Methods for diagnosing organizations suitable for innovation creation

Abstract

To provide a method of appropriately diagnosing whether an organization possesses a breeding ground to create an open innovation.SOLUTION: A diagnosing system 1 includes a server terminal that sends query data to a user terminal, receives answer data to the query data from the user terminal and analyzes it based on the answer data and association data, and sends analysis data based on an analysis result to the user terminal. The analysis data includes an evaluation on a plurality of large categories of an indicator needed to diagnose whether an organization is suitable for creating an innovation. Each of the plurality of large categories is placed in correspondence to one or a plurality of middle categories for evaluating the indicator. The query data is set in association with each of the middle categories, and the association data is for associating a large category, a middle category and query data one with another.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing an organization suitable for innovation creation.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a technique for diagnosing an organization such as a company with respect to predetermined items has been known.

[0003] For example, in Patent Document 1, a technique is disclosed that provides for appropriately performing an organizational diagnosis by dividing a complex case into indicators, initiatives, and other elements, setting question items, and analyzing them.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 provides for performing an organizational diagnosis regarding a complex case based on questions regarding information on the image and goals that the organization aims for, the mechanisms and measures for achieving them, and the elements that lead initiatives and measures to success. However, particularly in diagnosing whether an organization has the groundwork for successfully leading open innovation, it is difficult to appropriately diagnose based on the arrangement of the information disclosed in Patent Document 1.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for appropriately diagnosing whether an organization has the groundwork for creating open innovation.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] A method for diagnosing the state of an organization that can create innovation, according to one aspect of the present invention, wherein a server terminal transmits question data to a user terminal, receives answer data for the question data from the user terminal, analyzes the answer data and association data, transmits analysis data based on the analysis results to the user terminal, the analysis data includes an evaluation of a plurality of major items relating to indicators necessary to diagnose whether the organization is suitable for creating innovation, each of the plurality of major items is associated with one or more sub-items for evaluating the indicators, the question data is set in association with each of the sub-items, and the association data associates the major items, the sub-items and the question data. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for appropriately diagnosing whether an organization has the conditions necessary to create open innovation. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing a diagnostic system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a functional block diagram showing the server terminal 100. [Figure 3] Figure 1 is a functional block diagram showing the user terminal 200. [Figure 4] This figure shows an example of user data stored in server 100. [Figure 5] This figure shows an example of diagnostic data stored in server 100. [Figure 6] This figure shows an example of association data stored in server 100. [Figure 7] This figure shows another example of association data stored in server 100. [Figure 8] This figure shows yet another example of association data stored in server 100. [Figure 9] This figure shows yet another example of association data stored in server 100. [Figure 10] This figure shows yet another example of association data stored in server 100. [Figure 11] This is an example of a flowchart relating to a diagnostic method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] This is an example of analytical data sent to the user's terminal. [Figure 13] This is another example of analytical data sent to the user's terminal. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are not intended to unduly limit the scope of the claims of this disclosure. Furthermore, not all components shown in the embodiments are necessarily essential components of this disclosure.

[0011] (Embodiment 1) <Structure> Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a diagnostic system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This system 1 consists of user terminals 200A and 200B, which are used by employees of companies and other organizations that wish to be diagnosed on whether their organization has the conditions necessary to create innovation, including open innovation, and a server terminal 100 that analyzes and diagnoses whether the organization has the conditions necessary to create innovation based on information acquired from the user terminals 200A and 200B.

[0012] Server terminal 100 and user terminals 200A and 200B are connected via a network NW. The network NW consists of the Internet, intranet, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), etc.

[0013] The server terminal 100 is operated by an operator who provides an organizational diagnosis service for enterprises related to innovation creation. It manages user data, conducts diagnoses related to innovation creation based on the data obtained from users, and presents the diagnosis results to users. It may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing. In this embodiment, for the sake of convenience of explanation, one server terminal is exemplified, but it is not limited thereto, and a plurality of server terminals may be used.

[0014] The user terminals 200A and 200B are enterprise users who hope to diagnose whether they have the soil for creating innovation. They are information processing devices such as personal computers or tablet terminals owned by users who use the services provided by the server terminal 100 and their employees, but may also be configured by smartphones, mobile phones, PDAs, etc.

[0015] In this embodiment, the system 1 includes the server terminal 100 and the user terminals 200A and 200B. It will be described as a configuration in which the user or users each operate the server terminal 100 using the user terminals 200A and 200B. However, the server terminal 100 may be configured as a stand-alone device and may have a function for the user or users to perform operations on the server terminal itself. For the sake of convenience of explanation, the user terminals 200A and 200B will be collectively referred to as the "user terminal 200" in the following description.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the server terminal 100 in FIG. 1. The server terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

[0017] The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for communicating with the user terminal 200 via the network NW. Communication is performed according to a communication protocol such as TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol).

[0018] The memory unit 120 stores programs for executing various control processes and functions within the control unit 130, input data, etc., and is composed of RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), etc. The memory unit 120 also has a user data storage unit 121 for storing various user-related data, a diagnostic data storage unit 122 for storing various data related to organizational diagnosis for innovation creation, etc. Furthermore, the memory unit 120 can also temporarily store data obtained through communication with the user terminal 200. Note that a database (not shown) storing various data may be built outside of the memory unit 120 or the server terminal 100.

[0019] The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the server terminal 100 by executing programs stored in the memory unit 120, and is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), etc. The functions of the control unit 130 include an instruction receiving unit 131 that receives input from the user terminal 200 or user terminal 300, a user data management unit 132 that refers to and processes various user-related data, and a data analysis unit 133 that refers to various user-related data and analyzes the data for diagnostic purposes. The instruction receiving unit 131, user data management unit 132, user data management unit 133, and matching processing unit 134 are started by programs stored in the memory unit 120 and executed by the server terminal 100, which is a computer (electronic computer).

[0020] The instruction receiving unit 131 receives instructions from the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 110 when a user or a user who is a user performs a predetermined input (such as clicking, tapping, swiping, entering keywords, or pressing icons) via a user interface such as a screen provided by the server terminal 100 and displayed on the user terminal 200 through a web browser or application.

[0021] The user data management unit 132 manages and processes various data related to users (for example, user ID, basic user information, career information, qualification information, desired conditions information, and activity information).

[0022] The data analysis unit 133 performs an organizational diagnosis related to innovation creation based on the answer data to questions obtained from the user terminal 200, and provides the diagnosis results to the user terminal 200.

[0023] Figure 3 is a functional block diagram showing the user terminal 200 in Figure 1. The user terminal 200 comprises a communication unit 210, a display operation unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

[0024] The communication unit 210 is a communication interface for communicating with the server terminal 100 via the network NW, and communication is performed using a communication protocol such as TCP / IP.

[0025] The display operation unit 220 is a user interface used to display text, images, etc., in response to user input and input data from the control unit 240. If the user terminal 200 is a personal computer, it consists of a display and a keyboard or mouse; if the user terminal 200 is a smartphone or tablet, it consists of a touch panel, etc. This display operation unit 220 is activated by a control program stored in the storage unit 230 and executed by the user terminal 200, which is a computer (electronic calculator). Through the display operation unit, the user can perform actions such as pressing keys on the keyboard, moving the cursor with a mouse, or tapping, swiping, and pinching on a touch panel in response to the provided aptitude test.

[0026] The memory unit 230 stores programs for executing various control processes and functions within the control unit 240, input data, etc., and is composed of RAM, ROM, etc. The memory unit 230 also temporarily stores the contents of communications with the server terminal 100.

[0027] The control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 200 by executing programs stored in the memory unit 230, and is composed of a CPU, GPU, etc.

[0028] Furthermore, the server terminal 100 may be configured to include display and operation functions, in which case the user terminal 200 may not be included.

[0029] Figure 4 shows an example of user data stored in server 100.

[0030] The user data 1000 shown in Figure 4 stores various data related to the user. In Figure 4, for the sake of explanation, an example of one user (a user identified by user ID "10001") is shown, but information for multiple users can be stored. Here, "user" includes, but is not limited to, the person in charge or employee of a company or other organization that wishes to receive an organizational diagnosis related to innovation creation. Various data related to the user can be stored, for example, the user's basic information (company name, address, contact information such as email address, industry, number of employees, etc.) and employee information (employee ID, name, gender, age, affiliated organization, occupation, position, etc.).

[0031] Figure 5 shows an example of diagnostic data stored in server 100.

[0032] The diagnostic data 2000 shown in Figure 5 stores various data related to organizational diagnostics concerning innovation creation. As various data related to the diagnosis, for example, it can store question data related to questions that users are asked to answer in order to perform organizational diagnostics concerning innovation creation, answer data related to users' answers to the questions (including the respondent's user ID, employee ID, etc.), statistical data such as the average score of each item that serves as a criterion for performing organizational diagnostics corresponding to the questions, generated based on the answers of multiple employees of the same company (including the respondent's user ID, employee ID, etc.), analysis data related to analysis results provided to the user, including evaluations of each item for performing organizational diagnostics, and association data that is referenced in order to associate major items, minor items and questions for performing organizational diagnostics.

[0033] Figures 6 to 10 show examples of association data stored in server 100.

[0034] First, as shown in the "Major Items" section of Figures 6 to 10, the evaluation items for conducting an organizational diagnosis to determine whether a company has the environment to create open innovation include major items such as "Consistency between corporate strategy and open innovation strategy and / or new business strategy / clarification of open innovation," "Clarification of the direction of open innovation activities," "Organization of the system and process for creating and carrying out open innovation," "Clarification of criteria for commercialization / collaboration partners," and "Appropriate communication and sourcing regarding innovation activities."

[0035] As shown in Figure 6, the sub-items corresponding to the major item "Consistency between corporate strategy and open innovation strategy and / or new business strategy / clarification of open innovation" include items such as "Corporate strategy is clearly stated," "Corporate strategy and new business strategy are linked," "Top management communicates the importance of innovation, and it is understood within the company," "Closed innovation areas and open innovation areas are clearly separated," and "Innovation management is being promoted." The questions corresponding to the sub-item "Corporate strategy is clearly stated" are "Questions about corporate strategy," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Corporate strategy and new business strategy are linked" are "Questions about consistency between corporate strategy and new business strategy," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Top management communicates the importance of innovation, and it is understood within the company" are "Questions about the corporate culture of innovation activities," and the questions corresponding to the sub-items "Closed innovation areas and open innovation areas are clearly separated" and "Innovation management is being promoted" are "Questions about innovation strategy."

[0036] Here are some examples of questions related to "company-wide strategy": "Have you read the company's medium-term management plan?" and "Do you understand the company's medium-term management plan?". Also, examples of questions related to "alignment between company-wide strategy and new business strategy": "Does your department have a new business strategy?" and "Do you understand the new business strategy of your department?". Furthermore, examples of questions related to "corporate culture of innovation activities": "Does the business unit head of your department regularly communicate the importance of innovation?" and "Does the department head of your department regularly communicate the importance of innovation?". Finally, examples of questions related to "innovation strategy": "Does your company define not only an open innovation strategy but also a closed innovation strategy?", "Can you talk about what should be done in open innovation and what should be done in closed innovation?", and "Do you feel that your company is running a PDCA cycle to create innovation?". For each question, users can select or enter one of five answers, such as "does not apply," "does not apply very well," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat agree," or "applies."

[0037] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 7, the sub-items corresponding to the major item "Clarifying the direction of open innovation activities" include items such as "Milestones are defined," "The objectives are defined," "The target market is clear," and "The company's resources that can be realistically utilized are clear." The questions corresponding to the sub-item "Milestones are defined" include "Questions about planning," the questions corresponding to "The objectives are defined" include "Questions about objectives and direction," the questions corresponding to "The target market is clear" include "Questions about the clarity of the target market and area," and the questions corresponding to "The company's resources that can be realistically utilized are clear" include "Questions about the clarity of the company's resources."

[0038] Here are some examples of questions related to planning: "Does your company's innovation strategy have milestones (including state targets and quantitative targets) set for 10 years or more?" and "Does your company's innovation strategy have milestones (including state targets and quantitative targets) set for 3 to 9 years?". Also, some examples of questions related to purpose and direction: "Does your company have a concrete image of new business development and innovation creation? (Specific value to be provided, impact on the market to enter, increase in company sales, etc.)" and "Does your department have a future image of the specific products and services that will be developed for the company's new business development and innovation creation?". Furthermore, some examples of questions related to clarity of market / area to enter: "Do you feel that it is clear what value your innovation creation efforts are aiming to create, such as improving existing businesses or developing new businesses to open up new markets?" and "Have the themes to enter been specifically decided for your innovation creation efforts?". Furthermore, examples of "questions regarding the clarity of the company's resources" include questions such as, "Can you name at least two of your company's strengths that can be leveraged in the market you are entering through your innovation creation efforts?" and "Can you name at least four of your company's strengths that can be leveraged in the market you are entering through your innovation creation efforts?" For each question, users can select or enter one of five answers, such as "does not apply," "does not apply very well," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat applies," or "applies."

[0039] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 8, the sub-items corresponding to the major item "Organization of the system and processes for creating and carrying out open innovation" include items such as "Organization is in place," "The authority for decision-making is clear," "The practitioners are clear," "The implementation process has been formulated," "Management resources have been secured," "Cooperating departments are clearly defined," and "Evaluation and incentive design has been established for open innovation personnel and personnel from cooperating departments." In addition, the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Organization is in place" are "Questions about the organization and system," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "The authority for decision-making is clear" are "Questions about the organization and system (authority for decision-making)," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Practitioners are clear" are "Questions about the organization and system (practitioners)," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Management resources have been secured" are "Questions about the organization and system (management resources)," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Cooperating departments are clearly defined" are "Questions about the organization and system (cooperating departments)," and the sub-item "Evaluation and incentive design has been established for open innovation personnel and personnel from cooperating departments" also includes "Questions about the organization and system (cooperating departments)."

[0040] Here are some examples of questions related to "organization and structure": "Does your company have at least one person who can commit 100% to new business development and innovation creation?" and "Does your company have at least three people who can commit 100% to new business development and innovation creation?". Also, here are some examples of questions related to "organization and structure (where decisions are made)": "Is the person who makes the decision (decision-makers) or the decision-making body clearly defined in your company up to the point of commercialization?" and "Does the person who makes the decision or the decision-making body in your company have the authority to formulate and approve the budget?". Furthermore, here are some examples of questions related to "organization and structure (practitioners)": "Is the person who implements specific initiatives and projects in new business development clearly defined in your company?" and "Has your company formulated an internal organizational chart for new business development?". Furthermore, examples of questions related to "organization and structure (management resources)" include questions such as, "Does your company have appropriate personnel costs and staffing levels secured for the milestones leading up to commercialization? (Including user interviews, proof of concept, proof-of-concept experiments, prototype development costs, etc.)" and "Is your company considering the funding and personnel necessary for new business development in the following fiscal year and beyond?" In addition, questions corresponding to "questions related to organization and structure (cooperating departments)" include questions such as, "Can you name at least one challenge or need for each existing business unit?" and "Can you name at least three challenges or needs for each existing business unit?" For each question, users can select or input an answer from one of five levels, such as "does not apply," "somewhat does not apply," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat applies," and "applies."

[0041] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the sub-items corresponding to the major item "Clarification of criteria for commercialization / collaboration partners" include items such as "Clarification of criteria for commercialization / collaboration," "It is clear what is considered important when selecting collaboration partners," and "Top management commitment is embodied." The questions corresponding to the sub-item "Clarification of criteria for commercialization / collaboration" are "Questions regarding criteria for commercialization," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "It is clear what is considered important when selecting collaboration partners" are "Questions regarding criteria for collaboration partners," and the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Top management commitment is embodied" are "Questions regarding top management commitment."

[0042] Here are some examples of questions regarding "criteria for commercialization": "Does your company have established GO / NOGO criteria for business proposals?" and "Does your company's criteria for business proposals include a return on investment (ROI) item, and is it designed after discussions to determine its feasibility?". Also, some examples of questions regarding "criteria for selecting collaboration partners" include: "Does your company have separate criteria for selecting collaboration partners with other companies, linked to the criteria for business proposals?" and "Does your company have established criteria for selecting collaboration partners with co-creation partners, calculated backward from the milestones to commercialization based on the GO / NOGO criteria for business proposals?". Furthermore, some examples of questions regarding "commitment from top management" include: "In your company, can you say that the criteria are in an optimal state as a result of putting the collaboration criteria into practice?" and "In your company, the final decision on commercialization is made in a forum that includes management or someone with equivalent authority." For each question, users can select or enter one of five answers, such as "does not apply," "does not apply very well," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat agree," or "applies."

[0043] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 10, the sub-items corresponding to the major item "Appropriate communication and sourcing regarding innovation activities" include items such as "A branding strategy for open innovation has been established," "Communication is being conducted based on the branding strategy for open innovation," "A branding strategy for this project has been formulated," and "A sourcing method that matches the company's strategy and policies has been selected." In addition, the questions corresponding to the sub-item "A branding strategy for open innovation has been established" include "Questions regarding organization and structure," the questions corresponding to the sub-item "Communication is being conducted based on the branding strategy for open innovation" include "Questions related to the communication of innovation activities," and the questions corresponding to the sub-items "A branding strategy for this project has been formulated" and "A sourcing method that matches the company's strategy and policies has been selected" include "Questions regarding branding strategy formulation" and "Questions related to branding in innovation activities."

[0044] Here are some examples of questions related to "organization and structure": "Does your company have at least one person who can commit 100% to new business development and innovation creation?" and "Does your company have at least three people who can commit 100% to new business development and innovation creation?". Also, some examples of questions related to "communicating innovation activities" include: "Is the information that should be communicated in conjunction with your open innovation branding strategy organized and visualized?" and "Has it been decided who will be the point of contact and the corporate icon for open innovation branding in your company?". Furthermore, some examples of questions related to "branding strategy formulation" include: "Are the selling points of the innovation creation initiative you are involved in clearly defined?" and "In the innovation creation initiative you are involved in, have you articulated what themes you will use to recruit co-creation partner companies in order to achieve your goals?". Furthermore, examples of "questions related to branding in innovation activities" include questions such as, "Has your company been able to articulate the brand image it wants to project as an open innovation company?" and "Has your company been able to articulate its medium- to long-term branding strategy as an open innovation company?" For each question, users can select or enter one of five answers, such as "Does not apply," "Somewhat does not apply," "Neither agree nor disagree," "Somewhat applies," or "Applies."

[0045] <Processing flow> Referring to Figure 11, the processing flow of the method for performing organizational diagnosis related to innovation creation, as executed by System 1 of this embodiment, will be described. This is an example of a flowchart relating to the diagnostic method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0046] To use this system 1, users access the server terminal 100 using their respective web browsers or applications on their user terminals 200. If it is the first time using the service, they enter the aforementioned basic user information. If they are already a user or have an account, they log in after undergoing a prescribed authentication process, such as entering their ID and password, to make the service available. After this authentication, a prescribed user interface is provided via a website or application, and the process proceeds to step S101 shown in Figure 11.

[0047] First, as part of step S101, the server terminal 100 transmits question data to the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 110. For example, the server terminal 100 refers to the diagnostic data storage unit 122 of the storage unit 120 and transmits the question data to the user terminal 200, and the questions listed above are displayed as question data in the user interface provided via the web browser or application on the user terminal 200.

[0048] Next, as part of step S102, the server terminal 100 receives answer data for the above questions from the user terminal 200. For example, the user selects or inputs one of five answers for each question displayed on the user terminal 200: "does not apply," "does not apply very much," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat applies," or "applies." The answer to each question is then sent to the server terminal 100 as answer data. Here, the server terminal 100 can receive answer data from multiple employees belonging to a given company. At this time, along with the answer data, the server terminal 100 also receives information such as the employee ID of the employee who answered, the user ID of the company to which the employee belongs, and the date and time of the answer. The user data management unit 132 of the control unit 130 of the server terminal 100 stores the received answer data from each employee, along with information such as the employee ID of the employee who answered, the user ID of the company to which the employee belongs, and the date and time of the answer, in the diagnostic data storage unit 122 of the storage unit 120 as answer data.

[0049] Next, as part of step S103, the server terminal 100 performs analysis based on the response data received from the user terminal 200. For example, the data analysis unit 133 of the control unit 130 of the server terminal 100 assigns a score (for example, 1 to 5 points corresponding to the above 5 levels) to each question based on the response data of each employee stored in the diagnostic data storage unit 122, which is one of five levels of responses: "does not apply," "does not apply," "neither agree nor disagree," "somewhat applies," or "applies." The data analysis unit 133 then calculates the average points of multiple employees for each question, links the average points for each question, and stores them as statistical data in the diagnostic data storage unit 122. Here, when calculating the average points, the data analysis unit 133 can also weight the assigned points for certain important questions among multiple questions related to the sub-items, as described later, add points to the points, and then calculate the average value.

[0050] Next, the data analysis unit 133 refers to the association data stored in the diagnostic data storage unit 122 and, based on the correspondence between questions and sub-items, associates the average points for each stored question with the corresponding sub-item. Furthermore, based on the correspondence between sub-items and major items, it calculates the average points for each major item based on the average points for each sub-item, associates the calculated average points with the major items, and stores them in the diagnostic data storage unit 122 as statistical data.

[0051] Next, as part of step S104, the server terminal 100 generates analysis data based on the analysis process and sends it to the user terminal 200. For example, the data analysis unit 133 of the control unit 130 of the server terminal 100 generates analysis data based on the statistical data stored in the diagnostic data storage unit 122. As shown in Figure 13, for example, the analysis data can be linked and displayed for each major and minor item, based on the average points based on the user's response data. In Figure 13, the major item "Consistency with company-wide strategy / clarification of open innovation" is linked to the minor items "Company-wide strategy is clearly stated," "Company-wide strategy and new business strategy are linked," "Top management has communicated the importance of innovation, and it is understood within the company," "Closed innovation areas and open innovation areas are clearly separated," and "Innovation management is being promoted," and the average points for each minor item and each major item are linked and displayed. In addition, if the question is conducted multiple times at different times, the difference from the previous score can be calculated and displayed.

[0052] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 12, the analysis data can be organized around major categories: "Consistency with Corporate Strategy / Clarification of Open Innovation," "Clarification of Direction," "Organizational Process Streamlining," "Clarification of Commercialization / Collaboration Decision Criteria," and "Appropriate Communication and Sourcing." The average points for each major category can be displayed as a spider chart. In addition, the average points for each major category can be shown numerically, and qualitative comments based on the analysis results can be added and displayed. By visualizing the organizational diagnostic results in this way, users can clearly understand whether their organization has a suitable environment for creating and promoting open innovation.

[0053] As described above, by defining major and minor evaluation criteria to assess whether a corporate organization has the foundation to create and promote open innovation, and by quantifying and evaluating the results based on the responses of corporate users to the questions, corporate users can clearly understand whether their company has the foundation to create and promote open innovation, and can formulate corporate strategies and measures related to open innovation and raise awareness.

[0054] Although embodiments relating to the disclosure have been described above, these can be implemented in various other forms and can be carried out by various omissions, substitutions, and modifications. These embodiments and variations, as well as those with omissions, substitutions, and modifications, are included within the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0055] 1. Diagnostic System: 100 Server Terminals, 110 Communication Unit, 120 Storage Unit, 130 Control Unit, 200 User Terminals, 300 User Terminals, NW Network

Claims

1. A method for diagnosing the organizational state that fosters innovation, The server terminal is The question data is sent to each user terminal of multiple employees. The user terminal receives the response data to the question data, Based on the aforementioned response data and related data, the analysis was performed. The analysis data based on the results of the above analysis is transmitted to the user terminal. The aforementioned analysis data includes evaluations of several major categories of indicators necessary to diagnose whether an organization is suitable for generating innovation. Each of the aforementioned major items corresponds to one or more sub-items for evaluating the aforementioned indicators. The aforementioned question data includes questions set in relation to each of the aforementioned sub-items, The response data includes responses to questions set in relation to each of the sub-items included in the question data. The aforementioned association data associates the aforementioned major items, the aforementioned sub-items, and the aforementioned question data. The aforementioned analysis includes assigning points to each of the questions based on the answers, referring to the associated data, associating the average points for each question with each of the sub-items corresponding to the questions, and associating the average points for each of the sub-items with each of the major items corresponding to the sub-items, thereby evaluating each of the major items. The aforementioned major categories are one of the following: organizational strategy, organizational direction, organizational structure, criteria for business decisions, and indicators for appropriate communication and sourcing. A method comprising items for evaluating the aforementioned major items, which are associated with the aforementioned major items by the associated data in order to evaluate each of the major items, which are related to the organization's strategy, organizational direction, organizational structure, business decision-making criteria, and appropriate communication and sourcing indicators.

2. The aforementioned server terminal is The method according to claim 1, wherein the average values ​​of the major category and the minor category are displayed on the user terminal.

3. The aforementioned receiving includes receiving from user terminals associated with each of multiple employees belonging to the same organization. The method according to claim 1, wherein an analysis is performed based on the response data received from the aforementioned multiple employees.

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