I’ve had the chance to meet and speak with a lot of people who are interested in creating more innovation in their organizations. Some of them have been asked to lead an innovation effort, and some are just interested in becoming more innovative themselves.
Most understand that innovation isn’t an activity or a project, but few understand the amount of investment, work and change management required to sustain innovation beyond an initial attempt. In this way I think we can look to the past for figures who represent the challenges and opportunities that are presented to innovators. Perhaps no figure represents the highs and lows of innovation like Christopher Columbus. And few other figures demonstrate the consistency of purpose, dogged determination and singular focus that’s necessary for innovators to succeed.
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