Model Innovation Pockets
Innovation starts from people in groups not
from groups alone.
There is no
innovation
in a herd.
Innovation is not a homogenous force
arising equally, evenly, and fairly according to ideology and
theory.
There is no
innovation
in a herd. It takes a few cows to get innovative.
innovation
ignores should.
Innovation does not recognize rules about ‘where and
when’ it should arrive.
It doesn't matter what your manual says.
nor what your ideology says. Communism can't be innovative,
because dogma can't be innovative.
Conformity, no innovation there. Herd, no
innovation there.
Small team of people... bright people
better yet. Maybe an ...
Innovation pocket...
Innovation tends in organizations to be
associated with Innovation Pockets.
yes...
Innovation Pocket!
Rant over. Now the serious bit, because this a serious
model.
Homogenizing and standardizing is not innovating.
Don't crush the pockets.
You'll
need those pockets later...
Defining Innovation Pockets
Innovation
Pockets are micro-groups – sometimes, individuals, and
even more often small close teams inside a city or organization.
In general, in terms of relationship to
innovation, our models show that innovation tends to arises in
pockets, where the right pre-conditions of inspiration,
implementation and access to a market for the innovation
(or the Hire Innovation Loop) all exist.
Innovation is also possible in various other configurations of
Innovation Pockets that are detailed further in our
forthcoming publication on the topic.
So where's my pocket?
The pocket is generally a group of
individuals that have some similarities and some differences,
but wherein the creative tension is right and exists that allow
Large homogenous organizations tend to
breed conformity in government and corporate alike.
So Innovation arises in pockets.
get into
pockets...
Think you're a pocket, or could be? We've
worked with you before...!
Workshop this. Go on!
Contact us here.
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