How effective are you at driving innovation?
Our reader poll today asks: How effective are you at driving innovation?
Very — I generate a ton of innovative ideas: 37.68%
Kind of — I’ll be inspired from time to time: 51.84%
Infrequently — Inspiration is hard to find: 7.65%
Rarely — I can’t remember my last great idea: 2.83%
Innovation takes Time. The day to day can consume us leaving us precious little time for innovation. And there’s a big difference between incrementalism and true innovation. To generate those truly big ideas, try carving out at least two focused hours per month for you and your team to ask some challenging innovation questions that will help you find those big ideas. Dedicated time and a rigorous approach to innovation will make all the difference between ideas and big ideas.
Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 190,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
I also find that if you don’t carve the time out of your schedule for innovative thought, you are not at your best in day-to-day tasks. It is time well spent.