Very interesting! A simple word can indeed have many connections and from these ‘unexpected’ and ‘unseen’ connections, that human mind can «reveal» may appear something new, useful and able to create change in different areas. I think we all should try to do this!
In our work in improving performance in organizations, we frequently are asked to “increase innovation.” We have found that there are a few things that consistently promote innovation.
• Create a strong sense of social good or purpose similar to Dan Pink’s (DRiVE) notion of “purpose.” This ensures that everyone is aligned on the key goals and opens opportunities for better ways to achieve these goals.
• Leverage the “positive deviants” in the organization. Positive deviants are the top performers and are almost always doing all sorts of innovative things (see Positive Deviants Rule in the Cutter IT Journal (http://www.scribd.com/doc/17531552/Positive-Deviants-Rule)
• Invest enough in people to be sure they are very good at their jobs. This means both utilizing the positive deviant expertise and the newest neuroscience of learning (Pink’s notion of Mastery)
• Get out of the way!! (Pink’s notion of Autonomy)
If you do just these 4 things, any organization will see a big burst in innovation.
COMMENTS
BY Paul H.
ON April 22, 2012 08:31 PM
“Everything you see is ripe for innovation.”
OR:
“Everything, you see, is ripe for innovation.”
BY Alexandra V. Abreu
ON April 30, 2012 02:21 AM
Very interesting! A simple word can indeed have many connections and from these ‘unexpected’ and ‘unseen’ connections, that human mind can «reveal» may appear something new, useful and able to create change in different areas. I think we all should try to do this!
BY William Seidman
ON May 28, 2012 04:09 PM
Everyone is talking about innovation, but a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (“You Call That Innovation—http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304791704577418250902309914.html?KEYWORDS=innovation+in+business) suggests that few organizations really are innovative. The real question isn’t if innovation is valuable – of course it is – but how do organizations create environments that are consistently innovative?
In our work in improving performance in organizations, we frequently are asked to “increase innovation.” We have found that there are a few things that consistently promote innovation.
• Create a strong sense of social good or purpose similar to Dan Pink’s (DRiVE) notion of “purpose.” This ensures that everyone is aligned on the key goals and opens opportunities for better ways to achieve these goals.
• Leverage the “positive deviants” in the organization. Positive deviants are the top performers and are almost always doing all sorts of innovative things (see Positive Deviants Rule in the Cutter IT Journal (http://www.scribd.com/doc/17531552/Positive-Deviants-Rule)
• Invest enough in people to be sure they are very good at their jobs. This means both utilizing the positive deviant expertise and the newest neuroscience of learning (Pink’s notion of Mastery)
• Get out of the way!! (Pink’s notion of Autonomy)
If you do just these 4 things, any organization will see a big burst in innovation.