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BQF innovation Blog
http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/
Innovation discussion and articles
- Added on: Oct 27th, 2006
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Listed in: Business Society
- Tags: innovation events
Recent Posts
Why does Roger Federer serve Double Faults?
Why does Roger Federer serve double faults? Every double fault is a failure – it gives a precious point to his opponent. He could easily cut out all double faults by slowing down his second serve to ensure that it lands safely in the service ...
Allocate Time for Innovation
One of the commonest barriers to innovation is lack of time. People are just too busy doing their day job to spend time trying new things. The common assumption is that working hard and working long hours are good things and sufficient for success. T...
Innovation across Central Government
There is an informative investigation by the UK National Audit Office entitled, Achieving Innovation in Central Government Organisations. It draws on evidence from specific innovation cases in the public sector to assess government productivity and...
Let Suggestions bypass the Line Manager
Whatever suggestion scheme or idea initiation events you implement, it is important to ensure that there is a facility for individuals to bypass their line manager if necessary. Line managers can be resistant to ideas from their own people for a vari...
Suggestion Schemes are the engine for your Innovation
Does your organisation have an effective employee suggestions scheme? An increasing number of organisations in the both private and public sectors are finding that they can drive innovation and reduce cost by moving their suggestion box from the offi...
Splitting Extroverts and Introverts in Brainstorms
I was asked at a recent workshop on creativity whether I had ever tried separating extroverts from introverts in a brainstorm. I had to admit that I had never done this and the idea at first seemed strange. After all, diversity is one of the key elem...
