How to foster innovation in your team

Dec 28, 2019

​It’s common knowledge that innovation is critical to sustainable business success. As Theodore Henson points out in his Forbes article “Why Innovation is Crucial to Your Organization’s Long-Term Success,” innovation enables companies to penetrate markets faster and creates more opportunities in developing markets. 

Many people only think about innovation in terms of new products. However, it can also pertain to processes and systems that provide more efficient, effective ways of doing things and consequently free up resources, reduce waste, and achieve better results. That’s why it’s important to foster innovation in your team, no matter what its function is. The following tips can help:


  1. Give employees permission to experiment. 

  2. Test new ideas to learn from them. Success 10 Things Effective Leaders Do to Encourage Innovation

  3. Analyze successes and failures. 

  4. Encourage employees to spend time with PNLUs (people not like you). Learn the Ways Leaders Encourage InnovationThe Balance Careers

  5. Implement a rotating culture. Forbes 15 Ways to Encourage Creative Idea Sharing From All Team Members


If you keep these tips in mind, you can encourage a culture of experimentation and innovation where employees feel supported, engaged, and valued — as well as excited to contribute to your company’s advancement. And over time, this can have huge payoffs in terms of professional success for you and your team while simultaneously improving your organization’s competitive positioning.

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