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During the 2023 Refresh Week Expo, majority of us stated that our goal this year is to become a better communicator and innovator.
Last week we identified our Innovation Quotient (IQ) with THIS self assessment. If you did not complete the assessment, take a minute to do so, and talk to your team about your results.
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COLLABORATION CONTRIBUTES TO INNOVATION
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One of the most effective ways to achieve innovation is through collaboration. Collaboration has the power to spark innovation because everyone brings a unique set of knowledge and skills to the table. Working together and embracing these differences gives birth to new ideas through the blending of unique viewpoints. Read on to see how collaboration and innovation work hand in hand.
Collaboration results in more CONNECTIONS to people that can help push a good idea forward. Successful innovation involves more than a great idea. Even if it’s groundbreaking, you need to promote the idea so that others adopt or buy into it. Collaboration with others expands your circle of connections to make things happen.
Teams provide ENERGY and help overcome any resistance.
A team of people can provide the support to push through obstacles. Team feedback can also provide energy to keep each other going through periods of unknown outcomes.
Collaboration helps ideas reach IMPLEMENTATION. Innovation results from implementation of a complete solution or idea. A team can help brainstorm through the realities of an innovative idea and help with a plan or process. Their feedback may also be pivotal in making an idea work!
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