[Sigia-l] (event) Workshop: "The Taming of the New - Larry Keeley on Innovation" Tuesday, Sept. 18, Seattle

[Stephen Collins]

On 03/08/2007, at 12:15 PM, Ziya Oz wrote:
> Andrew Boyd:
>
>> Can growth due to innovation be isolated from all other factors such
>> that it can be measured?
>
> I ask myself these all the time:
>
> Can innovation be differentiated from 'doing one's job'?

Just to toss the proverbial cat amongst it...

I've been following this thread with interest and rereading Tara  
Hunt's GOVIS presentation Unmanaging: Unleashing the creative beast  
at the same time (I'm using it as a resource for a KM presentation I  
have in a couple of weeks).

In her talk, Tara argues against innovation for innovation's sake.   
Rather, she suggests that encouraging creativity (and therefore high  
morale and productivity) and motivating people to be creative you get  
innovation as a valuable by-product.

It's a very worthwhile presentation that you can read at http:// 
www.slideshare.net/missrogue/unmanaging-unleashing-the-creative-beast  
and watch a video of at http://www.blip.tv/file/244008/.

Steve
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