The IQ - Innovation Quotient

Creativity and Innovation Questionnaire

Circle the number matching your opinion in relation to be following
questions :

1 How well do the leaders in different functional areas in your organization work
together?

Not well at All 2 4 6 8 10

2 How effectively does your organization break down barriers between different
functional areas so that ideas can be exchanged?

Not well at All 1 2 3 4 5

3 Does your organization have a formal approach for generating ideas and using
creativity / innovation to address business issues?

Don't have it 1 3 5 7 9

4 How often do meeting at your company produce truly innovation results?

Never 2 4 6 8 10

5 Does your company's mission statement specifically mention creativity and/ or

innovation?

No 0 5

6 How would you rate your organization's actual performance in making

innovation happen?

Need to learn basics 1 2 3 4 5

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7 How successful is your company in developing new products and getting the to
market?

Not Successful at all 1 2 3 4 5

8 Does your organization have a budget for innovation?

There is no budget 2 4 6 8 10
today

9 Do you have formal programmes for innovation in your organization?

Not at all 1 2 3 4 5

10 To what extent do you have quantified goals for innovation and its impact on
future performace?

Difficult to connect
to any quantified 1 2 3 4 5
goals

11 How important do people see innovation to be their day-to-day job?

Not Important 1 2 3 4 5

12 How well are champions of innovation supported in driving projects through to

implementation?

Not well at All 1 2 3 4 5

13 Are senior people able to take risks?

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Not at all 1 2 3 4 5

14 To what extent is innovation celebrated and rewarded?

Hardly at all 1 2 3 4 5

15 To what degree do senior management encourage innovation by demonstrating

that "It's Okay to fail"?

Hardly at all 1 2 3 4 5

16 How well do senior executives demonstrate commitment to innovation in the

face of high short-term pressure?

Not well at All 1 2 3 4 5

17 How well are champions of innovation supported overall within your

organization?

Not well at All 2 4 6 8 10

18 To what extent are you open to learning from competitors and other
industries?

Not at all 1 2 3 4 5

19 To what extent are your innovation projects managed by cross-functional

teams?

Rarely 1 2 3 4 5

20 How well does your organization recognize and exploit the diversity of people's
talents?

Not well at All 1 2 3 4 5

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Calculate your Innovation Quotient by adding your score.

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in relation to be following

l areas in your organization work

Very well

down barriers between different

d?

Very well

ch for generating ideas and using

es?

Have it and use it

ce truly innovation results?

Always

fically mention creativity and/ or

Yes

actual performance in making

Superior at
inovation

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new products and getting the to

Very successful

vation?

There is a clearly
specified budget

n in your organization?

Widely

for innovation and its impact on

A number of goals
link to it directly

e their day-to-day job?

Important

ted in driving projects through to

Very well

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Yes

warded?

A great deal

rage innovation by demonstrating

A great deal

ommitment to innovation in the

Very well

ported overall within your

Very well

g from competitors and other

Very open

ts managed by cross-functional

Almost always

d exploit the diversity of people's

Very well

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y adding your score.

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