Post by Drew Holness on Apr 29, 2016 2:39:50 GMT
• What are the windows of opportunity where we, as an organization, can even better cultivate a culture of innovation? And more specifically, how might we, as members of the Leadership Academy from a range of divisions across Fedcap, continue to work together to cultivate a culture of innovation?
--I believe this push has to be proliferated throughout the workforce. This “feeling,” this “belief” has to get outside the bubble of the leadership and then and only then will the dominos begin to roll.
• What types of questions might you pose to your team to inspire innovation?
--How can we make fuel out of water?? While that question may draw some blank stares at first, it should immediately shift the thinking from inside the box to outside relative to the issues at hand.
• How do we make sure that we are looking at the right problem?
--Seek out consensus on the problem statement.
For example, what assumptions do we make in workforce development about people who are out of work - how do we look at the problem from different angles to see the problem differently?
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• What barriers, based on our conversations and discussion in the book, do you see that could get in the way of implementing a great idea?
--“Organizations are designed to produce routine and consistent outputs, and innovation threatens this intended function.” One of the biggest obstacle to overcome is the fear of failure. (Textbook)
• How might we surmount those barriers?
--Must have a central point for collecting all ideas preferably web based possibly a link from the Fedcap Intranet.
• What is the next thing?
--Tell “everyone” they have a voice and do everything you can to make them believe.
--I believe this push has to be proliferated throughout the workforce. This “feeling,” this “belief” has to get outside the bubble of the leadership and then and only then will the dominos begin to roll.
• What types of questions might you pose to your team to inspire innovation?
--How can we make fuel out of water?? While that question may draw some blank stares at first, it should immediately shift the thinking from inside the box to outside relative to the issues at hand.
• How do we make sure that we are looking at the right problem?
--Seek out consensus on the problem statement.
For example, what assumptions do we make in workforce development about people who are out of work - how do we look at the problem from different angles to see the problem differently?
•
• What barriers, based on our conversations and discussion in the book, do you see that could get in the way of implementing a great idea?
--“Organizations are designed to produce routine and consistent outputs, and innovation threatens this intended function.” One of the biggest obstacle to overcome is the fear of failure. (Textbook)
• How might we surmount those barriers?
--Must have a central point for collecting all ideas preferably web based possibly a link from the Fedcap Intranet.
• What is the next thing?
--Tell “everyone” they have a voice and do everything you can to make them believe.