Creating a Culture of Innovation - 8 Ideas that work @ Google
“The story of innovation has not changed. It has always been a small team of people who have a new idea, typically not understood by people around them and their executives.” - Eric Schmidt Most frequently asked questions to Google executive : How does Google innovate? Can innovation be planned? Can it be taught? Here are the 8 ideas/steps that work @ Google. Or Google practices to infuse innovation. Think 10x Launch, then keep listening Share everything you can - Collaboration happens best when you share information openly Hire the right people - Referrals from current employees have proven to be a great way to bring talented new people into our company Use the 70/20/10 model 70% of our projects are dedicated to our core business 20% of our projects are related to our core business 10% of our projects are unrelated to our core business Look for ideas everywhere - Use data, not opinions Focus on users, not the competition Insp...