Description: The Innovator Assessment Framework helps categorize early-stage innovations into one of three development stages based on their achievements in four key domains: market, business model, team, and innovation. The Framework maps domain-relevant challenges and milestones to each development stage and outlines activities needed to reach those key milestones.

Benefit to innovators: Innovators used this tool to assess their development stage, identify organizational gaps in each of the four domains, and establish milestones to work toward during the A-SL@B program.

Description: This is a one-page template highlighting high-level strategies to launch a product or service into the market successfully.

Benefit to innovators: Innovators used this template to visualize, describe, and assess their business models.

Description: This Microsoft Excel Workbook is designed to provide those starting or already running a business with information that will allow them to make a "go /no-go" decision. It will help a potential entrepreneur project operating profit, develop a projected income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecast.

Benefit to innovators: This tool provided a basis for innovators to develop costing tools for their organizations.

Description: The Clifton Strengths Assessment enables leaders and their teams to discover, develop, and deploy their greatest talents.

Benefit to innovators: This tool helped innovators determine how to leverage their own and their team members’ strengths within their organizations.

Description: Based on the business model canvas, this is a one-page business plan template for nonprofits, charities, and NGOs.

Benefit to innovators: Nonprofit innovators used this template to test their assumptions.

Description: This tool helps managers to understand their teams better and to increase cohesiveness amongst team members.

Benefit to innovators: Innovators used this tool to identify skills gaps in their teams and to develop talent plans to fill those gaps.