This article by the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) interviewed pioneers in this field of innovation portfolios in various organisational contexts. Those interviewed include various city-level organisations (city of Helsingborg, Chicago, Lund), regional or national-level (10X investments in the US, Mexiro in Mexico) and those operating internationally (Democratic Society, EIT Climate KIC). They conducted a series of interviews with these organisations to ask them for insights they would like to share with the community.

https://oecd-opsi.org/blog/innovation-portfolios-examples/

 

What we mean by innovation portfolios

Portfolio management is an analysis and sense-making activity connecting innovation practice – specific projects, initiatives, and programmes – to the intent and purpose behind those activities as well as the strategic goal of the organisation. It should connect problem framing to operations and continuous learning. Effective innovation portfolio management does not only look at the composition of the portfolio (list of innovation projects, initiatives, or investments) and problems, but it analyses what in the system and the organisational structures allows the organisation to be successful in the long term.