Why Constraints are Good for Innovation

1 Dec 2019
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It’s well worth while checking out this Harvard Business Review post form Chris Stein

HBR: Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation

He argues that managers innovate better when they embrace the constraints within which they are operating.

This really chimes with our experience.

In a workshop we find that a blank sheet of paper waiting for ‘ideas’ can be paralysing – however problem solving against a clearly defined and well-framed set of challenges – can be hugely inspiring!

 

Image Credits: CHRIS STEIN/GETTY IMAGES/HBR

Written by  David Goudge