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Macro-Design

The Innovation Portfolio (Explore/Exploit)

A framework for managing an organization's entire range of business models. It helps leaders balance the improvement of current operations with the search for future innovations to ensure long-term resilience.

2 phasesMacro-Design
When to Use This Framework

When you need to design a complete learning experience from scratch

You're planning a workshop, training, or learning session and need a proven structure to organize your content and activities.

During organizational transformation or long-term strategic roadmap planning.

The 2 Steps
Follow this sequence to apply The Innovation Portfolio (Explore/Exploit)
1

Explore (Search for new growth engines)

2

Exploit (Manage and grow existing business)

What You'll Achieve

Ensures your session has clear goals, logical flow, and measurable outcomes.

Facilitators can use this with leadership teams to categorize their current L&D initiatives, distinguishing between 'optimizing current training' and 'exploring new learning paradigms'.

Practical Tips
How to get the most out of this framework
  • 1
    Start by defining what success looks like at the end
  • 2
    Work backwards from outcomes to activities
  • 3
    Build in checkpoints to verify learning
  • 4
    Allow time for practice and application
Best For
  • Organizational Resilience
  • Strategic Growth
  • Change Management
Key Principles
  • Dual-Track Innovation
  • Portfolio Diversification
  • Continuous Renewal
Watch Out For
  • Requires different KPIs and mindsets for 'Explore' vs 'Exploit' activities
  • Needs strong executive buy-in to protect 'Explore' budgets
Related Frameworks
Other Macro-Design frameworks you might find useful
70:20:10 ModelBalance experiential, social, and formal learning
Kepner-Tregoe (KT) Rational ProcessA systematic, data-driven methodology for objective decision-making and root cause analysis. It provides a structured language and set of tools to decouple emotion from complex organizational challenges, ensuring teams reach evidence-based conclusions.
Design ThinkingDesign Thinking is a human-centered, iterative problem-solving methodology. It focuses on understanding user needs, challenging assumptions, and creating innovative solutions through prototyping and testing.