If at first you don't succeed...

Managing innovation - creating value from ideas

What do Mickey Mouse, vacuum cleaners, air travel and light-bulbs have in common? More than you’d think, especially if you look to the originators of those widely different things. All of their innovators spent a great deal of time being knocked back, living through failures and generally struggling to take their ideas forward. None of them have a history of instant success- it was hard work and persistence.
So one of the key skills in managing innovation, whether at a personal level or embedded in the way our organizations handle the challenge is going to be perseverance.
This podcast explores the theme of perseverance and the importance of pushing through and draws out some lessons for managing innovation to support the process.
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