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Innovation Requires an Insatiable Urge to Try New Things

March 31, 2009

From :  Deschamps, J.P. (2008).  Innovation leaders: how senior executives stimulate, steer and sustain innovation. 

It goes without saying that innovation is about challenging the status quo and introducing new and, one hopes, better products, processes, services or management approaches.  Innovation requires curiosity, experimentation and openness to change.  Innovation leaders are those who constantly challenge the present state of affairs, encourage wild ideas and instigate trying new things in their companies. 

Despite frequent management denials, many companies adopt an 'if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it' stance.  Therefore, innovation leaders must have the courage to foster a climate of experimentation and permanent change in their organizations (Deschamps, 2008, p. 9).

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Created: 2009-03-31, Updated: 2009-09-05