Dialogue 4 – The Prerequisites of Successful Innovation
Content: The atmospheric conditions for a tornado can barely exist, yet a monster F5 tornado begins its path of destruction and ruin. Similarly, all of the conditions for a tornado can be clearly apparent, yet no tornados form. Is the same true of innovation in organizations? What are the key conditions that must be present for innovation to stand a chance of succeeding? Using the work of Davila et al. [2005] and Berkun [2007], consider the essential prerequisites to creativity, change, and innovation.