The primary purpose of entrepreneurial support organizations is to guide thinking and strategy for a healthy innovator experience (InX). However, in most cases entrepreneurs are engaging with entrepreneurial resource providers (ERP) to obtain input that assists them in making pivot, persevere, and/or perish decision related to their venture. This requires innovators to be better communicators regarding where they think they are on the Innovator's Journey. A goal of the Innovator's Journey method is to help entrepreneurs and resource provider develop clearer paths to success after their Call-To-Innovate.
Innovators must determine which phase they are in and communicate to the resource provider in in initial meeting to assist the provider in determining the appropriate "Start". The #InXGuide is a tag within the search of the helpdesk that support this activity. Simply enter #InXGuide into the search and it returns articles critical for guiding innovators.
- Innovator's Journey Quick Start Phase
- Innovator's Journey Decision Path Phase
- Innovator's Journey Navigation Phase
- Innovator's Journey Entrepreneurial Management Phase
Below are sample questions/thoughts innovators have on the initial Call-To-Innovate
I have a:
- New Business
- New Concept
- New Idea
- StartUp
- Small/Medium-Size Enterprise
- Small Business
I want to (a):
- Grow my business
- New Business Plan
- New Business Model
I need:
- Customers
- Growth
- Ideation (Ideate)
- Vetting