Information Systems (IS) champions enthusiastically promote a digital innovation project throughout its development by obtaining the necessary resources. These individuals shape the innovativeness of an organization, as they initiate digital innovation projects and lead them toward successful completion. We still know little about how these champions can be identified and nurtured in organizations. We follow the Design Science Research approach in developing a framework for nurturing IS champions that can guide human resource practitioners. Our framework offers a strategic view of the champion journey and prescribes recommendations for action. The design decisions were derived from literature on digital innovation and innovation champions, and the framework was subsequently refined and evaluated meticulously. The design underwent two stages based on expert interviews from the IT industry (formative evaluation) and was subsequently evaluated by experts in digital innovation project management and human resource development in the IT industry (summative evaluation). The results demonstrate the feasibility of the framework and offer further insights into the problem and solution space of nurturing IS champions.

信息系统 （IS） 拥护者通过获取必要的资源，在整个开发过程中热情地推动数字创新项目。这些人在启动数字创新项目并带领他们成功完成时塑造了组织的创新能力。对于如何在组织中识别和培养这些冠军，我们仍然知之甚少。我们遵循设计科学研究方法，开发一个培养 IS 冠军的框架，以指导人力资源从业者。我们的框架提供了冠军之旅的战略视图，并规定了行动建议。设计决策源自有关数字创新和创新冠军的文献，随后对框架进行了细致的改进和评估。根据 IT 行业的专家访谈（形成性评估），该设计经历了两个阶段，随后由 IT 行业的数字创新项目管理和人力资源开发专家进行评估（总结性评估）。结果证明了该框架的可行性，并为培养 IS 冠军的问题和解决方案空间提供了进一步的见解。