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Indifference, hostility, and isolation are among the major obstacles to a healthy innovation environment
by Irving Wladawsky-Berger for Business Week
In most companies, just about all the cards are stacked against the nurturing of innovation, especially the kinds of new ideas and disruptive innovations that generally lead to major changes in the marketplace and within the business.
Fostering innovation is very hard, especially if the innovation is disruptive in nature. A spirit of innovation and collaboration does not come easily to an organization. For such a spirit to take hold, it must become an integral part of the company's culture. None of this is easy, but it is what a company must do if it truly wants to create a healthy environment in which innovation can flourish.
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