CII's Integrated R&D Ideation Process
Overview and Call for ideas
The Construction Industry Institute (CII) has developed an Integrated R&D Ideation Process to generate, develop, and prioritize research and development ideas. This process aims to maximize the value and impact of CII's initiatives for its members by fostering innovation and collaboration.
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The CII Ideation process consists of four main steps:
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Idea Generation
The official kickoff for idea generation is a workshop at the CII Spring Board of Advisors (BOA) meeting.
CII committees/CBAs organize their idea generation. This can consist of an idea generation workshop or as a continuous capture of ideas in meetings (we recommend using Mural to capture the ideas).
Ideas can be submitted via the online link and should include a short description of the opportunity or problem being addressed, the objectives and expected outcomes. Individuals can also use this form to organize the idea prior to submitting it online: CII_Idea_Submission_Form v2.docx
Submitting ideas: all ideas must be submitted using the online form available here.
Idea Evaluation
CII Forms an ad-hoc task force composed of the chairs and/or vice-chairs of its committees to evaluate ideas.
The group meets 2-3 times to review ideas and vote on the ideas that should be presented to the CII Board of Advisors
The discussion normally is framed as how the ideas perform regarding impact and risk.
Normally the group targets a set of 10-12 ideas to be sent to the BOA.
Idea Development:
Selected ideas are further refined, developed, and fine-tuned to be presented at the fall BOA meeting (1 slide per idea).
Committees/CBAs are asked to review ideas and address comments that may have arisen at the evaluation phase. Note that ideas need to be clearly summarized into one slide.
Prioritization and Ranking: Ideas are evaluated and ranked during the BOA workshop.
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