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Innovation Process Funnel Diagram for PowerPoint is a simple horizontal diagram design that you can use for funnel analysis presentations or innovation funnel slide designs.

Inside this innovation PowerPoint funnel diagram you can find nine slides containing different variants of an innovation funnel illustration with 6 steps. You can easily edit the steps text by editing the text placeholders since this editable diagram for PowerPoint was created using built-in PowerPoint shapes. This way, you can adjust the diagram to fit your presentation needs.

What’s inside this template

Slide 1: Horizontal six-step innovation funnel with Ideation, Define, Measure, Analyze, Implement, and Control segments, input sphere shapes, directional arrows, and editable title text.
Slide 2: Horizontal innovation funnel with six labeled segments and multiple editable callout text boxes connected by bracket lines to process stages.
Slide 3: Horizontal funnel with a red Risk arrow above, blue Expense arrow below, input and output sphere shapes, and editable explanatory text areas on the right.
Slide 4: Vertical tapered funnel with the Ideation stage highlighted in blue, gray remaining stages, left-side stage list, Expense and Risk arrows, and editable notes on the right.
Slide 5: Vertical funnel with Ideation and Define highlighted in blue and red, left-side Define selector arrow, side Risk and Expense arrows, and editable description text.
Slide 6: Vertical funnel with Ideation, Define, and Measure highlighted in blue, red, and green, left-side Measure selector arrow, and editable text placeholders.
Slide 7: Vertical funnel with Ideation through Analyze highlighted, gray lower stages, left-side Analyze selector arrow, side arrows for Expense and Risk, and editable notes.
Slide 8: Vertical funnel with Ideation through Implement highlighted, gray Control segment, left-side Implement selector arrow, and editable explanatory text areas.
Slide 9: Vertical funnel with all six stages highlighted through Control, left-side Control selector arrow, Risk and Expense arrows, output sphere, and editable notes.

Example presentation scenarios

A product manager can use the horizontal funnel to introduce how raw ideas move from Ideation to Control during a product discovery review.
An innovation lead can use the risk and expense arrow layout to show executives why later-stage concepts may cost more while still carrying decision risk.
A process improvement consultant can use the stage-highlighted vertical funnel slides to explain each DMAIC-like phase one step at a time.
A portfolio manager can use the annotated callout funnel to discuss criteria, gates, or stakeholder responsibilities assigned to each innovation stage.

Features

100% editable presentation template
Compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides
16:9 aspect ratio slides
Scalable vector shapes, icons and illustrations
AI-Ready for Microsoft Copilot and Claude
Instant access and download

Frequently asked questions

Q: How should I present the six funnel stages so the audience does not see them as isolated labels?

A: Start with the full horizontal funnel to establish the complete process, then move to the vertical highlighted slides when discussing stage detail. Use the callout slide for criteria, ownership, or gate definitions. Keep each stage description short so the narrowing shape remains the main explanation of filtering and prioritization.

Q: Who is this funnel diagram best suited for in an innovation presentation?

A: It fits presenters who need to make a process visible: product managers, innovation teams, analysts, and consultants. The template works well when the audience must understand why many ideas enter the pipeline but only a smaller set reaches implementation and control after measurement, analysis, and decision filters.

Q: Why does the funnel metaphor work for an innovation process?

A: The funnel makes reduction easy to grasp without a long explanation. Wide early stages imply many ideas, while the narrow end implies selection and focus. The Risk and Expense arrows add a second message: decisions become more consequential as concepts move toward implementation, so stage gates need clear evidence.

Vertical Funnel Design for Innovation (Risk & Expense)

Innovation Process Funnel Diagram for PowerPoint

9-slide presentation template with six-step innovation funnel diagrams, risk arrows, and process stages

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This is a 9-slide innovation process funnel diagram template for Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides. It shows a six-step Ideation, Define, Measure, Analyze, Implement, Control funnel with horizontal funnel, annotated callouts, risk and expense arrows, and stage-highlighted vertical funnel variants for product, process, and portfolio presenters.

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