Nothing has ever been done so well that it can't be improved, and that includes our performance. If you're doing anything today the same way you did last year, and you're 'satisfied,' you need to start asking questions. You may be missing opportunities to improve. A satisfied disposition can be as big an obstacle as a fixed mindset. Just because something works today, or is even successful, this doesn't necessarily mean it works as well as it can, and this certainly does not guarantee it will work tomorrow or that you will have continued success. I don't advocate innovation for the sake of innovation, but an openness to opportunity is paramount! Within an organisation, change through innovat
When we collaborate we have the benefits of shared experience at our disposal. I hear the phrase 'think outside the box' almost daily. In reality there is no box, just the scope of your experience, and that scope is limited by a range of unalterable variables, the most pressing being time. Collaboration is the ideal antidote to the factors that limit idea generation. Ideas are born of engaged experience and reflection. You may have the solution to a problem that nobody else in the room has based on your experience or interests, and equally, the solution to your problem may come from a colleague. When I hear people say an idea is 'outside the box' it can indicate the limits of their experienc
