A great post from Paul Williams @ Think for a Change:
The Top Ten List of Making Innovation Happen Every Day…
Innovation MUST be tied to the organizational strategy
Innovation MUST be on the leadership agenda and discussed at every leadership meeting
Innovation MUST be led by at least one C-Level or SVP-Level person
Ideas (from ANY source) MUST have a path/process to follow
Customers/Consumer MUST have a voice
Resources (People, Money & Time) MUST be made available for innovation
A culture of risk taking, fast failure, experimentation and imagination MUST exist and be supported/protected
The organization MUST be made up of skilled and diverse individuals who are set “free”
The organization MUST seek to be a leader of “next practices” not a follower of “best practices”
The organization MUST have the courage to KILL projects, ideas, lines of business, etc. that don’t work
Once you have these ten “MUST’s” in place, I think you will find that your employees, front-line managers, middle managers and senior leaders will be innovating…everyday…all day…
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