Innovation is Fun

Innovation is fun—or it should be. Creative ideas flow when your mind is relaxed and making unexpected connections; after all, creativity is closely associated with play. Even at work, creative sessions often take place off-site, led by a facilitator who helps you temporarily escape the stresses and bureaucracy of daily operations. When you have a wild, crazy, or just possibly brilliant idea in such an environment, it feels marvelous. You begin to imagine how great it would be to see that idea realized.

Then you return to your desk to find hundreds of emails and an endless stream of meetings. Suddenly, the thought of implementing your idea feels intimidating, and finding the time to do anything with it seems impossible. The steps required to bring that idea to life might feel like anything but fun, simply because implementation involves many hurdles. The thing to remember, however, is that hurdles are meant for jumping over. So, change your mindset: innovation has to be fun. Design a way to celebrate each success, and dare to think big!

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