During the past 25 years I’ve seen a lot of innovation task forces come and go. Some of them looked good at the beginning and died a slow death. Some of them looked bad at the beginning and died a quick death. And some of them actually succeeded.
And so, at the risk of giving your task force one more task to do, please take a few minutes to review the following guidelines.
They will save you time. They will save you headaches. And they may even save your company…
20 TIPS FOR INNOVATION TASK FORCES
- Quit now if you’re not really into it.
- Make sure everyone else on the task force really wants to do the work.
- Get completely clear on what your “task” really is. Clear, as in specific, with definable deliverables.
- Establish clear agreements at your first meeting. Otherwise, prepare for chaos, wheel spinning, indecision, and the corporate hoky poky.
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Author: Mitch Ditkoff