?
- Are customers involved early?
- Is feedback continuous?
- Are innovation metrics leading indicators?
- Is resource allocation flexible?
- Do we sunset outdated processes?
- Is knowledge documented?
- Are tools integrated?
- Do we use collaboration platforms?
- Is innovation tracked transparently?
- Do teams share lessons learned?
- Is procurement innovation-friendly?
- Do compliance rules slow innovation?
- Is IT enabling or restricting?
- Are experiments low-cost?
- Is decision-making fast?
- Are data insights accessible?
- Do we reduce bureaucracy?
- Is customer testing frequent?
- Is innovation scalable?
- Are pilots transitioned effectively?
- Is risk assessed intelligently?
- Is iteration continuous?
VI. Incentives & Measurement (131–150)
- Do we reward innovation behaviors?
- Are bonuses linked to experimentation?
- Do we measure learning velocity?
- Are innovation KPIs balanced?
- Do we track idea-to-launch time?
- Is failure penalized financially?
- Are long-term bets valued?
- Are teams measured on collaboration?
- Do we celebrate learning milestones?
- Is recognition public?
- Do promotions consider innovation impact?
- Are incentives aligned cross-functionally?
- Is innovation ROI tracked?
- Do we measure innovation portfolio balance?
- Are non-financial metrics used?
- Do we track cultural indicators?
- Is experimentation budget ring-fenced?
- Are early-stage metrics realistic?
- Is value creation measured?
- Are incentives short-term biased?
VII. Customer & Market Orientation (151–170)
- Are customers co-creating with us?
- Do we observe customers directly?
- Is customer data actionable?
- Are we solving unmet needs?
- Are we anticipating future demand?
- Do we test value propositions?
- Is user experience prioritized?
- Are we differentiating meaningfully?
- Do we measure customer innovation adoption?
- Is market intelligence shared?
- Are we too internally focused?
- Do we pilot in new markets?
- Is feedback loop fast?
- Are partnerships customer-driven?
- Do we experiment with pricing?
- Are emerging markets explored?
- Is customer segmentation dynamic?
- Do we leverage AI insights?
- Are we tracking market disruptions?
- Are innovation bets customer-backed?
VIII. Technology & Digital Transformation (171–185)
- Is digital transformation aligned with innovation?
- Are legacy systems limiting creativity?
- Is AI leveraged responsibly?
- Are we automating routine work?
- Do we experiment with new tech?
- Is cybersecurity integrated early?
- Do we pilot emerging technologies?
- Is IT-business collaboration strong?
- Are APIs enabling ecosystem growth?
- Is data governance robust?
- Are cloud platforms utilized?
- Do we invest in R&D?
- Are innovation labs effective?
- Is tech debt slowing innovation?
- Are we prepared for tech disruption?
IX. Ecosystem & Partnerships (186–200)
- Are we part of innovation ecosystems?
- Do we collaborate with accelerators?
- Are venture investments strategic?
- Do we engage industry consortia?
- Is open innovation embraced?
- Do we benchmark globally?
- Are suppliers innovation partners?
- Is co-development common?
- Are intellectual property strategies clear?
- Do we leverage global talent pools?
- Are we learning from startups?
- Is cross-industry learning active?
- Are alliances value-driven?
- Do we measure ecosystem ROI?
- Is our innovation culture sustainable?
