Case Study

Building innovation capability and confidence across the team.

Clayton Utz wanted to bring structure, a shared understanding, and the capability to innovate into the firm to drive better problem-solving and ultimately, firm growth.

Innovation

Inventium developed and delivered a comprehensive capability-building program designed to increase internal innovation clarity and skill. We equipped lawyers and non-lawyers with tools to solve client problems more innovatively and to get quick runs on the board for the firm.

As part of this, Inventium:

Ran several workshops with all partners across the firm to educate them on the what and how of innovation

Delivered innovation capability building to 55 Innovation Champions, a number that continues to grow every quarter

Led an “Invention” project on a specific challenge, whereby we identified three breakthrough opportunities for innovation, generated 60+ ideas for their biggest challenge, ran two experiments, and are now providing mentoring to the Innovation Champions in designing further experiments and analysing results

Our Approach

Here’s how we did it:

Here’s how it helped:

Through one of the firm’s first experiments that Inventium helped to lead, the firm made a significant sale through its work on addressing a real client frustration

The firm now has a clear and deliberate approach to coming up with solutions to problems and then testing ideas rigorously without spending much time, money, or effort

Significantly increased firm-wide engagement in innovation

Generated over 90 ideas for one of the specific Innovation Missions Inventium worked on, of which five ideas are now in experimentation

Aligned the partner group on the importance of innovation and how to get better at it. Inventium’s Ignition workshops delivered a shared understanding and purpose for innovation

Here’s how it helped:

“Inventium has added credibility, understanding and awareness to innovation at Clayton Utz. Through Inventium’s training, our Innovation Champions have an in-depth understanding of a repeatable innovation process that is producing tangible results.”

Clayton Utz