ICS provides Innovation Management services through the implementation of the holistic “Agile Innovation Master Plan”. The Agile Innovation Master Plan was designed to provide a comprehensive yet extremely agile approach to managing the 5 key tracks of effective innovation programs: innovation strategy, portfolio, process, culture, and infrastructure. ICS brings Innovation capabilities and reach typically associated with large enterprises. Our IAOIP-Certified Innovation Managers (Champions) provide oversight to our innovation program and work in conjunction with customer PMOs to guide innovation projects aligned to the strategic objectives of our customers. ICS has developed and employed an advanced, repeatable innovation process for use with our customers, based on the Agile Innovation Master Plan, with advanced analytics, knowledge management integration, a customer-accessible but segmented ideation portal, and industry-unique capabilities.
The challenges we face today, and the ones we will be facing in the coming months and years, are due to the exponential pace of technological change that is rapidly transforming our societies, competitive landscapes and defense posture. It is easy for people to observe that change is coming; what is often misinterpreted is the velocity at which it arrives. Concurrent to the pace of change is the mounting evidence that our adversaries have increased both their rate of creation and adoption of innovative technologies, which brings heightened risk to sustaining our warfighting superiority. To effectively combat this risk, DoD agencies and combatant commands must make the choice between luck and innovation. They must either have an intentional focus, robust innovation process and an enabled culture that delivers results, or they must hope that their people luck into good ideas on behalf of the warfighter. Those are the only two options. If the goal for DoD is merely Warfighter Superiority, it will be a constant battle to maintain the margin of advantage as the adversary is also innovating. If the goal is Warfighter Supremacy, individual pockets of innovation in various DoD agencies are not the most effective approach. To effect warfighter supremacy, DoD would need a more coordinated, standardized approach on a broader scale that integrates innovation strategy, portfolio, process, culture, and infrastructure. To ensure peak innovation efficiency, the DoD, its agencies and combatant commands will need to use Internationally-recognized best practices, endorsed by the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP – www.iaoip.org) – the largest certifying body of innovation professionals in the world and the organization that is helping ISO to bring global Innovation Management standards to the USA. DoD will need companies like ICS, which has been at the forefront of helping both DoD agencies and fellow DoD contractors increase their innovation posture and capabilities in support of the Warfighter. As a veteran-owned small business focused on innovation, ICS has the agility to help DoD shape the pace of change to their advantage through the implementation of the holistic “Agile Innovation Master Plan” – a framework created by the world-renowned author and innovation thought leader Langdon Morris of InnovationLabs. The Agile Innovation Master Plan was designed to provide a comprehensive yet extremely agile approach to managing the 5 key tracks of effective innovation programs: innovation strategy, portfolio, process, culture, and infrastructure.
