How To Encourage Innovation

• When peeps feel threatened, they seek safety by sticking to norms.
• When peeps feel safe, they strive for innovative-new-novel things.

That's according to a study by UCSD researchers (deVries, et. al).

WHAT?

Take Joe.

Joe = shy guy among strangers; yet, when he's with his close friends or family members, he's spontaneous/outgoing/confident/innovative.

His safe environment frees him to be more innovative.

• He doesn't hold back when something sucks.
• He brings his best ideas to the forefront.
• He takes initiative.

An environment that tells peeps: HEY, IT'S OKAY TO INNOVATE WE LOVE YOU HI FIVE, keeps people in a safe mindest, encouraging them to bring new ideas to management/your-business.

Survey most employees all over the free world about helping their companies improve, and they'll tell you: BUT I'LL GET FIRED OH NO, limiting their employers' potential.

They end up sucking like the suck of the suck suck suck.

BOOO

Make Your Environment Safe

To encourage innovation, build a safe environment.

Make your company feel as if it's one gigantic-happy-loving family; you'll tear down each team member's walls, and encourage them to help innovate/improve/rocccccckk.

WIN

Safety.

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