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This article aims to develop a measure that assesses and maps the behaviors and traits of an individual with potential for innovation in the work context. To do so, it gathers evidence of factor validity and internal consistency.

In the work context, innovation is often linked with the idea of intrapreneurship. Some experts have pointed out that intrapreneurial activities are essential for promoting innovation. However, it is not just about the activities – the key is to create an environment that supports innovation, fostering a culture where new ideas can thrive. To achieve the objectives of this research, we conducted two studies. The first study involved the construction of the innovation potential scale (IPS). In a theoretical, empirical way, the second study involved the administration of the IPS and a sociodemographic questionnaire to a sample of 621 Brazilians from 25 different occupations.

The results introduce a nine-item measure for the innovative behavior assessment, along with its validity and psychometric properties. Furthermore, the results suggest that innovation potential is a unidimensional construct. Moreover, the study highlights the role of intrapreneurship as an explanatory axiom. This concept helps to understand the entrepreneurial behavior of various professionals and managers within their work context.

This study contribute with as instrument that serves as a new powerful tool for understanding of the mechanisms that lead to innovation in the work context and stimulate the innovative potential of professionals and organizations.

This study helps fill gaps in the literature on self-report assessment of innovative behavior. The traits linked with the construct have a contingent nature and are only potential.

This study aims to discover, compare and analyse the primary works that integrate Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and discrete event simulation (DES), exploring theoretical aspects to provide support for future integrated applications of the methods.

The authors carried out a systematic literature review involving selecting and evaluating papers in six scientific databases. This approach aimed to explore various aspects related to the integration of LSS and DES. Among the main aspects evaluated, the authors highlight the primary steps that involve applying both techniques, the structural organisation of each method, the associated objectives, adopted software, application areas, frameworks and other pertinent factors.

LSS offers DES a problem-solving-oriented approach, while DES allows LSS to test various scenarios planned for the DMAIC improvement phase. Despite being a promising theme, few studies examine these methods in an integrated manner. Moreover, among the works analysed, none presents a framework with guidelines for implementing these methods in an integrated way.

This paper may not have included some of the studies due to the inaccessibility and selection criteria followed for the study.

This paper offers an overview and research insights considering the state of the art on integrating LSS and DES methods for researchers and practitioners in continuous improvement and computer simulation areas.