(Some beautiful fungal cultures from Petrichor's Flickr stream.)
I'm in a lot of discussions with clients concerning the idea of creating, developing, instigating and encouraging a more innovative culture.
In these discussions, I've been putting a finer point on the idea of what an "innovation culture" truly is and comparing and contrasting that with other types of cultures. In some instances, a company might not really want or need to create an innovation culture at all.
In particular, I've found myself distinguishing amongst the following cultures (and at an individual level, mindsets):
- Innovative
- Entrepreneurial
- Design
- Human-centered
- Inventive
- Operational or Efficient or Productive
What would you add? What do you see as the similarities and differences of each?
