Ready…. Set…. Sprint! · A "Hothouse" is an agile innovation process that combines the principles of Build-Measure-Learn from Lean Startup, design thinking, and agile development

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Ready…. Set…. Sprint!The art of building and breaking in

record time

Shachaf Snir, Global Innovation Business Lead

Amdocs

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commitment

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Builder



Builder BreakerVs.



“Organizations are built as

Performance engines, designed for Repeatable

and Predictable results.”

Vijay Govindarajan & Chris Trimble

“The other side of innovation”

Innovation

is a Non-routine and

Uncertain path

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Professional echo chambers

Barriers to your ecosystem

Decision making processes

The organizational rhythm

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“to break” list



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echo chambers



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The leading indicator predicting

affective innovation is diversity

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ecosystem



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Breaking your walls means

opening new doors

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processes



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Innovation is a path you must

discover, charting your map,

one step at a time

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organizational

rhythm



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The repeating organizational

“rhythm” is the sound of

ongoing operations

Innovation is a form of

jam session

12

Innovation sprints



Exploration

of emerging

technologies

Launchpad

Accelerating ideas

to life

Hot-House



The Launchpad

Program

Launchpad is a cross organization

program, collaborating to accelerate

the understanding, impact and

relevance of latest trends and

technologies on Amdocs business

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Launchpad I timeline

• Leading corporations, startups and academic researchers

presented cutting edge solutions and concepts

• Initial ideation was done it teams (all through the day)

DAY 1

EXPLORING



Launchpad I timeline

• Deep-dive to final concepts – BMC, LF Prototypes, Fast Pitch

• Pitching and receiving feedback from executive managers

(requesting support, mentorship or Sponsorship)

DAY 1

EXPLORING

DAY 2

DREAMING & REALIZING

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listO U T C O M E• 50 ideas were generated

• Top ideas are validated by intrapreneurs teams

today

Echo chambers:

50 Amdocs leaders

(cross organization)

Ecosystem:

30 startups, large

enterprises & leading

researchers from

Academia institutes

Decision making:

Present to angels’

and mentors’

committees

Organizational

rhythm:

all in 2 days

Launchpad

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Hot-House

The Amdocs version of Hot-House

was developed in collaboration

with the innovation experts from

A "Hothouse" is an agile innovation

process that combines the principles of

Build-Measure-Learn from Lean Startup,

design thinking, and agile development

to cut through the corporate overhead

and solve important business challenges

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Hot-House I timeline

• Analyze market trends and customer needs, market size and growth and the

competitive landscape

THE OPPORTUNITY

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

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• Formulating the business model (LBMC), identifying hidden assumptions for validation

• Experts from inside and out of organization come in for “visiting hours”, supporting our

teams. Sales people, strategy, marketing, legal, finance etc.

THE OPPORTUNITY

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

BUSINESS MODEL VALIDATION

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• Work with designers to visualize your solution – from logo to brochure demo

• Formulate a kick-starter clip for internal and external validation

THE OPPORTUNITY

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3


MARKETING COLLATERAL

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• Capability assessment, Experimentation plan, risks management and key activities

planned for the next 30/90 days

• Each day hold an iteration – Peer2Peer, red team or angels committee

THE OPPORTUNITY

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3


MARKETING COLLATERAL

THE OPPORTUNITY

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listO U T C O M E• 5 organizational startups with full sponsorship from

executive managers

• 2 solutions are developed today

Hot-House

Echo chambers:

Programmers and

designers, business

experts across the

organization

Ecosystem:

Content experts from

various domains

Decision making:

Present to angels’

and mentors’

committees

Organizational

rhythm:

3 intensive days

Tips for “the day after”



Build and

support teams of

intrapreneurs




Build and

support teams of

intrapreneurs

Engage executive

managers as

sponsors or

mentors




Build and

support teams of

intrapreneurs

Engage executive

managers as

sponsors or

mentors

Leave the room

with clear

questions and a

solid plan



Be a builder AND

a breaker:

• Professional echo chamber

• Boundaries from ecosystem

• Decision making

• Organizational rhythm

Re-imagine

structures and

boundaries.

Disregard rules that are

not written for you

The faster

you break, the

further you get!

Break the walls that stifle true potential –

it might just uncover

a view of the future!





Thank You

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Ready…. Set…. Sprint! · A "Hothouse" is an agile innovation process that combines the principles of Build-Measure-Learn from Lean Startup, design thinking, and agile development