Taking innovations further: collective change

Engineers love to work on making products or services smarter. This almost always happens in the context of an organisation, which -if all goes well- has a mission and is working on plans - innovative or otherwise. For the engineer brought in, it is 'quite handy' to know that framework within which to deliver. But how do you get that framework into focus effectively?

C-S-A method

You basically want three questions answered: what is the company like, how are they doing (both internally and externally), and what are the (short-term) plans?
In a half-day session, you can often get clear answers to these questions with the employees involved. Applying the so-called C-S-A method, the aforementioned three aspects are brought into focus:

  • The C stands for Osterwalder's now famous Business Model Canvas, in which nine questions about the most important characteristics of the company (or department) are answered concisely on one sheet;

  • The S stands for SWOT analysis, which provides insight into the strong and weaker attributes plus the external opportunities and threats for the organisation;

  • The A stands for Action Plan. This shows, also concisely worded, which projects are ongoing, and with what explicit goal and timeframe.

So the creating engineer knows exactly where his product will soon fit in.

The activity is free for both KIVI members and other interested parties. Of course, we will observe the Corona measures, i.e. access will only be gained through the CoronaCheck app (QR code) or a negative test result.

Jan Klingen
Jan Klingen

The C-S-A method, with examples, can be found at www.adviesvanklingen.nl.

Want to get to know the presenter Jan Klingen in advance? Watch the video 'Ode to the Meter'.