9 Shared Characteristics
Robin Cook, Innovation University Fellow
The Innovation University Fellowship Program identified 9 common cultural characteristics shared by some of the most innovative organizations in the world. Through site visits and presentations from roughly 20 of the most innovative organizations in the world including Dell Computer, GSD&M, Nortel, Manco, Roberts Express, and Cirque du Soleil.
The most striking lesson learned was just how much these disparate organizations had in common. Virtually every one of the organizations visited displayed nine shared characteristics:
- Strong, clearly expressed SHARED VALUES
- An appreciation of/for the WHOLE INDIVIDUAL and everything s/he can bring to the organization
- Cultures that encourage OPENNESS and PLAYFULNESS
- CELEBRATE SUCCESSES constantly
- A strong, clearly communicated sense of HISTORY
- Intense CUSTOMER FOCUS
- Clear focus on TRENDS, even those that do not seem to directly affect current businesses
- CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS
Read the full article here: http://www.odportal.com/whitepapers/innovativeorgs.htm
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