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Foster innovation

Foster innovation

From the course: Increasing Collaboration on Your Team

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Foster innovation

- Real collaboration involves heavy doses of creativity and innovation. Yet not all team environments are appropriately conducive. I want to walk you through three things to consider. First, and this may seem obvious, but people need a workspace that allows for collaboration. Make sure there's a room big enough for people to gather and that there is space to brainstorm ideas or models. I've worked with companies where you can write on the walls from the floor to the ceiling, with markers and easy reach. It's great to have movable tables and chairs too, perhaps on wheels, so that people can configure the space to meet their needs. Second, as I've said before, creativity cannot happen if you don't have psychological safety. I've covered how to create it in previous videos but I cannot emphasize enough how critical it is if you truly want to foster innovation. Finally, innovation is actually a function of three things, inspiration,…

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