Innovate.

Should we?

Can we?

Do we?

Do you??

Innovate. Do we?

RFP from UT System (P. Hurn, UT Assoc. Vice Chancellor):

Novel programs in education for innovation & entrepreneurship

Mary Allen Junior College, Crockett, TX (1933-72)

Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, TX (1924-38)

Innovate. Can we do better?

“... create an environment where we are

asking why things are the way they are, and

wondering if they can be done in a different

way ...”

“... where you look outside your own field for

an idea.” Eric Schmidt, Google executive

chairman

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4 part program

1. Challenge Forum (4/24-

5/27)

3. Challenge Tank (7/29) Solutio

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4. Implementation (7/30-8/30)Results

2. Collaborative Innovation

Challenges

Leadership•Leadership is in agreement about the importance of innovation.

Process•Provides a method to submit challenges and ideas.•Enables employees to be responsible for generating and implementing ideas.•Affords clear processes and personnel to act on ideas.•Delivers mechanisms to improve employees’ ability to innovate.

Rewards•Leadership will reward risk takers and bold failures.•Does the institution have quantifiable metrics to reward innovation? •Do all employee performance evaluations include innovation metrics?

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Addresses key concerns

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Rigid cultureRigid culture

Unsupportive managementUnsupportive management

Unwritten rulesUnwritten rules

FearFear

No incentivesNo incentives

BureaucracyBureaucracy

PoliticsPolitics

No empowermentNo empowermentNo resourcesNo resources

ArroganceArroganceEgosEgos

Short-term resultsShort-term results

2013

Avoids innovation barriers

Minimal time commitment• promote Innovation Challenge (e.g., email, staff meetings)

• participate in Challenge Forum (e.g., issue dept. challenges)

• encourage staff participation in Collaborative Innovation Course

Minimal financial commitment• staff time counted as part of job effort (e.g., protected time for innovation

course enrollment)

2013

UT System Deployment Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4

UTMB – participants / challenges 40 / 4 60 / 6 100 / 10 100 / 10

UTHealth – participants / challenges 30 / 3 60 / 6 100 / 10

UT CTSA (MDA, UT-SW, UTHSC-SA) – participants / challenges

90 / 9 200 / 20

UT System – participants / challenges 300 / 30

Your support is needed

Innovate.

We should.

We can.

We do.

You do.