Innovation Roundup

Here’s a sampling of some great articles about innovation from around the web:

1. How Corporate Antibodies Destroy Innovation – “You see, the more entrepreneurial you are as an employee, and the bigger you dream, the more likely you are to get shut-down.”
2. How To Measure Innovation (To Get Real Results) – “According to McKinsey, more than 70% of corporate leaders tout innovation as a top three business priority, but only 22% set innovation performance metrics. The gap is problematic. Why aren’t more companies measuring innovation? Because innovation is nebulous. Definitions differ. Expectations vary.”
3. Projects are the Engines of Innovation – “For most organizations, ideation is the easy part. The biggest challenge often lies in turning concepts into final outcomes. Managing a breakthrough or innovative project requires blending new ways of thinking with familiar processes. Here are six ways organizations and their project managers can push the envelope—successfully.”
4. Innovation Is Problem Solving…And A Whole Lot More – “They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and I believe them, whoever they are. We can all agree that a problem can be a catalyst for a solution, and that many business innovations are born of business challenges. But is it really that simple?”
5. How To Say “Yes” To Customers, Without Breaking Policy – “As one of Washington, DC’s premier real estate firms, JBG encourages employees to “know when it’s OK to bend the rules a little bit and find a way to say ‘yes,’””

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