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Your argument and wants to get started, is there a best starting point or strategy? The place to start is by letting go. While management often pays lip service to the fact that good ideas can come from anywhere, in reality, nearly every organization says that only a few people are responsible for decision-making, with execution making up the rest. Not only does this restriction limit the potential for anyone to contribute value, it also creates a bottleneck on the speed of innovation. This elitist belief creates a new world around the world. Author Robert Berkman is a contributing editor at the MIT Sloan Management Review's Center for Social Business Innovation.
Tags Collaboration Employee Network Social Tools and Techniques Reposted from: More like this Paradoxes Hidden Opportunities Top 10 Articles of the Year What Managers Should Ask About AI Models and Job Function Email List Datasets Using Open Source for Safer Generative AI Experiments You You must be logged in to post a comment. free account: comment on articles and access more articles. Do not It’s important to note that innovation happens in digitally mature companies; it’s not locked away in labs or R&D departments.

Digitally mature companies are more likely to participate in digital ecosystems, and their employees often form cross-functional teams. Employees in digitally mature organizations have more freedom to innovate at work, no matter what those jobs are. Survey respondents from mature companies said their organizations provide them with sufficient resources to innovate, nearly five times more than early-stage companies. This year's research also found a strong relationship between a company's rate of digital innovation and its employees' confidence that the organization will become stronger in the future as a result of digital trends. About the Author Gerald Cain is guest editor of the Digital Business Initiative at MIT Sloan Management Review and professor.
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