The Innovation Framework

Describe the activity (e.g. what actually happens, what services provided), resources (who does what, where do they do it, what facilities and equipment do they use, and how much does it cost) and performance (what is measured and what level of performance is achieved).

Gain a deep understanding of what the challenges might be.

Set out aspirations, objectives and opportunities. What do I want to achieve?

Horizon scan – Looking around to understand what opportunities or solutions already exists

Demand signal – sharing to identify who can help develop opportunities and solve challenges

Develop ideas, plans and actions

Develop promising solutions, such as new processes, practices, methods, models, roles, approaches, rules, strategies through active research

Create & develop prototypes (devices, digital). This may involve preclinical and/or clinical studies and research to satisfy the regulatory processes for an ‘approved’ technology

Make ready the solution for ‘creating evidence and proving value’ in real world conditions

To test and evaluate the product/device/innovation activity.

Create the evidence to make a judgement based on criteria and evidence whether this creates value, quality and improves the outcome for staff and/or patients.

Establish whether the innovation works in a real-world environment.

Making the innovation better from exposure to new contexts and teams

Re-testing and adapting the process innovation and/or technology innovation.

Helping the adopter – learn, introduce and manage change.

Preparing the innovation for spread/scale, e.g. agreeing strategy, refining business cases, engaging stakeholders, planning, developing training

Making an innovation more widely known and adopted, such as raising awareness, building will and transferring skill to others.

Increasing the impact and reach of an innovation.

Dealing with the challenges of full-scale deployment and adoption.

NHS Wales staff and partners who are interested in spreading and scaling innovation in the NHS can access  resources developed by Cardiff and Vale UHB’s Dragon’s Heart Institute and world-leading experts in large-scale change, The Billions Institute.