Management's task is to build an → Innovation-friendly Organization and to generate the right climate that encourages experimentation, creativity, rule-breaking, individualism and creative teamwork.

● Avoid rigid management that rules out experiment and trial and error.

3 Parts of the Climate for Innovation  ●  Creative Leadership  >>  DOs and DON'Ts

Establishing an attitude of relentless growth is what enables an organization and its people to achieve their goals. The spirit of relentless growth keeps fresh ideas flowing and reinvigorates your company.

The great innovators behave illogically. They base their work on uncertainty and ambiguity, experiment, use small teams, and draw their aspiration from forward-looking customers.

Use various organizational mechanisms to get idea generators out of standard routines and connect them to both internal and external sources of knowledge. These mechanisms may include think-tanks, technology forecasting, strategic road-mapping, cross-functional strategic planning → teams, corporatewide requests for new project proposals, periodic transfer of personnel from one unit to another, and forums geared to cross-pollination of innovative ideas.  >>>

Communication must be open, effective and continuous. Everyone must have an opportunity to be involved in planning, decision making, take calculated risks, make mistakes without fear of punishment, and receive fair rewards and recognition for performance.  >>>

Jazz of Innovation  >>    11 Guiding Principles  ●  Empower Cross-functional Teams

To jazz up your ability to innovate, turn to jazz
– create a clear guiding structure, establish creative chaos environment within this structure to liberate people and trigger accidental discoveries, and encourage improvisation. 
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