Everyone’s an Innovator
For many companies, the Holy Grail is to have the entire company innovating; and especially the front line employees who usually have the best insights to improve performance, reduce cost, or develop new products and services. But how do you engage them successfully and include them in your innovation efforts?
Achieving an Innovation Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.” The famous quote is attributed to Peter Drucker, who pointed out that culture is a strong driver of how a company behaves and plays to win. We can safely say the same applies to the importance of culture for innovation performance. A company’s culture can both hinder […]
Capability-building: Learning By Doing
Building an innovation capability seems to be the holy grail of many companies these days. Unfortunately, some of these companies seem to think that a simple classroom style training program will instantly transform their employees into talented innovators and that the company will reap the rewards of their clever innovations. Fundamentally, there are two critical […]
