Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT)

Innovation Program for Vietnam SME’s

SIT is a globally respected innovation company, based in Tel Aviv with offices in India, Colombia and Europe.

SIT – Systematic Inventive Thinking® is the name of our unique innovation methodology.

Since 1996, SIT has led innovation programs with over 850 organizations in 63 countries.

Our team consists of 60 innovation experts - including facilitators, consultants, trainers moderators, and project managers, knowledge management and logistics.

Our team reflects a diverse professional backgrounds including organizational development, marketing, engineering, education and information technology.

Who is SIT?

Our Promise

In today's increasingly tough business environment, SIT is used by companies who want to leverage INNOVATION to 1) accelerate growth, profitability and competitiveness in the short-term and 2) develop long-term, sustainable competitiveness.

In our programs, we teach skills that help you think and act differently in an effective way; work with you to generate and implement ideas that are both innovative and practical; and assist in designing the structures that will help innovation become consistent, systematic, and reliable innovation skills and capabilities.

We work on 2 Levels

To accelerate growth, profitability and competitiveness in the short-term:

Product portfolios and pipelines

Increase their patent and IP portfolio

Create innovative business models

Develop new brand, marketing and sales strategies

Improve productivity/efficiency across their value-chain

Develop strategic partnerships and JVs

Market effectively to the Base of the Pyramid

Solve problems Technological, Logistical and Strategic that effect implementation of their business strategies

To develop a sustainable INNOVATION capability to ensure long-term competiveness

Providing senior and middle management with the framework & tools to maximize their innovation effort (strategy, measurement, motivation, communication)

Empowering staff with the ability to think and work more creatively – by changing their mind-set and giving them tools

Training specific staff as innovation managers and innovation coaches to focus innovation efforts

By creating processes that ensure a steady flow of value-adding and feasible new ideas to the business

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SIT – Systematic Inventive Thinking® is both the name of our company and the name of our unique innovation and creative thinking methodology.

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What actually is Systematic Inventive Thinking?

SIT has led successful innovation programs in over 63 countries working with over 850 companies (in multiple sectors), NGOs and top business schools.

DIVERSE SECTORS IT & Hi-Tech Agri-tech Telcom White Good & Electronics Fmcg Manufacturing Energy Companies Financial Sector Construction Diversified Education Communication

COMPANIES SMALL & BIG SMES Enterprises Local & Multi-national Entrepreneurs & Start-Ups NGOs Business School

SIT delivers bottom line growth (via productivity and cost-saving)

SIT applied to find inventive utilization of existing assets in surprising ways and new opportunities for End-to-end savings (including procurement, operations, raw & pack, logistics, etc.)

We consistently deliver near term productivity savings of at least 5% above standard and longer term savings of 10-15% above standard

In addition, SIT can be applied to generate VALUE across every area of a business

Business Model

Business Operations, problem Solving

Products / Services New Products,

Productivity

Distribution Channels

MarCom

Technology

Strategy Sales Sustainability

The Innovation Program

Program Overview 2014 – 3 Modules

Pricing Structure of Program

Deliverable/Value

Module

22,000USD 3 day “Booster” event for 10-12 small and medium size

companies in the region attended by 2-3 key people from

each company. Learn how to “Innovate on-Demand” using

SIT methodology and apply it to generate value-add

innovation & implementation solutions for topics relevant to

their business.

1. Designed to offer a cost and resource-effective way for SMEs to boost their innovation skills, capability and pipeline.

2. Deliverable: skills and solutions for their business.

3. Delivered by SIT facilitators who extensive experience

1. Multi -SME “Innovation Booster” Program

35,000USD • 5 day basic course conducted in 2 stages: • Stage #1: 3 day face to face Basic Skills Course (see curriculum) •Stage #2: 1 day Mini-Session Intensive (assessed by SIT team with feedback) • Stage #3: 1 day Advanced Skills course (3 months after coaches have been active (e.g. after running at least 4 mini-sessions with companies.

1. SIT will train a special group of innovation coaches to work with companies "on the ground“ on a regular basis

2. Innovation Coaches qualified to lead innovation mini-sessions on range of topics – NPD, Process Innovation, Marcom, Implementation issues

2. Train the trainer Program (The Innovation Coaches)

30,000USD • As a guide, a typical SIT “New Product Pipeline” or “Productivity” project lasts between 2-3 weeks (with 1 week on site with the company)

1. Aimed at companies looking to engage SIT to deliver results for specific business challenge (strategic, marketing, R&D or technology challenge).

3.Innovation Project with 1 SME / Enterprise

Multi -SME Innovation “SME Booster” Program

Description: 3-Day “Booster “Event (+ Optional “Quarterly Innovation Booster” conducted by Innovation Coaches ) Goal: a cost and resource-effective way for SMEs to boost their innovation skills, capability and pipeline. Who is it for? 10-12 SMEs looking to boost their innovation capabilities and outputs. The event is most effective when a company sends 2-4 participants from different functional departments.

Pricing Key benefits

Structure

3-Day Booster Event 22,000 USD “Quarterly Innovation Days” 8,000USD

Main values: • Jump-start innovative thinking around a specific

organizational challenge or opportunity. Secondary Benefits of Participation: • Gain access to world class facilitators to ensure that

you achieve novel yet practical results • Unique opportunity to discuss relevant issues with

peers in an atmosphere conducive to learning. • Gain exposure to companies that are potential clients,

collaborators, and/or partners for benchmarking, learning, sharing

• Belong to a select collaborative of innovative companies in the region

• Enjoy true results: the accumulated effect on your organization will be huge, since there is constant reviewing, rethinking, reinventing and most importantly – implementing.

• Improve collaborative work processes by formalizing a common language for communicating between different functions in your organization.

Day1: Learn some SIT tools and other elements from SIT's Innovation Framework.

• Learn and practice new approaches to “Innovate on-Demand” using a proven, structured methodology to guide both idea-generation and implementation - using only your company’s existing resources.

Day 2: Practice applying the SIT tools to generate novel

ideas/solutions: • Each team brings a topic (product, process, or

challenge) to work on, raising ideas for innovative solutions. Option to invite 2-3 new team members to attend ideation work.

Day 3: Converting selected and prioritized ideas into action plans for implementation

• Summary of learnings and next steps

Delivery team: Facilitated by SIT facilitators Offsite venue: 9-5pm each day (meals included)

2. Train the trainer Program – “Innovation Coaches”

Description : 5 day Program conducted in 3 stages with optional Webinars. Goal: to train group of innovation coaches to work with companies "on the ground“ on a regular basis, leading innovation mini-

sessions on range of topics – NPD, Process Innovation, Marcom, Implementation issues

Pricing Curriculum

Structure

20,000 USD 1. Introduction to Systematic Inventive Thinking 2. NPD & Creative Problem Solving 3. Learning and applying 4-5 SIT thinking tools 4. 3-4 Systematic Innovation Principles 5. "Opportunistic Innovation“ 6. A total of 3 days of hands on practice & Simulations 7. Facilitation skills

Stage #1: 3 day, face –to-face Basic Skills Course for up to participants. Facilitated by SIT team, off-site venue.

8,000 USD 1. Each coach builds a mini-session with SIT support 2. Coaches deliver sessions to peers 3. SIT provides feedback on facilitation and content 4. Discussion on implementation and next steps for each session 5. Set new learning objectives with each coach 6. Mentor feedback (optional)

Stage #2: 1 day Mini-Session Intensive Facilitated and assessed by SIT team, off-site venue.

7,000 USD 1. Learning and applying new SIT thinking tools 2. Advanced facilitation skills 3. Best practices

Stage #3: 1 day Advanced Skills course conducted after active period (e.g. 3-4 mini-sessions).

Facilitated and assessed by SIT team, off-site venue.

1000 USD per webinar Optional: SIT Webinars to boost skills,

knowledge and competency

4.Innovation Project with 1 SME / Enterprise

Description : Innovation Project Aimed at: companies looking to engage SIT to deliver results for specific business challenge (strategic, marketing, R&D or technology

challenge).

Pricing Format

Description

30,000 USD

1. See below

• New Product Pipeline Development • Productivity • Prototyping • Marketing strategy • New Business Model

Off-site preparations

Interim: Concept

evaluation

Concept evaluation (Convergence session)

Action item

meeting

~ 2 weeks 1 day 1 day 2 hours

Idea Generation workshop

2 days

On – site preparation

1day

Pricing

The following prices include:

Preparation work

Workshop facilitation

SIT standard materials in English

SIT back office preparation time

The price does not include:

Travel expenses (flights) for two facilitators

Local accommodation, subsistence and local transportation

Translators and materials’ translation

Workshop venue and AV equipment cost

Local taxes

SIT’s training programs combine theory and practice;

The training programs are lead by professional facilitators and are conducted as interactive workshops (as opposed to passively listening to lectures);

We use practical individual and team exercises, designed to give you results from day one;

We maintain deep respect for trainees’ existing knowledge and expertise;

Participants practice on a mix of generic cases as well as "live" organizational topics and work issues. In this case we will incorporate real Nestlé examples as well as examples from the food industry and other industries;

Our trainings help to convert innovation from a declared value to a day-to-day practice;

The main criterion for success is participants’ application of their learnings to real life tasks after the training.

Our Training Philosophy