Governing Innovation

Innovation is no longer a side project — it’s a board-level discipline.
This module reframes innovation as a governance responsibility, not just an R&D function. Boards must ensure innovation delivers strategic value, aligns with corporate purpose, and is managed with the same rigor as financial capital or risk oversight.

Directors will learn frameworks such as the Three Horizons (70/20/10), S-Curve, and Ambidexterity Model to balance short-term performance with long-term adaptability. The session explores how boards can distinguish technology (the enabler) from innovation (the outcome), structure innovation portfolios, and govern scaling beyond pilots to enterprise-wide transformation.

Participants will also examine disruptive innovation, diffusion theory, and cultural governance — the forces that determine whether great ideas thrive or stall.
By the end, boards will be equipped to lead innovation not as cheerleaders, but as stewards of the organization’s future resilience and growth.