​⚡ Expected Value: Measuring What Innovation Is Really Worth

​Innovation teams aren’t struggling because they lack ideas.
They’re struggling because they lack proof.

​Every year, organizations generate thousands of ideas — pilots, sprints, prototypes, experiments — yet when leaders ask the critical questions “What’s the value of all this?” and “What’s it costing us to create that value?”, the answers rarely land with confidence. Most innovators know the work matters. But without a clear system, value becomes invisible, activity is mistaken for progress, and innovation slowly slips into theatre.

​This challenge resonated deeply during our recent session with Dan Toma, where we explored why traditional metrics fail to capture the true performance of innovation. The conversation was so energizing and the demand for clarity so widespread that we’re continuing the dialogue from a new angle, bringing in another leading voice to expand the perspective.

​​📊 This Month’s Session

​In this exclusive roundtable, you’ll engage directly with Simon Hill, CEO and Founder of Wazoku, innovation leader, INSEAD EiR, TEDx speaker, angel investor, and one of the most recognized voices in crowdsourcing, open innovation, and intrapreneurship. Simon has spent more than a decade building systems that help organizations surface ideas, reduce development cost, accelerate learning, and scale innovation with discipline rather than hope.

​He is also the author of Expected Value (xV), a groundbreaking new book that exposes why innovation performance is broken and introduces a system that measures value with the same rigor as any other business function.

​Simon's Expected Value (xV) framework brings together Confidence, Predicted Value, Time Sensitivity, and Strategic Fit, transforming innovation from a “special” activity to a measurable, accountable engine for growth. Through real-world examples and lessons from open innovation, Simon reveals how organizations can escape wasted budgets, prevent zombie projects, and build innovation portfolios grounded in evidence rather than enthusiasm.

​🧠 What you’ll walk away with:

​• A clear understanding of why innovation measurement fails and how to fix it
• A practical introduction to the Expected Value (xV) model
• Tools to shift the conversation from activity to impact
• Insights into how open innovation and AI accelerate validated learning
• Techniques to defend your budget and earn credibility with leadership
• A supportive space to connect with fellow intrapreneurs facing the same pressures

​🗓️ Agenda:

​🔹 Welcome & Introductions – Connect with peers leading innovation inside complex organizations
🔹 Group Conversation – Where do measurement and value creation break down?
🔹 Talk & Insights from Simon Hill – How Expected Value (xV) transforms innovation from theatre to performance
🔹 Q&A and Takeaways – Open dialogue, tools, and reflections from the group

​📌 Seats are limited.

​If you’re tired of defending innovation with anecdotes, if you're ready to show impact with clarity and confidence, and if you want a system that finally matches the reality of your work, this roundtable is for you. Apply to join!