Extract of slides from an innovation workshop held at the IHK. This handbook is a collection of my personal 10 key success factors that I've identified over the last years. I am happy about every comment.

1. Handbook of Innovation
10 crucial lessons i have learned the hard way
Robin Weninger

2. The following slides are an extract of an innovation
workshop originally held at the IHK (www.ihk.de) in
Germany.
Please feel free to get in touch if you need more context,
further explanation or are interested in a workshop.
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3. 1.Innovation
happens
everywhere
and
often
by
accident
without anybody
noticing it.
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4. 2.One
great
idea
requires
dozens
of
bad
ideas.
Don’t give
up
too
early.
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5. 3.
Ideas
without
execution
are
worth
nothing.
Start doing as
soon
as
possible.
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6. 4.
Hierarchy
may
kill innovation.
You
have
to
present it
well and
take
care
of
it.
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7. 5.Innovation
can
happen
in
seconds
or in
years. But
never in
a
meeting.
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8. 6.Get the
culture
right for
innovation.
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9. 7.Innovation
needs
a
high
level of
trust.
Make
people
comfortable
to
stand
up
and
talk
about ideas.
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10. 8.There
is
nothing bad
about failing.
Only
if
you
fail the
expensive
way.
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11. 9.Be
fast…
very
fast!
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12. 10.
Innovation
is
a
team
sport
and
needs
different
ways
of
thinking.
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13. What will be the first thing someone
new would do when taking your job?
The best question you can
ask to get started:
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