The Innovation Leader: Creating an Environment for Innovation
By Robert B. Rosenfeld, Making the Invisible Visible: The Human Principles
for Sustaining Innovation

Innovation doesn't crop up overnight in organizations; it needs to be
nurtured. Even so, avoid the temptation to separate your "innovation"
efforts from your everyday work. Instead, recognize that innovation thrives
in the real world (with all its complications, problems and setbacks) and
strive to create an environment that fosters and sustains innovation.

"Innovation does not happen in a vacuum," explains CCL's
Innovator-in-Residence Bob Rosenfeld. "The healthier the environment, the
better the results."

Three principles give insight into whether innovation will thrive or be
threatened in your organization.

1. The Elements of Destruction Are Present at Creation
2. Soft Values Drive the Organization
3. Trust Is the Means and Love the Unspoken Word

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