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Author |
Company |
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I have one of the best jobs in the world. I get
to hang out with some of the
most talented,
committed people around, and
together we get to play in this sandbox and build these cool products.
Apple
is an incredibly collaborative company. You know how many committees we have
at Apple? Zero. We're
structured like a start-up. We're the biggest
start-up
on the planet. And we all meet
once a week to discuss our
business...
>>> |
Steve Jobs |
Apple |
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Organizations that
successfully promote ideas
have found that the performance
of their idea systems is
directly related to important
aspects of their
cultures
‒
such as trust, respect, morale,
involvement and teamwork. They
discovered that when employees
see that their thinking is
valued, attitudes change, and
the corporate culture improves.
This has a profound effect on
performance and the quality of
the lives of everyone in the
organization.
How To Prevent Innovation: 10 Humorous Tips |
Alan Robinson and Dean
Schroeder |
Ideas Are
Free |
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There is this amazing element to the
culture of wanting to work on big problems that matter, wanting to
do great things for the world, believing that we can build a
successful business without compromising our standards and values.
→
Google's
9 Notions of Innovation |
Marissa
Mayer |
Google |
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Organizations that exist for a
long time almost always have
strong cultures. But any
sociologist will tell you it's
rare for people to talk about
the elements of their culture.
Google lives out loud. We
argue about strategy and whether
our products are good or bad. We
argue about everything. But you
want conflict to thrive in a
supportive way. At heart, I'm an
introvert, but I've learned to
enjoy the give and take of ideas
here. We work hard to protect
people who argue.
→
Systemic
Innovation: 7 Areas
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Douglas Merrill |
Google |
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We
will try to create conditions
where persons could come
together in a spirit of
teamwork, and exercise to their
heart's desire their
technological capacity. |
Akio Morita |
Sony |
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The question for
leaders today isn’t if
culture is important for success but how culture can drive successful innovation
– and what, specifically, leaders can do to influence the
kind of culture that leads to behavior that’s truly innovative.
>>> |
Soren Kaplan |
InnovationPoint |
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A technology company doing the same thing year
after year is not going to cut it. It is essential to look for new innovations
and create a dynamic, creative culture where there is an incubation of ideas.
One should listen to the market, and give employees an opportunity to go with it
and grow with it.
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Systemic
Innovation: 7 Areas |
Dan
Glisky |
Compsat Technologies |
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Create a
culture of questioning. Questions are critical to
innovation.
Questions make you think about new ways of doing things. Exploration
of possibilities,
discoveries,
inventing,
innovation, and progress start with
challenging assumptions, asking searching
“Why?” and “What
if?” questions, and
playing “What if” scenarios.
>>> |
Vadim Kotelnikov |
Innovarsity |
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Tools are great. But giving people tools, without
first changing their mindset is
useless... Do not train your
employees on
creativity techniques or bring in innovation software until you have
addressed your underlying
cultural
issues (the mindset). |
Stephen Shapiro |
InnoCentive |
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Invest in mutual long-term goals
by hiring ahead of the game and
communicating this commitment to
your people. |
Michael Dell |
Dell Inc. |
