Innovation is the magic word – innovations are products, services, and processes that are new for internal or external customers and that can be implemented successfully. A company will only make full use of its potential by involving most of its employees. This was one of the main hypotheses of the project. The project InnoWeit identified fields of action for firm-specific further education so that employees could learn how to develop and realize new ideas. During the project the InnoKenn-Tool was implemented as a method of analysis. This scientifically developed method had been effectively applied in Germany. It was adapted to the specific requirements of the partner countries and developed further as well as distributed through trainings by external innovation experts and in-house innovation promoters. InnoKenn records innovation-related strengths and weaknesses in the areas of strategy, process, structure and employees. Based on the results issues for firm-specific further education were deduced. External innovation experts initiated the implementation of the InnoKenn method and took a consulting function, internal innovation promoters then realized the method independently in the company. By diagnosis and analysis consolidation and improvement of the innovation ability in the organization can be strengthened and with it, the employability of both organisations and employees.InnoWeit addressed the Europe-wide problem to maintain innovation ability in respect of demographic change and ageing workforces. The rising demands for new approaches that adjust changing workplaces and vocational training were met.