Proudly brought to you in association with S A Partners, a world-leading business transformation consultancy.IntroductionWelcome to episode 35 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is terrific to have Pascal Denis and Laurent Simon back for the second episode of this two-part series. Today we will be exploring the 2nd and third swim lane elements from their book Harnessing Digital Disruption. A fun and bluesy start to this one! Check out Pascal's international blues band hereOverview of the previous episodeSustained transformation requires these three swimlanes to be run in parallel:good soil - leadership development program, clarity of purpose and strategic logictrunk - flex your innovation muscles and maintain itfruits - protect core business and ignite new growthThe foundation of digital literacy, leaders leading by example, enabling the right behaviours, enabling suitable investments to drive business is vital. How do you balance the contradictory objectives: protect core business while investing in building the future with a new business model? We dove into Swimlane 1 in episode 34, and if this is of interest to you, please listen to that here #34 Harnessing Digital Disruption with Pascal Dennis and Laurent Simon - part 1 of 2. SummaryIn this episode, we will deep dive into: Swimlane #2 - Develop your Digital Innovation Capability, Your Innovation Muscle, Team of Capable InnovatorsSwimlane #3 - Deploy Impactful Innovation ProjectsThe Four Battles to Fight and WinWe have provided many soundbites of this episode, and will make them available on our YouTube channel.Swimlane #2 - Develop your Digital Innovation CapabilityPascal and Laurent believe that there should be 1 per 100 innovators in your organisation, and supporting them well is vital. This swimlane involves them installing a pragmatic, scalable innovation system at your company.There are four elements to the innovation system that Pascal and Laurent's team installs.The Pragmatic Innovators FrameworkThe Pragmatic Innovators AcademyThe Pragmatic Innovators NetworkFocused InterventionsSwimlane #3 - Deploy Impactful Innovation Projects101 Build the right culture - enrich the soil201 Build digital innovation capability - strengthen the trunk of the tree301 and 302 Deliver successful innovation projects.The Four Battles to Fight and WinFearRemove guessworkScatter or diffusion of effortIgnoranceTwo-minute tip on harnessing digital disruption?  44:26min Laurent: For me, it would be focus on customer journey reform because that's the most effective, scalable and proven way to reform your company. So, if you gradually turn your projects into customer journey initiatives, then you're you're on the right track.Pascal: And I would add, to sustain the transformation. Build the soil, the leadership, culture, vision, digital hypothesis and strategy. Build the muscles, you know, you're pragmatic innovators, all the things we've talked about today. And then, with respect to the fruit, define your innovation portfolio. Make sure everything fits together. They link to one another. They link to your overall aspiration, and then you've got a good chance at sustaining it. To learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.

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