What are some strategies to keep participants motivated during a long-term innovation project?

You piqued their interest in the first instance, dig down on what this was and make this the basis of a contract. That's as simple as stating 'you're interested in A, we're going to provide B and at the end of the process, we agree you'll receive C'. You have check-in points along the way to ensure that all is on track and meeting agreed expectations. You acknowledge each milestone met along the way and check that the participant is still happy with what you are providing and that their needs are still being met. Don't be afraid to have honest conversations if things are going awry. If the process no longer meets the participants' requirements, bring this up, explore why and hatch an exit plan.

First divide the project into smaller, manageable tasks. Encourage open communication so they can feel comfortable and be able to ask for assistance when they face challenges. Dedication and intentional effort are what makes a project successful and keep the participants engaged and eager to learn more

- Amplia y activa participacion en el dise?o y en su puesta en marcha. - Participación en los controles y avances. - Celebración del cumpliendo de los hitos del proyecto. - Felicitaciones públicas y gratificaciones

To excel for short-term achievable goals will be a good strategy. Knowing the skill set of the team with strength and weekends in mind can be useful in adopting strategies that will be beneficial to the team Scenario analysis before the start of the project with coping risk in mind will help to re-align the strategy Imposing deliberate and calculated risk scenarios will help you analyze the team's reaction as well as your adaptability to changing circumstances A meticulous eye on the dynamic business environment and adaptability to change keeping the financial effect in mind with motivation and reward will make your team adaptability aptitude more strong and resilient

Going back to the first point in this article, crafting shorter milestones will present more opportunities to celebrate results and impact OR understand where a pivot and redirection is required sooner before too much time is invested. The more we can celebrate along the way, the more the team gets the validation that one more piece of the puzzle is completed. Having a tracker - whether that's a project management software, an excel sheet, or a canban board - is helpful in allowing folks to recognize an clearly see distance travelled and proximity to the next goal and/or project completion.

Points 1 to 6 of this article are with no doubt relevant. However, a long term innovation process must be planned is such a way that innovation is also part of the process itself. In other words, avoid a plan with “checklist” type of activities to follow , but include moments in which analysis and discussions take place for innovating the planned process itself : make people FEEL that they are innovating and not only performing rutinary activities that will end in a certain innovation,

Motivation in a team will ebb and flow over a long project. Some individuals will naturally have more motivation or will be motivated by things that others aren't so you may have different team members at different stages of motivation at the same time. If possible try and leverage this but be wary that certain people may wind up others in the team so don't assume one person's motivation will be infectious. Ultimately the key is to lean into each individual's personal long term motivators (such as accountability, community, purpose, etc) rather than rely on short term fixes (such as socials, cash, etc). Also make sure to close down demotivators as quickly as possible