Innovation Culture

Stimulating Creativity

2017-04-10T21:47:13-06:00By |Innovation Behavior, Innovation Culture, Leading Innovation, Uncategorized|

Unfortunately even a series of creative events, no matter how well executed, is not likely to change the underlying habits and relationships inside an organization. On the contrary, it may reinforce the impression that creativity is to be used occasionally, as just some tool that you pick up when you happen to need it and then put down again. In a true innovation culture, creativity is “always on”.

Getting Engaged

2017-04-10T21:47:13-06:00By |Innovation Behavior, Innovation Culture, Leading Innovation, Uncategorized|

People who are engaged in their work make appropriate adjustments without being told to. They require less supervision and solve problems more quickly. In other words, engaged employees are easier to manage. Without engagement, the only levers available to managers are command and control, reward and punish. That may keep things afloat, but it’s not a path to innovation and growth.

It’s About the Environment, Not the System

2017-04-10T21:47:13-06:00By |Innovation Culture, Uncategorized|

Tested systems work great when the technology is well established, when the market is stable, when the business environment doesn’t change. But for many businesses today none of those things are true. Technology is advancing. Markets fluctuate. Customer expectations are constantly evolving. In such a dynamic environment, a tested system may not only fail, it may even be counterproductive. The path to success in a fast changing environment is to become more flexible and adaptable, finding fresh insights and approaches, not clinging to what used to work.

Media-vation?

2017-04-10T21:47:13-06:00By |Innovation Behavior, Innovation Culture, Leading Innovation, Uncategorized|

In your business, are you trusting people to make good independent decisions—and providing the requisite resources to support those decisions? Are you willing to loosen up on command and control in order to foster collaboration and flexibility? Do you encourage an ongoing dialogue over how to best achieve your objectives? The degree to which you do those things will to a great degree determine your ability to innovate.

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