“At a more sophisticated level, innovation can be part of a “process.” That is, the organization has a structure in place to define problems, generate/evaluate ideas, and develop action plans to implement those ideas. The result is a realistic deliverable based on an organizational problem. However, the problem with both of these levels is that innovation is reactionary and discrete. It occurs only when someone decides it is time to innovate.”
--- Stephen Shapiro
Well-intentioned leaders, in their attempts to boost innovation, are inadvertently destroying it. What if everything you know about creating a culture of innovation is wrong? What if the way you are measuring innovation is choking it? What if your market research is asking all of the wrong questions? It’s time to innovate the way you innovate. You will discover that innovation isn’t just about generating occasional new ideas; it’s about staying consistently one step ahead of the competition.
During this program you will learn:
· Why you should hire people you don’t like. Bring the right mix of people to unleash your team’s full potential.
· To define challenges more clearly. If you ask better questions, you will get better answers
· You don’t want to think outside the box. Instead of giving your employees a blank slate, provide them with well-define parameters that will increase their creative output
· Failure is always an option. Looking at innovation as a series of experiments allows you to redefine failure and learn from your results
Stephen Shapiro is one of the foremost authorities on innovation culture, collaboration, and open innovation. During the past twenty years, his message to hundreds of thousands of people in forty countries around the world has focused on how to enable innovation by bringing together divergent points of view in an efficient manner. Over the years, Stephen Shapiro has shared his innovative philosophy in books such as 24/7 Innovation and The Little Book of BIG Innovation Ideas. He has also trained more than 20,000 consultants in innovation during his 15 year tenure with Accenture. His Personality Poker card game has been used by more than 50,000 people around the world to create high-performing innovation teams. His latest book, Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out Innovate the Competition, has been featured on ABC News, CBS Interactive’s BNET, Southwest Airline’s Spirit Magazine, Investor’s Business Daily, and more.
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