Innovation has and always will be my favorite professional development priority everyday… EVERYDAY. Those who I have worked with and those who I have worked for in any professional capacity… know that I will encourage innovative activity be part of every employee and business/organization’s operational mentality… because it is a growth-necessary progress component.

Also during my work experiences one important related factor that I have learned over time is that: You Can’t Command Innovation. What am I saying?

I guess the point that I am making is that even if mandated by a single person most in charge… innovation… true/great innovation will not flourish via mandate.  Likewise, if a single leader requires complete control on how… when and what innovation actions must occur… the growth will be minimal and disappointing.

Instead, if one were to introduce an engaged inter-active plan to include innovative ideals and thereby build a workforce with rigor and competence… a complete win-win situation would arise. And with this plan in mind… how about a special INNOVATION FOR TOMORROW…TOP 10 concepts to consider:

1. Take the innovation responsibility personally and be an example.
2. Allow and try newness in the workplace as a common practice.
3. Encourage support for innovation ideas both in written words and verbal statements.
4. Be sure to recognize simple innovations as well as major ones.
5. Remind everyone that failure happens… so don’t be afraid.
6. Promote standard sharing of research about other innovation actions.
7. Don’t wait for a “perfect” innovation time.
8. Understand that creating a new partnership is innovation often not noticed.
9. Don’t innovate for show… innovate for progress.
10. Finally use a commitment to innovation as a commitment to LEARN TO KEEP ON LEARNING! (Thomas L. Friedman)

I could keep on writing…but there is a lot of “messaging” in this TOP 10.