When you think of autonomy in your workplace, you may think of your independent workers, those people who can take their own initiative, who are trusted to “just get on with it.” When it comes to achieving a Culture of Innovation, autonomy means having an entire workforce like this…and more.
We often hear that the reason a business is flagging is because the team involved don't know how to be innovative. However, Innovation is not about natural creativity or ability, It's about having the confidence to use your existing skills differently. That's what we call Innovation Confidence, and here's 5 tips to start instilling it in your team.
The speed and rate of change has never been higher. In the history of the human race, we have never had so much access to information, knowledge, customers and new markets as we do today. How businesses look at the ongoing escalation of change and the responses they make are more crucial than ever before...
Are you sick of the word Innovation? You're not alone. Innovation, the buzzword of the naughties is currently facing some backlash and it's time to set the record straight. Co-Founder of G2, Andrew Jones, gets to the bottom of the backlash and provides good reason why the sun has not set and is unlikely to do so... ever.
Stimulus for ideas can come from anywhere and sometimes from the most surprising places. In this blog, we look at five 80s TV shows from The Jetsons to Astro Boy that featured futuristic tech we now use today.
These days it seems like everything is being labelled as innovative; from food to products to people. As a result Innovation has taken on countless meanings and with multiple meanings comes multiple misconceptions. This bang on the nose guide to Innovation not only provides a clear definition for business, it also busts a few myths and confirms a few facts along the way.
How do you know if a great idea will turn into a great innovation? Do you leave it to gut instinct or apply some hard and fast rules?
Nobody said innovation was going to be easy, but it certainly won’t happen if we can’t find the time to dedicate to it!
The reality is that Innovation does not require large amounts of time. In fact we find it can be achieved in 15 minutes… a day!
He'd hate to be wrong but this boy knows nothing about how to hold a good brainstorm...!
