Selecting and pursuing the best innovative ideas requires the input of everyone in the leadership team.
Starting with an innovation blueprint can create a framework to move from idea to reality.
Nothing propels a company more quickly than innovation, and nothing stifles it more quickly than a "that's how we've always done it" attitude.
News startup Axios is an excellent example of a company breaking barriers and thinking outside the box. The company is making a big bet that other companies will pay to learn how to write like Axios reporters. The new communications platform, AxiosHQ, launched in February and enables companies to send Axios-style, just-the-facts internal newsletters. Its cost? At least $10,000 annually. It remains to be seen whether executives will be willing to invest that kind of money, but it's a fascinating proposition.