Driving Innovation: How to get started?

by Marc Sniukas

Some random thoughts:

  • Put innovation (define the type of innovation you’re looking for) on the agenda
  • Take and allow time for creativity and slack
  • Encourage people to pursue ideas
  • Make innovation a central topic of your training and development programs
  • Allow for small scale experimentation. “Just do it.”
  • Set aside resources for these experiments.
  • Create and use diversity in knowledge, people and resources
  • Identify your “innovation leaders”. Who’s in favor of innovation? Who’s particular innovative? Put them in charge of driving innovation throughout the company.
  • Align reward systems: make innovation a part of top management’s bonuses
  • Encourage risk taking
  • Question everything
  • Discuss innovation performance in strategy meetings
  • Develop KPIs for measuring innovation efforts
  • Open the strategy making process to allow for input from throughout the organization

What are your thoughts? How do you drive innovation within your company? Comments welcome!

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