"Give me a fish and I shall eat for today. Teach me to fish and I shall eat forever." United Nations

There is a large body of academic work about how breakthroughs happen, and where innovation comes from. Some of it is based on creativity, and some on highly structured systems, such as TRIZ, but the need for individual ability is key in all cases.

RamJet's 8-stage model draws on academic and practical insights, presenting them in an easy to use process. No process can work without the right people, however, and internal talent must be brought into the process.

Whilst the individuals are critical, the "Group Think" can become a barrier to seeing new opportunities.

The Mentored Innovation Programme is specifically designed to enable organisations of any size to first understand innovation and then draw upon its human resources to maximise the value added to the project, starting with an intensive educational exercise and followed by management support from an experienced innovation leader.. The presence of an experienced mentor has been shown to significantly increase the quality of creative output and ultimate project success.