1.Identify a need for an innovation
2.Search for evidence that supports your idea
a) that there is a need for innovation and b)that your idea for meeting the need (the innovation) will work.
3.Formulate some aims and objectives for:
a) the innovation and b) a literature search to support the need for the innovation and to evidence the methods of innovation you intend to use
4.Conduct a systematic literature review
5.Search the literature and read about methods of innovation, change and change management. Decide which theoretical positions can inform or support your innovation plan