Innovation and Coaching!

According to another great article in the Dec 09 issue of the HBR (Harvard Business Review), there is a 5 step approach to improving innovation! When I looked at the list, it looked really familiar. I struggled a moment with why... and then it clicked. When coaches work with clients, we go though a very similar process to help clients find potential solutions! So, here are the 5 steps as per this article in the HBR.

5 Steps to Innovation (finding innovative solutions)

1. Association (associating different thoughts, concepts, facts etc..)
2. Questioning (being inquisitive)
3. Observing (watching what happens )
4. Experimenting
5. Networking