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Innovation Fertility

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There are many ways to use ideation and innovation initiatives to assess your organization’s innovation fertility. Assessing cultural tolerance for new thinking. A related approach was used to examine a client’s cultural tolerance for new thinking. How fertile is your company for growing innovation?

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The Innovation 'Function'

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There is a perception of serendipitous, Zen enlightenment related to ideation that is often accompanied by a thorough dismissal of “process,” as if they are mutually exclusive. An innovation culture matures when all stakeholders take an active and ongoing role in developing positive change. The COO is focused on supply chain, etc.

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5 Ways to Fail at Innovation

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From day one, foster a healthy cultural balance between garage entrepreneur and savvy corporate executive. Recognize that best practices of innovation are different from how you’re used to working, and force your team to learn the real tricks of the trade – Discovery, Lean Startup, Ideation, Creative facilitation, Design Thinking, etc.

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Why Risk Innovation?

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There are new markets, and cultures to explore and a diverse set of perspectives to bring into the company. From the top on down, companies need to have the cultures and structures in place that foster innovation and allow for the company to consider its long-term outlook.

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The Four Types of Innovation Metrics

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For example, innovation is also leveraged to drive culture change – but how is that really being measured and monitored? These measures look at overall volume of the pipeline: Ideation volume. Demonstrating the effects of a strong innovation program typically depend on active involvement from other units and functions in the company.