Future Nonprofit Brave New Work: Rodney Evans - A Culture for Innovation
"Where things fall apart is in the system design. It's in the how. It's not that the people are lazy. It's not that they're stupid, it's not that they're not trained well. It's not that the plan is flawed, –it's that we are working in complexity and there is no attention paid to how we are actually going to work differently." - Rodney Evans
Innovation comes from boldness. Too often, companies and organizations seek out innovative solutions without building the groundwork to make those ideas possible. Building that groundwork starts with workplace structure and culture.
Rodney Evans, co-host of Brave New Work, grew frustrated with corporate culture stifling success in the workplace, so she quit and started coaching businesses on how to do better.
In this episode, she shares her story, and gives us her best tips on how to create a thriving and sustainable culture of innovation in any workplace.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Quitting (1:57)
Chapter 2 - Symptoms and Solutions (10:38)
Chapter 3 - Innovation and Adaptation (13:29)
Chapter 4 - Overcoming Hesitancy to Experiment (21:01)
Chapter 5 - Budgeting Innovation (22:26)
Chapter 6 - Maintaining the Innovation Mindset (24:47)
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