Bottom-up innovation leaders are entrepreneurial, supported by management’s emphasis on creativity and a can-do culture, and often possess eight critical aptitudes.
Crowdsourcing comes in four forms: garden variety, distant expert sourcing, expert targeting, and force multiplying. Plan for life after the challenge, and rebrand failure as a valuable lesson.
Encouraging employee ideas is essential for driving innovation. Start with a problem, be transparent, simplify the process, and let everyone take part.
