2. Introduction
• The term innovation refers
to a new way of doing
something.
• It may refer to incremental
and emergent or radical
and revolutionary changes
in thinking, products,
processes, or
organizations.
3. Innovation - Goal
• The goal of innovation is
positive change, to make
someone or something
better.
• Innovation leading to
increased productivity is
the fundamental source
of increasing wealth in
an economy.
4. Innovation - Business
• Innovation may be linked
to:
– Performance and growth
through improvements in
efficiency, productivity,
quality, competitive
positioning, market share,
etc.
5. Innovation – Main Skills
• Association:
• It is a cognitive skills that
allows creative people to
make connections between
questions, problems and
ideas.
• Questioning:
• It is an ability to ask: “What
if”, “why” and “why not”
and challenge the answers.
6. Innovation – Main Skills
• Close observe details ,
particularly the details of
people´s behavior.
• The ability to experimenting
and networking.
7.
8. Innovation - Important
• Associating is the key
skill because new
ideas aren’t created
without connecting
problems, ideas and
people.
9. Elements that can
effect Innovation
• Poor Leadership / Organization /
Communication
• Poor Empowerment / Knowledge
Management
• Poor goal definition
• Poor alignment of actions to goals
• Poor participation in teams
• Poor monitoring of results
• Poor communication and access
10. Innovation - Conclusion
• Innovation typically
involves risk.
• A key challenge in
innovation is maintaining a
balance between process,
product innovations and
common sense.
