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How to Prove Innovation ROI in Under 12 Months

This page helps innovation leaders show measurable results fast by aligning innovation with BU goals, proving ROI inside 12 months, and closing capability gaps with Venture Clienting.

Many innovation units are under pressure. Leadership wants proof that Innovation delivers measurable business outcomes, not just activity. This page shows how to prove ROI inside 12 months — with metrics, co-ownership, and Venture Clienting.

What Is Going Wrong

Many innovation units measure success in projects launched or ideas tested, not in business results. Business units see little alignment with their goals. Finance sees unclear metrics. Leadership sees cost without return.
The result: Innovation looks busy but not accountable. Pilots don’t scale, and credibility erodes.

The Fix

Proving ROI starts with linking innovation to real business priorities. Focus on short-term outcomes that matter to business units and leadership.
  • Use evidence-based metrics instead of activity KPIs.
  • Co-create projects with business units to secure co-ownership and resources.
  • Fill capability gaps through pinpointed Venture Clienting partnerships.
When Innovation shows clear ROI, it earns credibility, trust, and faster scaling support.

Make the Most of It

If you’d like to:
  • Get a fast read on one initiative using the toolkit
  • Stress-test your metric, baseline, and evidence path
  • Scope a pinpointed Venture Clienting pilot tied to BU KPIs

You are welcome to book a short call. No pitch. Clear next steps to reach ROI proof inside 12 months.

Here’s What Your Peers Say:

We showed margin impact in one quarter and secured next year’s funding.
(Head of Innovation, Global Industrials)
Finance trusted the numbers because they helped shape them. Adoption followed.
(VP Digital, European Market Leader)

PS: Learn about the Lean Scaleup framework or explore how we help corporate innovators shift the corporate mindset here.

Related reading:
Keeping Innovation Units Relevant
and
Earning Executive Trust.

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Let us discuss one of your growth initiatives. You will get a red-yellow-green view on metric quality, evidence path, and adoption risk.