My 2009 innovation lesson
January 24th, 2010
Recently, I was asked to share my top innovation lesson from 2009. For some reason, the lessons have not yet been posted online, so I thought I would move forward and publish my contribution here. Let me know your reactions.
We are at the end of one of the hardest years most of us have ever lived through, and it comes at the close of one of the most difficult decades in U.S. history. During these last ten years, our society has experienced the kind of profound and enduring upheaval that challenges long-standing assumptions and tried-and-true ways of doing business. And yet most leaders and organizations still operate on belief systems that value what they know more than what they don’t.
The lesson for leaders going forward is that the serious pursuit of innovation isn’t merely about nurturing creativity, evaluating risk and managing failure with the goal of creating new value. It is about overcoming individual and organizational fear of the unexpected and dangerous learning that forces us to question deeply and, ultimately, discard what we think we know about the new world that is still unfolding before our eyes.
As a leader, how will you let go of your fear and embrace the unfamiliar, the untested and the previously unimaginable?
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