Pretty much every “state of corporate innovation” report confirms what we already know about corporate innovation:
- Innovation matters more than ever and organizations view it as a priority.
- Most organizations have plenty of ideas, but struggle mightily to convert promising ideas into real-world innovations.
- More than leadership, or funding, or anything else, corporate culture is the primary impediment to innovation success.
Imaginatik’s most recent state of innovation 2015 report isn’t that different.
There is nothing inherently wrong with doing these reports, the problem is that most nothing changes from one report to another. …
People who are good at forecasting, including innovators, are good at changing their minds; an uncommon attitude. Changing ones mind contradicts the conventional wisdom of relying on experts for right answers. Truthfully, experts have no place in predicting future events because when it comes to discovering and predicting the unknowns, experts are overrated.
There’s a reason everyone wants to work at Google. They solve hard problems, know how to hire and retain the brightest people, give them power and keep them happy. Though, for most people work is a means to an end: a way to make a buck.
We all have stories to tell. But it isn’t always obvious. So, how do you find stories to tell? Good question, but they’re very much like coming up with ideas: you have to work hard to develop them.