ABSTRACT
For most agencies or organizations, innovations occur as a chance event (or are event driven). Typically, a critical need or requirement drives the organization to produce a product, service, or technology. Generally, the agency or organization assembles or forms a team or teams to address the need or requirement. The organization plans and directs activities focused on expending limited resources to achieve a benefit that far exceeds the overall cost. When innovation becomes a key objective for the organization, it can be difficult to plan for chance events or opportunities that often present the best cases for innovation. Further, often the difficulty is repeating the innovation success multiple times in a reactive environment. For sustained innovation success, we feel a proactive and determined strategy is required for any agency or organization postured to take advantage of potential innovation opportunities and discovery.
