Table 1 Readiness components, subcomponents, and definitions
Component | Subcomponent | Definition |
|---|---|---|
General capacity | Innovativeness | Openness to change in general. |
Resource utilization | Ability to acquire and allocate resources including time, money, effort, and technology. | |
Culture | Norms and values of how we do things at our site. | |
Climate | The feeling of being part of this site. | |
Leadership | Effectiveness of our leaders at multiple levels. | |
Staff capacities | Having enough of the right people to get things done. | |
Innovation-specific capacity | Innovation-specific knowledge and skills | Sufficient abilities to implement the innovation. |
Supportive climate | Necessary supports, processes, and resources to enable the use of the innovation. | |
Program champion | A well-connected person who supports and models the use of the innovation. | |
Inter-organizational relationships | Relationships between our site and other organizations that support the use of the innovation. | |
Intra-organizational relationships | Relationships within our site that support the use of the innovation. | |
Motivation | Simplicity | The innovation seems simple to use. |
Priority | Importance of the innovation in relation to other things we do. | |
Relative advantage | The innovation seems more useful than what we have done in the past. | |
Compatibility | The innovation fits with how we do things. | |
Trialability | Degree to which the innovation can be tested and tried out. | |
Observability | Ability to see that the innovation is producing outcomes. |