Monday, August 29, 2011

The innovation station.

Mario Andretti - " Desire is the key to motivation, but it is the commitment and determination to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek"



What is a innovation station?


Innovation is disruptive. It breaks rules, displaces existing products, services and ideas. It hurts the status quo and thus some people hate innovation.


An innovation station is a place - where people meet and define the problem. The power of a well defined problem is that it comes with a well defined constraints. These constraints give us focus as they tell us as to what we can do and what we cant.


Clarity helps innovation as your goal is clear and thus the human brain can then work its magic.


Also a innovation station is a place where people are hungry with the same goal. It helps to create strategic ongoing change to core competency.


So in a utopian world, any organization or a person looking for growth will be a part of innovation station.

Who are innovators?


Innovators are people. They can be anybody but most of the innovators will brand themselves by regularly doing so. Watch out for the signs. Groom these people.


What can it do for us?


It can open out possible outcomes beyond imagination. (in a positive manner). The problem is that innovation takes time and it has a cost. Many people are not willing to pay that cost. But to have a edge - you have to sharp the weapon. Thats why innovation is important. And for innovation to be regular, its best to create an innovation station.


By - Ninad Tatke.



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