6. Setting up and leading a panel of decision-makers

Once the idea has been further developed, it's time to organize the second jury, synonymous with final validation. Here again, there are no constraints on the number of ideas to be retained or not. However, you need to be very serious about the stakes involved in the jury's decisions.

First and foremost, the composition of this second jury must be carefully considered. This time, it's essential to have a jury made up of managers with significant decision-making power, and in particular people likely to sponsor the initiative proposed by the idea bearer. In other words, if the idea proves potentially viable in the marketplace, the sponsor will contribute financially to its development.

This stage is also very important for the idea owner, because if the jury gives the green light, he'll be leaving his job to devote 100% of his time to incubating...