The Innovator’s Challenge: Fighting Back

The Innovator’s Challenge: Fighting Back

Resistance to innovation is strong due to fear of change and the riskiness of innovative ideas. However, instead of viewing resistance as a negative, embrace it to stimulate healthy discussions and constructive feedback. This helps to strengthen ideas by pointing out negative aspects and soft spots. In addition, compete for resources by continuously generating new concepts and making people aware of them through visual images or small prototypes. Managers invest in projects based on track record and future potential, so innovators need to innovate continuously and have a healthy pipeline of new concepts to secure funding. Being an innovator is rewarding and necessary for success in any field.