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Innovation Workshops

From ideas to a prioritized roadmap in one day.

Most organizations have more AI and technology ideas than they can fund. In one facilitated day, Adana Technologies helps your leaders surface every idea, score each one on business value and ease, and leave with a shared list of priorities and a roadmap.

Sample value-versus-ease matrix with fictional data placing eight ideas in four quadrants.
The prioritization matrix: every idea scored by the group on business value and ease, so quick wins and big bets are clear before anyone leaves the room.

THE PROBLEM

Plenty of ideas. No shared way to choose.

Ideas for AI, automation and new services come from every part of the business, but they arrive one at a time and compete for the same budget.

Without a common way to compare them, the loudest idea or the most senior sponsor wins, and good ideas from the front line never get heard.

Questionnaires and long assessments help, but they take weeks. Sometimes the fastest way forward is to get the right people in one room for one day.

HOW IT WORKS

Five steps, one day, every voice counted.

  1. 01

    Identify

    Everyone submits ideas on a shared digital board, tagged to agreed focus areas.

  2. 02

    Categorize

    A one-minute pitch per idea; the group combines and groups similar ideas.

  3. 03

    Prioritize

    Everyone votes on business value and ease of implementation; results appear on one matrix.

  4. 04

    Profile

    The top ideas get a mini business case covering value, cost, risk and owner.

  5. 05

    Roadmap

    Profiled ideas are sequenced into a roadmap with next steps.

The one-day workshop covers steps 1 to 3 in the room, and Adana drafts the profiles and roadmap afterward. The two-day workshop covers all five steps with your team.

WHAT YOU GET

What the day and the deliverables look like.

Screens with data use fictional samples.

01

A clear method from ideas to roadmap

The five steps, and what the one-day and two-day formats cover.

Five-step process: identify, categorize, prioritize, profile and roadmap.

02

A focused day, start to finish

A typical one-day agenda, from goals and current situation to voting and next steps.

One-day workshop agenda from 9:00 to 3:30.

03

A mini business case for each top idea

Problem, idea, value, effort and cost, risks and next step, on one page with a named owner.

Sample opportunity profile with fictional data for an AI assistant for proposal writing.

04

A roadmap from quick wins to routine

Four stages from starting the quick wins in 30 days to a regular innovation pipeline.

Sample four-stage roadmap from the next 30 days to 12 months.

WHO IT IS FOR

For leadership teams that need to choose.

CEOs and executive teams

One shared list of priorities the whole team stands behind.

CIOs, CTOs and innovation leaders

A fair, fast way to sort the pipeline of AI and technology ideas.

Private equity operating partners

A repeatable way to find value-creation ideas across portfolio companies.

DELIVERABLES

What you receive.

  • The full list of ideas by focus area and the voting results, the same evening
  • A workshop report with Adana recommendations
  • Opportunity profiles for the top ideas
  • A roadmap and next steps
  • A 60-minute executive briefing

QUESTIONS

Before you ask

Which workshop formats are there?

AI Readiness: where AI creates value for your business, the quick wins and the decisions leadership must make. A natural first step to the AI Strategy & Roadmap. Quantum Readiness: what data is exposed, for how long, who owns the risk and where to start. A natural first step to the Quantum Readiness Strategy & Roadmap. Game Changer: open innovation on your toughest business problems, across AI, data, cloud, automation and cybersecurity.

How many people take part?

10 to 25 participants, on site or virtual. Larger groups use breakouts with a shared vote.

How do we prepare?

A one-hour planning call sets the goals, focus areas, pre-reads and who should attend.

Does it replace the AI or Quantum assessment?

It can start one. Many clients use the workshop instead of a questionnaire to open an AI Strategy or Quantum Readiness engagement.

What tools do you use?

A shared digital board and live voting that work on site or virtually. Participants need only a laptop or phone.

Can you build what we pick?

Yes. Working prototypes of the top-ranked ideas can be scoped separately at a fixed fee.

Let's find your best ideas.

Start with a 30-minute conversation about your goals, and we'll recommend the right format.