The Corporate Venturing Framework™ is a holistic, step-by-step methodology designed to empower corporations in collaborating effectively with startups. This framework comprises 4 essential tools that guide innovation teams from strategy to execution, ensuring measurable impact!
Embracing a corporate venturing framework is more than adopting a set of tools. This is an opportunity for transformation within company culture. By connecting strategy and execution, businesses foster collaboration between teams and unlock sustained innovation across departments.
By implementing the Corporate Venturing Framework, organizations also cultivate adaptability, strengthen internal communication, and make informed decisions that maximize both immediate and long-term innovation success.
1. The Canvas is a practical, visual tool that helps corporate teams collaboratively map their startup engagement journey. It encourages team participation by allowing stakeholders to work on a printed or digital wall in workshops. This breaks complex challenges into clear, actionable steps while aligning R&D, business, and innovation teams. The Canvas ensures strategic alignment and accelerates startup collaboration through a case-specific, step-by-step process, helping teams visualize opportunities and track progress more effectively together.
2. The Reference Guide is a rich knowledge base listing over 100 transformative benefits corporations gain by collaborating with startups, affecting everything from technology uptake to market expansion. It also details 50 engagement models, from investments to joint ventures and accelerators. This guide helps innovation teams select the best engagement strategies aligned with company goals and risk tolerance, reducing trial-and-error and maximizing value extraction.
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3. The Matrix-Based Tool cross-references the benefits and engagement models from the Reference Guide to produce an actionable Roadbook and a versatile Dashboard. The Roadbook provides a clear, prioritized plan detailing when, how, and by whom initiatives should be executed, while the Dashboard offers ongoing performance tracking and progress monitoring, enhancing team coordination and decision-making effectiveness throughout.
4. To support organizations in understanding and applying the Corporate Venturing Framework™, Novable offers a free interactive chat that is designed to provide instant assistance. Whether you’re exploring CVF for the first time or seeking expert advice on deployment, this chat serves as a valuable tool to support your corporate venturing journey.
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Our Corporate Venturing Framework (CVF) Workshop is designed to empower your teams with the tools and strategies needed to turn startup collaboration into real business results, fostering long-term growth and a culture of continuous innovation, ready to address evolving industry challenges and seize new opportunities.
Here is what you get in a single, high-impact day:
Expert-Led Guidance: Sessions are facilitated by a team of more than two CVF experts who bring industry insights and hands-on experience. Whether attended onsite or virtually, every workshop is tailored for maximum engagement and relevance.
Engage with Real-Life Cases: Dive into interactive exercises designed around your organization’s unique innovation challenges. You’ll work through actual scenarios, applying the Corporate Venturing Framework directly to your company’s strategic goals for immediate value.
Step-by-Step Corporate Venturing Action Plan:
Throughout the day, you’ll be guided through each stage of the Corporate Venturing Framework, developing a concrete roadmap that you can use to drive innovation forward.
By the end of the day, you’ll have:
A comprehensive map of collaboration models for engaging with startups, complete with enriching real-world examples drawn from various industries
A practical, hands-on methodology for uncovering hidden opportunities and unlocking untapped growth within your business
The actionable CVF blueprint, roadbook, and tools to help you kickstart your venturing projects right away
The Corporate Venturing Framework Basic Certification for each participant, formalizing your new skills and commitment to innovation
