The Innovation Engine Toolkit: The Executive's Governance & Talent System

Is Your Company Built to Last, or Just Built to Last… For Now?

The hard data is unsettling: the average lifespan of a company on the S&P 500 has collapsed from over 60 years to just 18. The cause of death is rarely a single market shift; it’s the slow, creeping paralysis of success. It’s the “corporate immune system” that instinctively attacks anything new, risky, or different.

You’re likely seeing the symptoms already: endless meetings that lead to incremental changes, your best people getting frustrated by bureaucracy, and promising ideas dying in committee. You're stuck in “Innovation Theater” - all the activity, with none of the real impact.

The most painful truth? Good ideas inside your company are not dying from a lack of creativity. They are dying from a lack of protection and a lack of the right people.

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Stop "Innovation Theater." Start Building with a Proven System.

This isn't another book of theory. This is a set of two battle-tested, executive-grade instruments designed to solve the two fundamental problems of corporate innovation. The Innovation Engine Toolkit is your complete governance and talent system for turning a strategic mandate into a functioning, protected, and high-performing team.

It’s the essential next step for every leader who has read our free 90-day plan and is ready to move from 'what' to 'how'.

What's Inside The Toolkit:

1. The Innovation Engine Shield (The Governance Charter Template)

This is more than a document; it’s a pact. It's the formal agreement you and your leadership team sign to protect your company's future from its present. This template shields your innovation team from the two things that kill new ventures: scope creep and premature performance pressure.

• Forge a Steel-Plated Mandate: Use our pro-tips and structured sections to define a mission, scope, and set of "learning-based" metrics that everyone agrees on.
• Secure Executive Buy-In: The act of signing the charter creates a powerful moment of shared accountability with your most senior leaders.
• Empower Your Team with Autonomy: Use the "autonomy budget" section to give your team the speed and freedom they need to actually innovate.

2. The Intrapreneur Profile (The Talent Scorecard & Leader’s Compact)

Your engine is only as good as its people. Traditional performance reviews are designed to find efficient executors, not resilient innovators. This tool gives you a new lens to identify the hidden talent already inside your organization.

• Identify Your Hidden Innovators: Use the 5 Core Traits of a Corporate Innovator (from High Ambiguity Tolerance to Tenacious Resilience) to spot the people with the true DNA for the job.
• De-Risk Your Most Critical Decision: The Scorecard Worksheet provides a structured, evidence-based process to select your Engine Lead, moving beyond gut feel to a disciplined choice.
• Commit to Their Success: The Sponsor's Compact is your pledge to provide the three non-negotiables every innovator needs to succeed: Air Cover, Protected Resources, and a Championship of Learning.

This Toolkit is for:

• CEOs and C-Suite Executives tasked with securing the company's long-term future.
• Heads of Strategy and Corporate Development responsible for creating new growth ventures.
• VPs of Innovation who need to build and protect their teams.

Move from theory to action. Stop funding projects that go nowhere. Get the toolkit that gives your best ideas and your best people a fighting chance.