Innovation doesn’t just happen — it’s created.
With the right methodologies and cast of characters, any organization can achieve breakthroughs in work and culture. So says Leon Segal, an innovation psychologist and the founder of San Francisco-based consultancy Innovationship LLC.
“Innovation always has to answer someone’s need,” Segal said this week while in Chicago for the International Symposium on Health Care, where he taught an innovation-focused workshop.
Segal said companies must foster the right team dynamics in order to facilitate creative and productive thinking.
When building teams, Segal recommends choosing people who are good at listening, enthusiastic about collaborating and willing to reflect objectively on their and others’ progress. Reflection is particularly important since it gives people an opportunity to assess whether current methods are working and what can be done better.
Read more about the four people you need on your innovation team here.
