This week’s edition of innovation update proves my theory on innovation: that it is a creative process, too. Why do I say that? Because like embarking on a creative process, like writing, you need to step back, listen to silence, and contemplate in order to come up with a piece of writing worth reading.
I haven’t done this in a long while, and I wish I’d have time to do it one of these days. Meanwhile, here’s the innovation tip that will do all of us good.
It might sound simple, but taking a step back can help executives look at a problem in an entirely new light.
When my colleague Dick Boland talks to an audience about how to manage by designing, there is often a moment where he pauses, usually with a hand raised thoughtfully to his chin.
