Encouraging Innovation
July 7th, 2010 by Paul
Some excellent advice on new technologies: even when there is no immediately apparent benefit to your business, having employees dabble a bit with “the technology of the era” helps them imagine what might be technologically possible.
Dreaming big, innovating in processes/systems unrelated to the technology, spotting early trends for customers and vendors (or portfolio companies, present and future!) – these are the positive side effects from playing with not-yet-ready-for-our-business technologies.
Tom Glocer, CEO of Thomson Reuters, shares the story of giving his staff first-generation mp3 players (9 years ago) for Christmas and challenging them with a “Christmas assignment.”
