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Innovation 9: Spreading New Ideas by Bill Robinson Once a new idea emerges, how does it spread? Or, from a practical perspective, how can we enhance the spread of new ideas that are deemed beneficial? Diffusion of Innovation In the 1960s, Everett M. Rogers, in … [Read more...] about Spreading New Ideas

Innovation 8: Adapting to the Innovation Zone by Joshua Yarden The innovation zone is a conceptual space, which can be constructed in the creative mind. Cognitive, affective and behavioral capacities, including adaptability, critical analysis, extrapolation, synthesis, … [Read more...] about Adapting to the Innovation Zone

Innovation 7: Strategic Assessment Guides Innovation by Bradley Solmsen The New Oxford American Dictionary defines “assessment” as “the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.” “Evaluation or estimation” - Many people assume that … [Read more...] about Strategic Assessment Guides Innovation

Innovation 6: Organizational Support: Ready, Willing and Able by Clare Goldwater It is probably an obvious statement that in order for change to take place in an organization, the organization has to be ready, willing, and able to support that change. It is no surprise that … [Read more...] about Organizational Support: Ready, Willing and Able

Innovation 5: Deadlines Bring New Ideas to Life! by Jill Minkoff Mandatory and enforced deadlines provide boundaries that help bring new ideas to life. Without deadlines, it is possible an innovator will get stuck in a particular aspect of the innovation process. Without … [Read more...] about Deadlines Bring New Ideas to Life!