These days, the “innovation thing” is something of a no-brainer. Indeed, it seems that any company worth its low-salt lunch has identified innovation as a core competency worth developing. Who in their right mind (or is it right brain?) can deny the value of improving things? Isn’t this what human beings — those grand inventors of the microchip and the chocolate chip — are supposed to do?
Unfortunately, innovation, unlike audits or reengineering, is not given to formulas. It is given to people — restless, inspired, fascinated individuals with an almost cellular need for change. And while it can be supported by systems, it can never be reduced to systems. “Innovation,” as Tom Peters so aptly put it, “is a messy business.”
So … if you are one of the self-chosen few willing to stop blaming your organization and start taking personal responsibility for innovating, here’s a list of qualities that describe innovators.
Author: Mitchell Ditkoff
Source: “Innovation Network”
Subjects: Innovation, Organizational Behavior
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