The New Innovation Process of a Firm Undergoing Digital Transformation in Industries
adopted Six Sigma . 10 When initiating changes to an existing innovation process , an organization should have a framework in place to manage the quality of innovation . In contrast with Six Sigma , there seems to be no framework like Six Sigma in innovation process because innovation process of firms are more diverse and there is less room for standardization than the production process .
In order to changes the innovation process , a firm needs to have a clear and shared understanding on what that new innovation process should involve and how it should operate . In order to define the process , it needs to develop a framework reflecting the mental model of “ what that new innovation process should involve and how it should operate ” in the context of the EU ’ s situation . The framework is an explicitly described “ should be ” process , that offers a guide to implement BDXI process concretely .
Next , we take a look at a few examples . You can see an example of a framework for implementing a BDXI process . The most publicly known case of a BDXI framework is GE ’ s FastWorks , which was known to have been created through the application of the lean start up principle and design thinking . The FastWorks has been applied to creating solution which can be achieved by integrating IT and OT . FastWorks is a product of GE ' s tradition of creating its own frameworks by integrating world best practices and knowledge on management and engineering .
Six Sigma , adopted by GE , is one of the examples of the frameworks inheriting the tradition . FastWorks ’ process starts from understanding customer needs with empathy , creating a potential solution , checking leaps of faith ( assumptions of potential solution design ), creating MVPs for verifying high priority assumptions identified in “ leaps of faith process and making “ learning metrics ” from recorded feedback of customers .
After a review of learning metrics created from the fast feedback of customers , “ pivot ” or “ persevere ” is decided . Persevere means continued iteration based on existing product or production process ideas . You pivot when you realize that your initial idea is wrong , so you change and iterate from there ( see Figure 4 ). 11
The application of the framework resulted in fruitful results . When GE developed the Series X Diesel Engine in 2012 , a large multi-platform engine with 20-30 % percent more energy efficiency that can work in various situations , GE reduced the development period from five years to two years . This was made possible through the application of the FastWorks framework , which allowed for fast creation of an MVP ( a modified version of existing engine ) over a year and
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Goh , T . N . ( 2002 ). A Strategic Assessment of Six Sigma , Quality and Reliability Engineering International , 18 ( 5 ): 403-410 .
11 Goldstein , V . ( 2016 ) How to Grow New - Lean Startup Week 2016 , 11 November 2016 , accessed on 17 July 2019 .
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