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Collaboration and team innovation

Collaboration and team innovation

From the course: Enhancing Team Innovation

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Collaboration and team innovation

- Traditionally innovation was thought to be more effective when a lone inventor developed and built on ideas, testing these along the way. The idea was there were less distractions, less bureaucracy, and more focus when just one individual worked on a project. Research has proven this idea to be inaccurate, and actually, the opposite is true. Team collaboration is an essential ingredient in innovation. Indeed, team energy can drive the innovation process forward in a way that may not be possible if working alone. Honest and open feedback between team members helps the team to collectively reach shared goals. Working in a team environment with cooperation and mutual respect is one of the most effective ways of enhancing innovation. There are some critical steps to working collaboratively as part of a team. Firstly, focus on exploring associations and connections between different types of ideas that result in an innovative combination. You may be familiar with the idea of joining the…

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