Lightning Doesn’t Strike Twice: Mythbusting Innovation at Work

What does it take to build a culture of innovation? How do you inspire your team to generate new ideas?

One of the main points we like to make here at The Disruptors, when it comes to DEI work or business strategy - most companies already have what it takes to get started.

The story of innovation may be of lightning strikes, sudden sparks of ideas, and the lone maverick with a genius plan - but the real work of sustainable innovation happens long before those moments occur.

Ideas, innovation, and success come from closing the gaps between the vision of what your company can be and the culture of what it is. Closing those gaps begins with investing in a sustainable workplace culture where your employees and ideas can thrive.?

If you invest in creating a workplace culture where employees feel safe to bring their ideas, get creative, and try hard, innovation won’t be a single moment. It will be the constant force propelling your business forward.

But creating that culture starts with building teams that bring in different ways of thinking, and different lived experiences, who are valued for their differences but are included equally.

In short, without a commitment to DEI at every level of your business, you’ll be stuck waiting for lighting to strike. And even the best ideas need a team to see them through - and the best teams to see something through are the ones who have been included throughout the whole journey.

Start by identifying the gaps in your culture, and building a plan to close them: https://jobdisruptors.com/deiassessment/