The Deep Space Intrapreneurship Analogy

Think of intrapreneurship as launching an exploratory probe into space.

If you shoot out too far,

you will get lost, eventually run out of resources,

and die a quiet death.

Even if you do manage to return,

you will probably bring back something

so unrecognizable to the core business

that you will be killed off by some Vice President.

The key to success is not aiming for deep space,

but aiming to orbit a specific target (albeit fuzzy)

AND maintaining regular communication

with an executive sponsor on the home planet.

The target establishes a goal worth pursuing.

External accountability manages expectations

and safeguards your return.

Credits: Manish Mehta