As these three elements come together, an organization climbs a ladder of progression that leads to mainstreaming innovation-to innovative thinking 365 days of the year. Innovation is individual work . It starts in the minds of individuals and is sparked by creativity. Innovation is team work . For an idea to survive and thrive, it needs the added content of other points of view.
Innovation is management .
For innovation to happen successfully and consistently, the organizational environment must adopt a process perspective to challenges and problems and must encourage experimentation, risk, failure and genuine learning. All of these points concern people and how they think and behave. Founded by Dr. Min Basadur in 1981, The Center for Research in Applied Creativity 's purpose is to release creativity and innovation in individuals, groups, and organizations. Its mission is to get applied creative thinking technology implemented in organizations. This includes improving thinking skills of individuals and groups, as well as anchoring and integrating these skills in the organization.