Successful Innovation is a Matter of Willpower
Gijsbertus J.J. van Wulfen
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'It is not the strongest of the species that?survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the?one?that is the most adaptable to change.' This wonderful quote of Leon C. Megginson is still so relevant in this fast-changing world. That's why it's important for you to be an innovator at work.
What makes innovation so difficult is that?a lot of people have to change their convictions and habits before something really new will be deployed. You can invent alone, but you can only innovate after teaming with others in your organization: it's we-nnovation instead of i-nnovation.
The single biggest obstacle at the start of innovation in one word is: NO!
The single biggest obstacle at the start of innovation in one word is: no.?Successful innovators never accept the following seven No's.
You should be prepared for 'the firing squad' every innovator will meet on his/her way. In my early days in corporate cultures I felt the resistance of others as a personal attack on my attempt to move the company forward. I got too excited, too emotional, too upset and at the end of the day I was very disappointed in my company, my colleagues, and myself. Then, when my rationality returned, I stood up again and made a second attempt.
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Successful innovation is a feat not of intellect but of will
So the single biggest obstacle in innovation is one small word: No. In 1928, it was the famous economist Joseph Schumpeter who wrote, 'Successful innovation is a feat not of intellect but of will.'
Successful innovators know how to get internal support for innovative ideas, concepts, prototypes, and business models. Otherwise nothing happens. They turn the ‘Nos’ into ‘Yesses’. Innovation does not stop at the first no; that’s the moment it really starts.
Innovative regards,
Gijs
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Country Representative at UNHCR Ethiopia the UN Refugee Agency
3 年Well said
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Great article
computer system engineer
3 年Perfect
Graduate Applied Chemist at the PNG University of Technology
3 年Love this article. Perfectly stated??