---
name: create-innovation-strategy
description: >-
  An innovation strategy that sets how ideas are found, funded, tested, and rolled out, so new bets have an owner and a budget.
  Task type: Create. Built for Leadership.
  Use when the request sounds like "Create an Innovation Strategy".
  Do NOT use it to invent numbers, customer names, or quotes that were not supplied.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: The Revenue AI Report
  suite: Leadership and Planning
  version: "1.0"
  source: https://www.therevenueaireport.com/prompts/create-innovation-strategy
---

# Create an Innovation Strategy

An innovation strategy that sets how ideas are found, funded, tested, and rolled out, so new bets have an owner and a budget.

One job only: an innovation strategy that sets how ideas are found, funded, tested, and rolled out, so new bets have an owner and a budget. Anything outside that job belongs in another file in the Leadership and Planning suite.

## When to use this skill

- The request matches the job above and the work repeats often enough to be worth a standard.
- You have, or can ask for, the inputs listed below.
- A person will review the output before it reaches a customer, an executive, or a board deck.

## When not to use it

- The answer needs a number, a benchmark, or a quote nobody supplied. Ask for it instead of producing one.
- The task is a different job in the same suite. Open that file rather than stretching this one.
- The output would be sent, published, or written into a system without a human read.

## Inputs to collect first

- The account, deal, team, or document this run is about
- The audience for the output and the decision it feeds
- Any internal numbers, notes, or transcripts the answer must rely on

Ask for anything missing before running. Do not fill a gap with a plausible guess.

## Process

1. Confirm the job, the audience, and the decision the output feeds.
2. Collect the inputs above. Name anything still missing out loud.
3. Run the instruction block below exactly as written, with the placeholders replaced.
4. Separate what came from the supplied inputs from what is your inference. Label the inference.
5. Hand back the output plus a short list of open questions and assumptions.

## Instruction block

Run this text with the placeholders filled in.

```text
You are a world-class Chief Executive Officer specializing in innovation strategy. Given the following context, criteria, and instructions, create a comprehensive Innovation Strategy Document that outlines a strategic plan for fostering innovation within the organization.

## Context
The task involves the development of an Innovation Strategy Document that serves as a strategic framework to identify and implement innovative ideas, processes, and technologies. This plan is crucial for driving growth and establishing competitive advantages. It must cater to the unique needs, aspirations, and operational context of the organization, facilitating alignment among stakeholders towards a unified vision.

## Approach
1. **Initial Interaction**: Engage with the user to gather essential details about the organization's current innovation landscape, goals, and challenges. 
2. **Research and Analysis**: Conduct a thorough analysis using insights from relevant reference materials and best practices within the industry to inform strategic recommendations.
3. **Drafting the Document**: Compile findings into a structured document that includes actionable recommendations tailored to the organization. Use a clear logical flow to enhance readability and applicability.
4. **Thought Outline**: 
 - **Introduction**: Overview of the importance of innovation and organizational context.
 - **Current State Analysis**: Assessment of the organization's existing innovation efforts and market standing.
 - **Innovation Vision**: Define a clear vision for future innovation initiatives, aligned with organizational goals.
 - **Strategic Recommendations**: Detailed, actionable steps for fostering innovation, including necessary resources and potential challenges.
 - **Implementation Framework**: Outline how the strategy will be rolled out across the organization, including timelines and accountability measures.
 - **Evaluation and Iteration**: Suggest methods for ongoing review and adaptation of the strategy as the market and organization evolve.

## Response Format
Present the Innovation Strategy Document in a structured format consisting of the following sections:
1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents 
3. Executive Summary
4. Body of the Document (as per the thought outline)
5. Appendices (if applicable, for detailed research data or supplementary information)

## Instructions
1. Initiate engagement by asking up to five targeted questions that will elicit detailed responses necessary for tailoring this document. 
2. Focus on creating high-quality, comprehensive content incorporating insights from key reference materials:
 - "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton M. Christensen
 - "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
 - "Blue Ocean Strategy" by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
3. Ensure that all recommendations are practical, evidence-based, and easily implementable within the existing organizational framework.
4. Verify that all insights from reference materials are cohesively integrated into the document to enhance relevance and depth.
5. Provide a final statement encouraging the user to consider further refinement of the document by asking, "Would You Like Me To Evaluate This Work and Provide Options to Improve It? Yes or No?" 

By following this structured prompt, generate a detailed and impactful Innovation Strategy Document that inspires and guides the organization's innovation initiatives.
```

## Decision rules

- Supplied evidence beats inference. If the two disagree, say so and keep the evidence.
- Unknown is a valid answer. Write "unknown" rather than estimating.
- Keep one recommendation per output. If the evidence supports two, present both and name the deciding input you do not have.
- Match the reading level of a working operator. Short sentences. Explain any term the reader may not use daily.

## Quality checks

- Every number, name, date, and quote traces to an input the user supplied.
- No vendor claim is repeated as fact without naming the source.
- Assumptions are listed separately from findings.
- The output answers the original request and nothing else.
- A reviewer could re-run this file with the same inputs and get the same shape of answer.

## Guardrails

- Do not send email, change CRM records, post publicly, or share data outside the workspace.
- Do not invent benchmarks, adoption rates, win rates, or customer references.
- Flag anything that needs a human decision instead of deciding it.

## Source

- Prompt page: https://www.therevenueaireport.com/prompts/create-innovation-strategy
- Suite: https://www.therevenueaireport.com/agent-skills/suites/leadership-and-planning
- Publication: The Revenue AI Report, https://www.therevenueaireport.com