Innovation is sometimes presumed as a unique, difficult and out of way process. Innovation can be introduced to a well established team while maintaining stability. As a leader of an established team, your first step is to develop your team and attach them to a new process. This will enrich their learning. They will disrupt old practices and introduce new ideas. This is the right time when you support disruption while keeping respect and team dynamics. Encourage healthy discussions with open mindset. Let the team know that challenging status quo doesn't means something was wrong but that anything and everything can be enhanced.

?Encourage Risk-Taking Within Safe Boundaries: This means creating an environment where taking calculated risks is encouraged, but also where there are safety nets in place, which means this approach allows for experimentation without jeopardizing the overall stability.

Todos tenemos ideas, no importa la edad, lamentablemente no son valoradas. En un equipo veterano, lo primero es volver a inyectarle esa pasión e identificar su nivel de auto confianza, para que tengan el coraje y la seguridad de que sus ideas son buenas y valen la pena ser escuchadas. Crear una cultura de innovación y creatividad requiere toda una estrategia bien planeada. Toma una hora a la semana dedicada a la innovación y creatividad. Crea políticas de comportamiento Asigna responsables al seguimiento de las mismas. Elabora un flujo de prueba de ideas para minimizar los riesgos al salir a productivo.

I foster innovation in an experienced team by introducing structured brainstorming sessions to encourage new ideas without impacting daily operations. I focus on small, incremental changes that we can test and refine, maintaining stability while allowing for growth. Additionally, I recognize both innovative contributions and the reliability of established processes, reinforcing that both are valued.

I find retros to be a great way to acknowledge the good work that's been done while also ideating on what can we can do better and what new ideas we can try. Spending time truly understanding what was successful and why as well as being tactical and creative about what we can do better make the time spent very valuable. Retros seamlessly blend celebration of wins in current processes while allowing for brainstorming and innovation.