The suggestion box, with its democratic purpose to gather feedback and ideas, is still relevant today but needs a digital overhaul to become effective in modern businesses.
Innovation maturity models guide organizations through their growth phase, step by step. They educate on the levels of innovation management and the capabilities needed to succeed.
Enabling functions such as legal and IT are often barriers to innovation. They need to be engaged early in the process to anticipate and develop new ideas, otherwise, they may have to say no.