Innovate on Purpose: Reactive or Proactive Innovation?

Innovate on Purpose: Reactive or Proactive Innovation?

Innovation can be reactive, waiting for ideas to be presented, or proactive, constantly seeking new ideas. A proactive approach is recommended for beginners, creating well-defined challenges and opportunities for brainstorming. Once a firm has experience with this approach, a suggestion box can be used in a reactive mode. Other factors to consider when choosing between reactive and proactive innovation include communication, investment, and compensation/motivation. Eventually, both approaches can run in parallel.

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Recognizing Your Type of Innovation Leader

Identifying the type of innovation leadership personality within your organization can help you manage innovation work better and attract the necessary resources. This article explains how to recognize the traits of innovation leaders.

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End-to-End Innovation: 3 Key Steps to Boost Your Innovation Process

Learn about the difference between a traditional innovation process and an end-to-end approach that can boost your return on innovation.

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The roles in an innovation process

Innovation management requires clear roles, with six main groups responsible for driving the process: idea authors, innovation managers, innovation coaches, experts, method specialists, and idea submitters.

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