Comments on: Building a Culture of Innovation Part II

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By: Paula Thornton

Paula Thornton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:29:22 +0000

Love the ‘got it done’ nature of this, as opposed to (but not exclusive of — more the other end of a continuum) the HBR 26 Nov ‘07 piece “Best PRactices of Global Innovators, which I’m debating hanging at all (or maybe with your piece) on our Design Thinking clothesline in the hall.

But I feel like the story is incomplete. What’s the next chapter. There’s a monitor there…why? What if these were the pieces to a game called the Genius Bar. What would one way to play the game be?

For example, what if there were a list of ‘undone’ stuff that 1 hr a month (in different shifts) a few people gathered to figure out how to get it done.

What if on the wall there were celebrations of “Genius Stuff” that got done as a result of the gatherings at that place.

The Genius Bar has an identity…expose it.

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By: David Armano

David Armano — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:46:27 +0000

Clive, it was a good reminder, but honestly, I think that the celebration we are talking about here has little to do with “success” or “failure” and more to do with “realization”, meaning that the idea was realized, and didn’t end up as one of those things that you talk about but never actually do.

Which I guess makes it successful.

By: Clive Sweeney

Clive Sweeney — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:38:19 +0000

I don’t want to disparage the post, but for me the best part was Jared Spool’s comment. And David Armano’s acknowledgement. It’s not the failure we should celebrate, but the sincere attempt. Rather like in weightlifting where the greatest gains actually come from the sets where you “go to failure”.

By: David Armano

David Armano — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:21:56 +0000

Ahhh, Jared, you make a very good point. One that I missed in my effort to write in pragmatic fashion. I agree. We should celebrate all learnings, whether they stem from success or not.

Thanks for that reminder.

By: Jared M. Spool

Jared M. Spool — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:59:12 +0000

Nice!

As with all pilot projects, they should be documented, marketed and celebrated if they are successful.

You should celebrate it if it doesn’t succeed too! In my opinion, pilots are worthy of celebration as long as they bring new learning into the team.