8 things that could derail innovation at your company — and how to avoid them

8 things that could derail innovation at your company — and how to avoid them

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When Innovation Goes Wrong, We Shouldn’t Blame Technology, But Ourselves

Technology can unleash forces beyond our control, but social issues are our greatest challenge. We should learn to ask hard questions to build a better future.

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The Only Way to Understand (Innovation) Success is by Measuring Failure

Organizations need to measure and analyze both success and failure to understand what drives innovation, says Laurence Van Elegem from nexxworks.

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How to defeat "Loss Aversion" - the #1 reason why middle managers kill innovation

Loss aversion is the fear of losing something a person already has and the tendency to avoid risk, which inhibits support for new ideas within established companies, especially from middle managers. A portfolio approach to innovation management, reducing the cost of failure, and increasing the likelihood and payoff of success, among other strategies, can counteract loss aversion.

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