NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council has released a follow-up to Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion (link goes to my post containing the embedded video) which shows ways to encourage innovation and inclusion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5nA8LX7TMwAgain, I think that the lessons from this group are applicable to any organization in need of innovation. As you watch the video, think about how you respond to others, and what you can change to encourage ideas from people.
One of the examples is of what they call “servant leadership”, the idea that supervisors should put their efforts into making it easier for those within their areas to innovate. I see what I have called a “flat” hierarchy, which is the idea that we all should do what we can to make an idea fly, regardless of what our job description says.
found via Wayne Hale’s blog – read his entry for a prime example of the cost of discouraging someone on the brink of innovation.
