Top 10 Learning’s in Corporate Innovation
Innovation is the lifeblood of any company, but it’s not always easy to ignite 💡
Over the last 5+ years, I have launched various corporate innovation programs at Amdocs India and empowered employees to become innovators in bringing growth & transformation. Along the way, I have learned some valuable lessons. While the list is never ending but here are Top 10 learning’s in Corporate Innovation:
1. 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫.
2. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.
3. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.
4. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲. 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭.
5. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬.
6. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬.
7. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 & 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.
8. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥.
9. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.
10. 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬.
Innovation is a complex and ever-evolving journey that requires constant adaptation and perseverance. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to launching an innovation program. The key is to be open to new ideas and learnings, to embrace a culture of experimentation and to find the recipe that works best for you 🙂
