Fostering Innovation This activity is important because as amanager, you must be able to create an atmosphere that encouragesemployee creativity, learning and exploration. This in turnimproves the company’s ability to effectively respond toopportunities and threats. The goal of this exercise is todemonstrate your understanding of the steps managers can take toencourage innovation so employees can solve problems and createdistinctive new products and services. Hover cursor over the namesto read the description and then drag it to the characteristic thatcreates innovation in a company.
Creativity:
Learning organization:
Intraprenerurship:
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Facebook: Encourages empoyees to experiment and even makemistakes
Logan: Was just given six months sabbaatical from her currentjob to lead the creation and launch of a new servie sherecommended.
Jordan: encourages departmental teams to share both successesand failures with the larger organization
Jennifer: is very excited that the company wants her develeoppersonal mastery by experimenting, creating, and exploring what shewants
Rewards: some companies use contests, rewards, and even time offto encourage employees to generate and share new ideas
Bailey: works diligently to make sure the team understands andshares the organization's vision.
Jonathan: is not allowed to explore his ideas for imporoving thecompany's product, he may leave and start his own company offeringa competing product.
Google:As part of its hiring process, google asks prosectivebrain teaser questions to see if candidates respond with originalnovel ideas.
Jorge: has been designated as the product champion for thecompany's fledgling new product.
