In a post a couple of months back, we explored an emerging generation of software that can assist in turning creative inspiration into products by helping employees and managers act on the ideas, to move them through organizations, get financial support, and eventually be productized.
I spoke with Luis Solis, executive vice president for growth & innovation at Imaginatik, one of these new tool providers that is launching what it calls an “innovation as a service” offering, applying the principles of collaboration and crowdsourcing to the innovation process. What struck me, however, is Luis’ emphasis on first enlightening management and promoting a climate of innovation, more so than introducing tools and technology to try to force innovation. Here are his thoughts on what is needed to make innovation happen naturally in today’s organizations, then be able to take advantage of new collaborative tools:
What roadblocks to innovation do you typically see in your work?
To read the full, original article click on this link: ‘Innovation as a Service’ and other new thinking spurs corporate idea machines - SmartPlanet
Author: Joe McKendrick
