Planning the “Unplannable” – the Innovation Management Paradox

C. Ashruf
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The value of a systematic project-based approach to achieving specific objectives is generally accepted in most fields, but somehow when it comes to innovation there still is a widespread, persistent belief that those contributing to the effort are somehow best left to their own devices and not be “bothered too much” with “processes” or “rules”. Innovation, then, is viewed as a creative, organic, and therefore inherently chaotic process. I would argue the opposite, though: precisely because innovation tends to venture into the unknown, the risk of getting lost is ever present, even more so than with other, more predictable types of undertakings, and therefore planning and control are even more critical to success.
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计划“不可计划”——创新管理悖论
在大多数领域,实现特定目标的系统的基于项目的方法的价值是被普遍接受的,但不知怎的,当涉及到创新时,仍然有一种广泛的、持久的信念,即那些对努力做出贡献的人最好还是让他们自己去做,不要被“过程”或“规则”“打扰太多”。因此,创新被视为一种创造性的、有机的、固有的混乱过程。然而,我的观点恰恰相反:正是因为创新倾向于冒险进入未知领域,迷失的风险永远存在,甚至比其他更可预测的事业类型更大,因此,计划和控制对成功更为关键。
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Journal of Innovation Management
Journal of Innovation Management Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
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25 weeks
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