Most leaders know Innovation and Creativity are important for corporate survival, but this desire for Innovation often creates a new problem, When faced with the level of investment needed in terms of time and resources, most leaders baulk and look for shortcuts.

Our guest today has seen them all and is with us to share "The Top 10 Innovation Shortcuts Company Leaders Should Avoid".

He is a friend of the show, a leading consultant with the Strategyzer crew and the author of “Pirates In The Navy: How Innovators Lead Transformation", Tendayi Viki, welcome back.

Find Tendayi here: https://tendayiviki.com/the-top-10-innovation-shortcuts-company-leaders-should-avoid/

00:01:49 Shortcut #1. There Is No Innovation Strategy 00:02:42 Shortcut #2. The CEO Has No Time 00:03:20 Shortcut #3. We Are Working On Only Two Ideas  00:04:07 Shortcut #4. Innovation Has No Power  00:04:57 Shortcut #5. We Don’t Want To Talk To The Core Business 00:05:39 Shortcut #6. We Reward Hitting Revenue Targets 00:06:26 Shortcut #7. Innovation Teams Work Part Time  00:08:39 Shortcut #8. We Want Detailed Business Plans 00:09:07 Shortcut #9. There Is No Innovation Skills Building  00:09:49 Shortcut #10. An Excessive Focus On Ideation

Broadcast on:

19 Oct 2022