Innovation Through Clean Sheet Redesign

Clean sheet redesign is the method of rethinking existing businesses from the ground up. For established companies, this is a way to innovate processes by asking the right questions about current practices. For start-ups working on a clean sheet, they can apply similar techniques to disrupt existing models, while taking inspiration from existing success stories from other industries.

The advantages of a clean sheet

Things change, both gradually and inexorably. When you want to change the world, you will have to take advantage of entrenched infrastructures and institutions.

The new breed of low-cost airlines work with a different business model: using one type of airplane and second-tier airports, flying only to profitable segments, and offering slashed prices and no-frills service.

How does clean sheet redesign work in practice?

The team found that they could replace large movers with smaller, niftier ones. Large movers were believed to move more at a time in a batch system.

Examine assumptions: keep asking “why?”

What does clean sheet redesign mean for innovation and innovative start-ups, and how can it play a role in their plans?

“Innovation is often best done with pen and paper, by making a tree diagram of the reasons why things are as they are.”

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Innovation Challenge Design and Management for the Crowd

In this Roundtable Discussion we explore the leading benefits, challenges and techniques for engaging public crowds. Using key success stories we examine the extent to which we can overcome key pain points and harness the general public to support innovation.

Truly reaching out to the public can prove an intimidating moment for any organization. Brand protection, possibility of negative press and time commitment of managing the crowd all provide significant points of fear for organization when contemplating undertaking a broad, public crowdsourcing project. These projects differ significantly from employee or partner-focused initiatives in the extent to which these fears can outweigh the perceived benefits.

Case studies

The presenters draw on direct experience with the following programs:

US Department of Energy – In 2014 The Department of Energy began running its Sunshot Catalyst Initiative to contribute to its goal of making solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity.

Ushahidi – The Making All Voices Count initiative aims to engage the public in the creation of technology that is conceived and designed for the developing world.

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