jorge barba

Hello my friend, welcome to the Game-Changer! A blog about innovation, new ideas and how the world is changing. I’m your host Jorge Barba, an Innovation Insurgent. You’re here because you’re interested in being or becoming a Game-Changer in everything you do. Let’s do it!

I’m CEO of Netek and I’m also the President of the Baja California Innovation Cluster.

I also work with startups and corporations. Need help reinventing your innovation capability, developing new growth platforms and revenue streams?

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Driving Innovation: 15 Ways Leaders Spark Change in Their Business

Most organizations stop innovation in its tracks before it even gets started. For example, a risk-averse culture will never innovate; that’s a fact. How do you drive innovation? You start by eliminating what impedes it and by nurturing the right behaviors. Innovation is as much about attitude and perspective as it is about process. It’s the opposite of business as usual: messy, non-linear, and challenging.

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How Risk-Aversion Blocks Innovation

Whether it’s new technology or a new business model, the default state of every new idea is “No.” Most organizations, especially large and established ones, are risk-averse by nature. They prefer the safety of what has worked before over the uncertainty of something new. And that fear of the unknown often leads to rejection—even when innovation is crucial for long-term success.

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