"Internal collaboration and experimentation can take years to establish, particularly in large, mature companies with strong cultures and ways of working that, in other respects, may have served them well. Some companies set up "innovation garages" where small groups can work on important projects unconstrained by the normal working environment while building new ways of working that can be scaled up and absorbed into the larger organization. "
Gene Hall, of CBAM fame, provides a pretty clear description of Levels of Use and Innovation Configurations. It's usually more confusing, but this article presents a nice summary.