In section two, we introduced the Business Model Canvas. This tool is useful in a number of ways. As a Senior Gen, it allows you to clearly communicate your business strategy to the Rising Gen. As a Rising Gen, it helps you learn about the current business, as well as plan for the new venture.

We talked about generating ideas. According to Adam Grant, original thinkers don’t necessarily have better ideas than other people – they simply have many more ideas than other people, and are able to mine the good ones out from all the bad ones. Therefore, your successful intrapreneurial venture may not be the first idea you have…or even the second or third! Generate as many ideas as you can. Then, once you have narrowed down your ideas, begin testing them to find out which ones to pursue.

We also talked about coaching, and why it’s so important for an intrapreneur to have a coach. In a coaching relationship, each person has specific roles, which we described using this model. We also looked at the process of providing feedback, and why the senior gen needs to remember that they are speaking as a a role model, a parent or relative, a leader, a sparring partner, a sounding board, and an enabler.