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- Kelly, R. (2017) Creating a Culture of Innovation Starts With the Leader.  <br />- Solomon, M. (2018) How To Build A Culture Of Innovation And Turn Every Employee into an Innovation  <br />Powerhouse.  <br />  <br />Influencing Innovation and Ideas at the Organizational Level <br />There are many strategic ways leaders can influence the flow of innovation and ideas at the level <br />of organizational design that goes beyond the lame suggestion box. Here are some proven <br />approaches. <br /> <br />1. Acknowledge and reward innovation <br />Promoting innovation and ideas should be on every leader´s scorecard. Employees should be <br />encouraged to look at their daily tasks through an innovative lens, and they should be <br />acknowledged and rewarded for innovative ideas. Compensation and gift giving is standard <br />practice in progressive organizations such as Zappos. <br /> <br />2. Inject creativity with acquisitions <br />Organizations can inject creativity and innovation into their organizations through joint ventures <br />and acquisitions. It is possible to gain a competitive edge by being strategic about obtaining <br />unique/outside perspective. <br /> <br />3. Dedicate time to innovation <br />In 1948, 3M launched its 15 percent program, where 15 percent of employees' time was dedicated <br />to innovation. The Post-It note was invented during 15 percent time. Organizations such as <br />Hewlett-Packard and Google have both replicated this approach. Gmail and Google Earth were <br />conceived during Google's 20 percent time. <br /> <br />4. Encourage innovation in non-obvious areas <br />Your employees’ mental picture of innovation is probably limited to the innovative leaps that <br />grab all the headlines. Getting employees to expand this definition is essential, so you should <br />explicitly spell out for them the three distinct areas that are ripe for innovation– Product (what <br />you sell or make); process (how you make it and how you sell it); business model (how your <br />company is conceptualized and organized).