Beverly Main, Chief Executive of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) created a 2,500 word document on the theme of “Innovation @ work” for HRINZ’s recent conference. Here is an overview of that description:
“Innovation, if you use the dictionary definition means ’something newly introduced,’ which is in itself interesting, as whatever you do, doesn’t have to be absolutely brand new; it’s just something that is ‘newly introduced.’ Most good ideas and new ways of doing things are sitting right under our noses – it’s all in the application and interpretation. We’ve identified three areas of interest which are part of innovation:
Creativity: It’s needed in all aspects of our organizations as it improves our ability to solve the problems and challenges we face.
Diversity: While we tend to think of diversity in terms of ethnicity or race, it’s also about how people think in different ways.
Productivity: By developing our creativity and diversity, we can create organizations and a climate that encourages better quality decisions that we add to the bottom line of our people, our customers and our organizations.”
