TEI 024: How to Create an Innovation Culture – with Braden Kelley

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you episode
024 of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad
McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved
in developing and managing products become more successful, grow
their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. Our Guest: If
you are involved in product innovation, you likely already know
about the website Innovation Excellence, home of the global
innovation community that provides connection and conversation
among its nearly 200,000 visitors each month. The site was
co-founded by my guest, Braden Kelley. Braden is also a speaker and
executive trainer as well as an author with a growing list of
innovation publications. Highlights from the discussion include...
the 5 keys to developing an innovation culture: Learn the
basics of culture change, such as the 8-step
Kotter change model or the Leading Change
Formula. Build a common language of innovation. Define what
innovation means for the organization. Create a connected
organization. Design the organization to apply the additional
talents and skills employees have but are not used in their primary
role. This “overhang” of capabilities can be applied for innovation
by connecting people with the work that needs to be
done. Identify those who care about innovation. Recognize that
some employees are most comfortable in day-to-day operational roles
and maintaining the status quo while others are constantly looking
to change things for the better. Make innovation a team sport.
There is no such thing as a lone innovator.