There is no one secret that is going to help a business with their innovative process, but by reading a collection of smart ways that other companies are driving innovation you can gather insights that will lead you to developing your own innovation process that works with your situation.

1. TWELVE SMART WAYS TO
DRIVE INNOVATION FROM
THE TOP – PART 1
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There is no one secret that is going to help a business with their
innovative process, but by reading a collection of smart ways that other
companies are driving innovation you can gather insights that will lead
you to developing your own innovation process that works with your
situation.
Here are six of the twelve smart ways to drive innovation.
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ALLOW YOUR COMPANY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE
THROUGH SPONTANEITY
Creating a rigid innovation process is a great way to dry up the creativity
of your team.
Instead take time to keep the workflow, and iterate as needed, but
change the environment and working conditions so that your team feels
inspired and can innovate at their creative peak.
Take their input on how to increase the creativity and allow them
enough freedom to generate your blockbuster ideas.
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DON’T MICROMANAGE FOR INNOVATION
Hiring great people that are responsible and then letting them work is a
great way to inspire creativity and innovation.
Make a framework that is flexible, set expectations, and then just let
the creative and talented individuals free to do their jobs.
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BUDGET FOR INNOVATION AND TESTING
By setting an innovation budget you are giving your team the resources
that it needs to test and implement ideas, which could lead to larger
developments.
The budget does not, and probably shouldn’t, be very large but even a
few hundred dollars a month can allow your team to test and prototype
several innovative ideas.
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INNOVATION IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
You don’t need a special department for innovation, but you can
leverage your entire staff to get creative and think innovatively.
With good rewards such as time off, bonuses, or simple accolades, you
can encourage this behavior and form an innovative culture that is
teeming with creativity.
Foster a culture that is open and willing to accept, collect, and reward
ideas from all team members.
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CONNECT YOUR TEAM TO THE WORLD
Innovation is driven by inspiration and creativity and one of the best
ways to increase these is through exposure to new ideas, people, work,
places, and things.
By engaging with the community, industry, and even your competition
you are able to leverage the creative power at an exponential level,
which will increase the effectiveness of your innovation process.
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KEEP TIME FOR CORE BUSINESS
In life and business balance is the key. It is important to make sure that
you are not focusing all of your time, resources, and attention, on the
innovation process to the determent of your core business functions.
Carving out a defined schedule that balances maintenance and
expansion with innovation and creativity will give you the best results.
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9. GROWING BUSINESS WITH INNOVATION
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