Innovation Framework Assessment
Are you actually innovative, or just calling yourselves innovative?
A 15-question diagnostic of your organization’s innovation operating system. Measures the five Principles from Mark Saymen’s Mutation Readiness — the cultural foundation underneath every innovation initiative.
Purpose
Most enterprises talk innovation. Few actually run it. This diagnostic separates rhetoric from operating system — surfacing where the rituals exist, where the system has absorbed them, and where it’s still theatre.
Who it’s for
- Executives sponsoring innovation programs
- Transformation leaders auditing maturity
- Innovation labs and CoEs
- Boards evaluating cultural readiness
- Anyone preparing for AI-age adaptation
What you’ll get
- Total score across 5 principles
- Band: Theatre / Practicing / Native
- Per-dimension radar & gap analysis
- Diagnostic hint specific to your band
- 30-60-90 day action plan (with free trial)
- Recommended reading per band
What it measures
Fail Forward (Grit & Agility) — Structured experiments, learning from failure, recovery cycles
Open Communication & Candid Feedback — Psychological safety + radical candor, working together
Challenging Mental Models — First-principles thinking, retiring sacred cows, scenario planning
Flexible Structure — Value-stream alignment, decentralized decisions, fast structural change
Growth Mindset at Scale — Org-level learning culture, performance system rewards effort
