WorksheetsFGS Instituting Innovation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In his ‘Original Thinkers’ talk Professor Grant refers to people who tend to rush to complete a task as:
Original Thinkers
Precastinators
First Movers
According to his research, Grant found people who wait to the last minute are the ones who come up with the most creative ideas.
True
False
According to Professor Grant, procrastination can be a virtue when it comes to:
Productivity
Creativity
Collaboration
According to Professor Grant's research, which statement best describes original thinkers
Feel fear and doubt, tend to procrastinate, have bad ideas
Have high-self confidence, love a challenge, always know what to do
In a study of more than 50 product catagories, which group had a lower failure rate:
"First Movers"
"Improvers"
According to Forbe's 'Five Strategies' article, what is one of the biggest problems when it comes to new innovation efforts within organizations?
They fail to use an innovation campaign
They don’t encourage employees to think beyond new products
They think there isn’t enough time to be innovative
Among businesses surveyed, associates suggesting innovations often get an early “no” because:
Supervisors don't want extra work
Supervisors are focused on core objectives
Supervisors are afraid of change
The group most uniquely positioned to understand the intersection of a company’s business operations, product pipelines, and customer demand are:
Customers
Consultants
Associates
Too many businesses say they encourage innovation, but it isn’t measured in
Annual profits
Associate performance goals
Research & Development spending
Even a company's best ideas are unlikely to be implemented unless:
They get repeated often
They are cheap to implement
Their value can be clearly demonstrated
