Like to be more creative?

• Do you see your role as coming up with innovations?
• What part does your team play in this case?
• If you were coaching a sports team, would you still expect to score all the goals too?
• Does a good coach even need to be good at scoring goals?
• How, therefore, can you foster innovation in others without being very innovative or creative yourself?

Fostering innovation in others

• Role clarification - ensure that appropriate team members fully take responsibility for generating new ideas.
• Provide them with training on creative thinking techniques.
• Reward new ideas in a very public manner.
• Tie salary increases and promotions to innovation.
• Celebrate risk taking and learning by doing.
• Be less punishing and blame orientated for mistakes.
• Create an entrepreneurial culture - allow innovators to build their ideas into separate operating units.
• See also the new technology page on reframing your own role.