Title
 
Innovation Elegance: What A People-Centric Methodology Looks Like
 
 
Summary
 
Innovation has had two decades of software-centric methodologies. Project success rates are not great. The employee experience is not great. What makes innovation difficult is not software, so this should be no surprise. What makes innovation difficult are people – how we interact, collaborate, and compete with each other. Therefore, a people-centric methodology is not revolutionary. It’s just overdue.
 
This session explains how small changes to three well-known references form the recipe for a people-centric methodology. These changes raise a team’s discipline and empathy, simplify messy project plans, and convert your organization’s communication traffic jams into a symphony.
 
Takeaways
 

• How to improve on the RACI and structure a team into a healthy rhythm of durable decisions
• Thoughtful templates are small hinges that swing large doors (of culture)
• How the performing arts give you a collaborative advantage

 
 
Bio
 
Robert Snyder is the founder and president of Innovation Elegance, LLC. Robert’s thirty-year career spans roles such as developer, project management, change management, sales enablement, and the performing arts. His career path includes corporate roles, consulting roles, startups, PMP, and Agile certifications. He’s performed in numerous vocal, dance, and theater ensembles. Robert earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and his MBA in Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
 
Robert is publishing a series of books on methodology. “Innovation Elegance: Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace” became available January 1, and “Innovation Portfolio: Five Verbs Shape Your Team’s Legacy” aims to be available in early Q2 of 2024.