Innovation as a process: beyond ideation

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Most people resist change. As a consequence, the main job of an innovator will be to drive adoption, by convincing people and organizations to disrupt their routines.c DIO106+

Driving adoption means demonstrating to key stakeholders that disrupting the status quo is worth it and that adopting the innovation will bring significant perceived benefits.Fig_1_7

Driving adoption also means convincing key stakeholders that adopting new routines will be neither too difficult nor too risky, and that they and others can easily make it happen.Fig_1_8

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(c) Prof. Benoit Gailly, Louvain School of Management

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