Speakers: Helene Blowers, Tony Tallent
How do we get the innovation and change to occur? This track is about that – how to move our organizations forward.
Talking about the ingredients of innovation
What’s innovation NOT?
process improvement
strategic planning
best practice
benchmarking
etc…
What is it?
it’s an intersection
a pivotal point
Creativity is thinking up new things.
Innovation is doing new things. It’s action.
Book to read – the seeds of innovation by elaine dundon.
Innovation is Fresh Practice! (rather than best practice)
4 components of I:
creativity
strategy
implementation
profitability
Creative is I
I am an innovator:
i have ideas
i have done my homework
I’ll do the initial legwork
i am capable of more than my job description
i am a leader, too
i take risks with you
More:
I offer you a framework
i put \resources behind my expectations
i create growth opportunities
i SUPPORT your work
i celebrate your success
i take risks with you
Create alliances – get others on board with your ideas – sell them
prototype your idea
Don’t ask for permission – ask for support!
Sell your vision personally – don’t do it on paper. Actually, I’d say it differently – sell it multiple ways. On paper (BRIEF), person to person, via presentation, etc.
People need to SEE something, so prototype it
What’s wild success look like?
IT will not feel like business as usual.
It’s also about failure – if you’re not failing once in awhile, you’re not being innovative enough.
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Good notes, David. I appreciate the thought that there’s a difference between creative thinking and creative doing. I posted similar thoughts early this morning about imagination.
Great thoughts! Creativity really starts in ourselves.
-Jan