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How to Build a Culture of Innovation Within a Tech Company
From Ideation to Innovation: Fostering a Dynamic Culture of Creativity in Your Tech Company
Times are changing, nowadays, the most talented employees no longer feel satisfied to just come into work, do the hours and leave. They want to feel inspired, they want to feel challenged and they want to feel empowered. Therefore, it is important to create a culture of innovation where employees are encouraged, supported and rewarded to come up with ideas that will move things forward. For startups and technology companies, this is even more important to meet changing needs and demands of customers while making the best use of the evolving technologies.
Tech giants like Google realised this, and has long encouraged its employees to devote 20 percent of their time (ie: one full day per week) to work on passion projects.
After working in the technology sector throughout my career, I have learned a few things about how to “innovate or die”. I have organised and participated in many innovation activities. I have also witnessed some companies that went through challenging times as they failed to innovate and retained their tech talent.
So without any further ado, I’d like to share some of the best practices that I have…
