How Innovation-Friendly Is Your Organization?
Consider each of these items and – based on your sense of conditions and expectations where you work - circle the number that fits best.
1 – Strongly agree
2 – Agree
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Disagree
5 – Strongly disagree
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1. |
There are a lot of innovation advocates where I work. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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2. |
Innovators here receive strong support |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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3. |
Ideas for the business come from many different sources. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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4. |
Thoughts, ideas, and insights trickle up from the bottom. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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5. |
Innovators tend to want to stay in this company. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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6. |
Failure is not only tolerated, but expected. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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7. |
This company or group has an innovation identity. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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8. |
Innovation crosses organizational boundaries here. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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9. |
Innovation sometimes comes from outside R&D or engineering. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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10. |
The conditions for innovation are improving in the organization. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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11. |
The risk for innovation is accepted here. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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12. |
People in the organization are held accountable for innovation. |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Based on these items, what are the innovation strengths you see for your organization?
What are the areas to focus on to increase innovation In your organization?