Organizational Innovation – Barriers and Counter Measures

Organizational Innovation – Barriers and Counter Measures

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  08.08.2017Organizational Innovation –Barriers and Counter Measures Disclaimer 1 Barriers of organizational innovation ? Innovative Organization Lack of organizational slack Bureaucracy Structure Lack of communication Imported talent syndrome Risk aversion • Space, time, permission and staff to generate ideas are not available • Implementation is not done or not wholeheartedly • Bureaucratic structures are the antithesis for flexibility, which is much needed to creatively respond to market developments • It sacrifices innovation and creativity for organizational effectiveness • It actually could nurture creativity & innovation by letting everybody be aware of what its going on • Most often it prevents innovation by building structural silos • Financial departments demand fast & visible outcomes, but constant reporting is not encouraging • Investments in the development of intellectual properties need trust and long term planning • The managerial myth of only outsiders being capable of bringing creative impact needs to be busted • It is demotivating and kills creativity in the staff • If done vertically and horizontally, it helps to define purpose and fosters cooperation • Good ideas shall be treated so they can flourish and be good examples for further innovative efforts
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  08.08.2017Organizational Innovation –Barriers and Counter Measures Disclaimer 2 Counter measures to solve barriers of innovation Innovative Organization Staff related measures System related measures • Foster individual intrinsic motivation schemes • Train the staff on diverse soft skills and also foster them within daily business • Encourage your stuff to learn • Make your staff become entrepreneurs within their workspace (intrapreneurs) • Learn to detect new possibilities early by trends and technology scans and seize them • Encourage diverse thinking styles, experience making and gaining of expertise • Solve the mismatch between the academic and managerial view on creativity and innovation: Often it is desperately tried to improve while the existing capabilities remain used • Introduce an idea management system to capture and encourage ideas and bring them on the way throughout the company • Increase organizational trust and minimize fear of risk taking • Make innovativeness a reasonable part of a performance review system • Built in systemic looseness for inside and outside participation
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  08.08.2017Organizational Innovation –Barriers and Counter Measures Disclaimer 3 Sources All icons are taken from noun projects using the creative commons license Dingli, S. M., 2007. How Innovative is Your Organisation?. In: Linköping University, The 13th International Conference on Thinking. Norrköping, Sweden, 17-21 June 2007. Linköpings universitet: Linköping University Electronic Press.