{"id":2013,"date":"2018-04-11T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:00:38","slug":"creativity-throughout-an-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/creativity-throughout-an-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity throughout an organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We all know that change is happening more often and faster than ever before! Organisations have to be innovative, whether they\u2019re responding to change or driving it. They\u2019ll need to innovate at all levels and in all functions to be able to rise to challenges, overcome difficulties and succeed. In this article we\u2019ll look at what that means, identify some barriers and give you some tips on how to build an innovative organisation.<\/p>\n

Is your organisation truly innovative?<\/strong>
\nIn a truly innovative organisation everyone from the Chairman to the cleaner seeks to improve things. They don\u2019t just generate ideas, they evaluate, adapt and implement them. The old process of having an \u201cideas box\u201d for people to post suggestions and then have someone else implement them won\u2019t do. We must encourage, value and recognise creativity; everyone needs to spot opportunities, design strategies and processes, and make improvements.<\/p>\n

Criticism kills creativity<\/strong>
\nThe barriers to innovation are many and often hard to overcome. Cultural issues arising from undervaluing people, risk aversion and blame must be addressed at all levels. Criticism kills creativity. It is vital but it should only be applied carefully and at the right time. We\u2019ve found many people don\u2019t know how to be creative or they claim they don\u2019t have time. All of these barriers require an investment of time, energy and learning.<\/p>\n

Innovation is on-going<\/strong>
\nThe first step towards an organisation becoming innovative is to encourage creativity, discourage criticism, value effort and recognise the successes (big and small) that creativity brings. Innovation is on-going, it\u2019s not a one-off event so people need to develop processes and skills. Good communication is also key so that people know what\u2019s happening, know what to do and can get their ideas across.<\/p>\n

Make innovation \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d<\/strong>
\nMake innovation \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d and so become more effective and efficient, exploit your talent and engage your people. But remember, cultural change takes time and your people need the skills to be able to start now!<\/p>\n

Developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n