Innovation

Google innovation chick, Marissa Mayer, says in her stanford show : Innovation: Not instant perfection. Launch early and often get to the market. Share everything you can: Information is KEY and powerful. You’re brilliant, we’re hiring: Hire generalists than can speak to all areas of your organization. Specialists create silos. A license to pursue your dreams: Give people a choice us to where they would like to invest their time and thinking. Ideas come from everywhere: The power of many wins. Don’t politic: Use data. Consensus of data wins not power or hierarchy. Creavity loves constraint: Stay in the sandbox and focus on direction/output. Users and usage are key: Money will follow. Don’t kill projects: Morph them. Adjust or tweak and more on. I really like what she says even if I don’t feel very concerned by the two last points. ...

July 20, 2009 · Florent Clairambault