Could Einstein have been describing your organization when he said:
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.” 
For Einstein an organization should be a hotbed of innovation. Is yours? Have your leaders recognized the dangers of too much standardization that shackle a firm into inertia?
Creative problem solvers often feel frustrated by the chains around them in many Lean or Six Sigma settings today. At the same time creative problem solvers need the support of large organizations and big business needs creative solutions that innovation thinkers bring.
To create a place for innovation is to create a corner where solutions start out often as messy and complex. It’s the way to greatness … and it often leads to a new order of things. What do you think?
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