http://www.principledinnovation.com/blog/2006/07/30/the-duty-of-imagination-and-innovation-governance/ Moving from imagination to impact... Thu, 17 May 2012 06:26:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.principledinnovation.com/blog/2006/07/30/the-duty-of-imagination-and-innovation-governance/#comment-507 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:32:51 +0000 http://www.principledinnovation.com/blog/2006/07/30/the-duty-of-imagination-and-innovation-governance/#comment-507 An excellent observation by Ms Krongold that oversight is not leadership - this is a strong theme that many Board members adopt. In my experience these Board members also often combine oversight with protection of the long-held status quo - a real dead-weight on the organisation. Is imagination alone sufficient? My concern is that imagination and innovation is often the sugar-coating for pet projects promoted without critical attention. So, maybe we need "critically considered imagination". An excellent observation by Ms Krongold that oversight is not leadership - this is a strong theme that many Board members adopt. In my experience these Board members also often combine oversight with protection of the long-held status quo - a real dead-weight on the organisation.
Is imagination alone sufficient? My concern is that imagination and innovation is often the sugar-coating for pet projects promoted without critical attention. So, maybe we need “critically considered imagination”.

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