TEI 024: How to Create an Innovation Culture – with Braden Kelley

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you episode 024 of...

The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD.

The podcast is all about helping people involved in developing and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers.

Our Guest: If you are involved in product innovation, you likely already know about the website Innovation Excellence, home of the global innovation community that provides connection and conversation among its nearly 200,000 visitors each month. The site was co-founded by my guest, Braden Kelley. Braden is also a speaker and executive trainer as well as an author with a growing list of innovation publications.

Highlights from the discussion include... the 5 keys to developing an innovation culture:

1. Learn the basics of culture change, such as the 8-step Kotter change model or the Leading Change Formula. 
2. Build a common language of innovation. Define what innovation means for the organization. 
3. Create a connected organization. Design the organization to apply the additional talents and skills employees have but are not used in their primary role. This “overhang” of capabilities can be applied for innovation by connecting people with the work that needs to be done. 
4. Identify those who care about innovation. Recognize that some employees are most comfortable in day-to-day operational roles and maintaining the status quo while others are constantly looking to change things for the better. 
5. Make innovation a team sport. There is no such thing as a lone innovator.