Innovation is often perceived to be a light bulb moment that
is just brilliant, and then everyone lives happily ever after. However,
innovation is not like that. It requires on-going effort to innovate.
Continuous effort is required for both small step and disruptive innovation.
This effort is a problem if allowed to be a haphazard
effort. Systems need to be implemented in order to enforce a systematic and
systemic approach to innovation. This means understanding the areas where
innovation is needed and most likely and equally where it is not perceived to
be needed.
Examples of this system would include implementing a regular
PESTEL analysis. This would require that tasks are allocated to various
individuals and then regular updates provided to the broader team, and then
discussed.
How do you innovate in your organisation?
