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Innovation is a State of Mind
Simple strategies to be more innovative in what you do
Author: O'Loghlin James
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Innovation is a State of Mind: Simple strategies to be more innovative in what you do; James O'Loghlin; The New Inventors; business innovation; culture of innovation; innovation implementation; innovation framework; innovative thinking; innovation strategy; organisational innovation; organisational strategy; innovation strategy; step-by-step innovation; effective innovation; startup innovation; business creativity; business agility; continuous innovation; idea implementation; change management; innovation values; organisational values
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Everyone says that innovation is important. The problem is that no one tells you how to be innovative. Innovation is a State of Mind sets out a step-by-step guide to creating innovative ideas and putting them into action. You'll learn how to generate more ideas with greater potential, how to grow and evaluate them, test their effectiveness and then implement the ones that are going to improve your business.
Author James O'Loghlin has worked with over a thousand of Australia's best inventors and innovators in the eight years he hosted ABC-TV's The New Inventors. He studied what they do differently and how they are able to identify and take advantage of opportunities that the rest of us miss. Packed with engaging stories and a good dose of humour, this insightful guide helps you to make innovation a part of what you do every day.
- Change your thinking and identify overlooked opportunities
- Step around common roadblocks to innovation
- Generate better ideas, and find the ones that will improve your business
- Create a culture where innovation is part of everyone's job
- Harvest innovative ideas from the entire staff and find the ones that will make a difference
Innovators see things differently. They solve problems that the rest of us can't, and create solutions to problems that we never noticed we had. Getting stuck in routine and procedure is the death knell for modern business. Most companies undervalue and underuse the creative potential of their people, because they underestimate the impact of continuous innovation. Innovation is a State of Mind shows you how to think like an innovator and create a culture of innovation, so you can stay out in front of the future of business.
About the author ix
Preface xi
Introduction: What is innovation and why do we need it? 1
Part I: A process for innovation 7
1 Think 9
Prioritise thinking 10
What do you think about? Identifying opportunities for innovation 13
Processes and systems 15
Interactions with people 16
Notice when you feel bad 17
A method for innovation 18
Habitual thinking 21
Eight ways to break out of habitual thinking 26
1. Question everything 27
2. What assumptions are you making? 30
3. Technology is not always the answer 36
4. Reframe the question 39
5. The solutions might be right in front of your eyes 42
6. Is the answer in your data? 45
7. Think like a customer or client 51
8. Plan for failure 65
Four reasons why we don’t think enough 68
‘I don’t have time’ 68
‘I’m just not creative’ 70
‘Innovation isn’t part of my job’ 72
‘Thinking is hard!’ 73
What if you’re stuck? 79
2 Value 85
Ideas are like balloons 88
Hold the phone 89
Listen sometimes, don’t listen sometimes 90
3 Use 93
Do the next thing 94
Find the end point of each idea 95
Bring in other people 97
Sometimes you need to persist 98
4 How to pitch an idea 101
Why a pitch is important 101
Who should pitch? 102
What are you trying to achieve? 102
What you say 104
How you say it 107
Respect the fact that a good pitch is hard 107
Nervousness 108
Verbal ticks 110
If it’s important, say it like it’s important 111
PowerPoint 112
Fill the room 112
5 Innovation in your own life 117
Think 118
Value 118
Use 119
What about you? 119
Think it all through 119
Give your ideas value 121
Use your ideas 122
Part II: Creating an innovative organisation 125
6 How success and growth can discourage innovation 127
The role of management 130
Outsourcing creativity 131
7 How do you get people to think? 137
Make it clear it’s part of the job 138
Quantity not quality 139
8 If you think innovation is important, act like it’s important 145
Innovation campaigns 146
Tell people what you want them to do 146
How much direction do you give? 149
What if someone says ‘I can’t’? 150
9 Valuing ideas 153
Pitch ideas to a person, not an email address 154
Thank people for bad ideas 156
10 Using ideas 159
Set up a process 160
Ideas that are going further 163
Ideas that are not going further 164
Commit! 165
Find the end point of each idea 166
11 Reach right down 169
Conclusion: The adventure of innovation 175
Notes 177
Acknowledgements 183
Index 185
JAMES O'LOGHLIN has been a lawyer, a stand-up comedian, a television and radio presenter, a speaker and an author. James hosted The New Inventors on ABC-TV and has worked with over a thousand inventors and innovators.