Innovation
Today I read a good article on innovation.
Simple steps to create and keep innovative team.
** Igniter Break: (Brought to you by the InnovationIgniter.com)
Energy Hunt -- Ask three people in your organization this question:
If you could change *one thing* that would make a significant
difference in your working environment, what would it be? Pick
people you don't normally get a chance to talk with ... people in
different locations, departments or even business units. Sometimes
it helps to tell them you're doing a learning project and need help
with a homework assignment. Listen to what they would change ... do
any of them energize you and suggest a new possibility?
** 5 Keys to Improving Innovation Success
The Innovation Practice team attended the 12th Annual Innovation
Immersion Conference in La Jolla, California, and synthesized 5 keys
to success. We've given you a brief view of the 5 keys below.
1. Tell Stories -- a good story delivers facts with feelings and
context; good stories engage us, define us, and motivate us to
action. A good story affects change by challenging our thinking and
providing new perspectives.
2. Embrace Differences -- Your workforce is made up of different
kinds of people with different skills and styles. Some are
inherently drawn to improving or perfecting the system, adaptive
innovators -- while others want to make fundamental changes, radical
innovators.
3. Look at Your Values -- Climate and values count! What does your
organization value? What are the stories around the values and
culture? What ones are still serving you and which ones should be
replaced? Are they consistent with what you see for the company's
future?
4. Create a new future by experimenting with new approaches.
Innovation leadership starts at the top with Management embracing
innovation and the change that follows. As Marshall McCluhan told
us, "It is experience, not understanding, that guides behavior."
Begin by creating some new experiences for employees as well as
customers.
5. Celebrate! Celebrate the successes and the learning from the
failures. Edison had 1600 failures before he reached success ...
how do we know? He counted.
For a full copy of this report, go to:
http://thinksmart.typepad.com/headsup_on_organizational/
Sudar
Simple steps to create and keep innovative team.
** Igniter Break: (Brought to you by the InnovationIgniter.com)
Energy Hunt -- Ask three people in your organization this question:
If you could change *one thing* that would make a significant
difference in your working environment, what would it be? Pick
people you don't normally get a chance to talk with ... people in
different locations, departments or even business units. Sometimes
it helps to tell them you're doing a learning project and need help
with a homework assignment. Listen to what they would change ... do
any of them energize you and suggest a new possibility?
** 5 Keys to Improving Innovation Success
The Innovation Practice team attended the 12th Annual Innovation
Immersion Conference in La Jolla, California, and synthesized 5 keys
to success. We've given you a brief view of the 5 keys below.
1. Tell Stories -- a good story delivers facts with feelings and
context; good stories engage us, define us, and motivate us to
action. A good story affects change by challenging our thinking and
providing new perspectives.
2. Embrace Differences -- Your workforce is made up of different
kinds of people with different skills and styles. Some are
inherently drawn to improving or perfecting the system, adaptive
innovators -- while others want to make fundamental changes, radical
innovators.
3. Look at Your Values -- Climate and values count! What does your
organization value? What are the stories around the values and
culture? What ones are still serving you and which ones should be
replaced? Are they consistent with what you see for the company's
future?
4. Create a new future by experimenting with new approaches.
Innovation leadership starts at the top with Management embracing
innovation and the change that follows. As Marshall McCluhan told
us, "It is experience, not understanding, that guides behavior."
Begin by creating some new experiences for employees as well as
customers.
5. Celebrate! Celebrate the successes and the learning from the
failures. Edison had 1600 failures before he reached success ...
how do we know? He counted.
For a full copy of this report, go to:
http://thinksmart.typepad.com/headsup_on_organizational/
Sudar
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