Innovation Leadership: Why New Ideas Get Dropped

Most people and organizations aren’t so great at recognizing and building on new ideas. It‚It’s strange because the importance of innovation has never been clearer. Rather than acknowledging and nurturing new ideas, people tend to squash new ideas early on. When humans feel threatened, even by an innovative concept, we tend to run or fight. Creativity, innovation, and uncertainty all go together, so leaders must embrace the ambiguity and uncertainty of creative ideas and start to develop some skills around nurturing the new and different.