Comments on: Evolution and Exploration: How to create a more innovative workplace

By: Sharlyn Lauby

Sharlyn Lauby — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:41:04 +0000

Thanks for the comment Subashnee. I agree there’s sometimes a double standard where innovation is concerned. Companies have to not only communicate innovation but be receptive to new ideas. I just wrote a post on creativity talking about the same.

http://www.hrbartender.com/2010/training/a-crisis-of-creativity-in-the-workplace/

By: Subashnee

Subashnee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:41:55 +0000

Humans fear freedom to think as failure is not an accepted norm in our punitive corporate cultures. those that take risks either are exited due to non compliance. I personally love the idea and implement it but find the challenges always on the top layer as we are able to preach innovation but not able to implement innovation.

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By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:59:44 +0000

I don’t mean to imply that they’re separate. My point is that you are more likely to wind up with a workplace that is productive, a good place to work and produces innovation if you concentrate on creating the conditions for a great workplace.

By: Chris Ferdinandi - Renegade HR

Chris Ferdinandi - Renegade HR — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:22:02 +0000

@Wally – Are they mutually inclusive, though? Both are important, but I think it’s naive to assume that a productive workplace = an innovative one.

You can have a highly productive, but highly rigid an unproductive workplace – and still have high morale! I agree with you 100% that a focus on productivity is very important. Innovation without productivity is not a good thing.

But assuming you have productivity, and that you want innovation, I think you NEED to focus on how you’re creating an environment that lends itself to that.

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:05:31 +0000

Where we differ, I think, Chris is that I think trying to create an innovative workplace is the wrong target. You can have innovation without having productivity and, sometimes, without good morale. I would rather go for a workplace that is both productive and where morale is high and expect innovation to be an emergent property.