Empower employees to take risks and experiment from "summary" of The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley
At IDEO, we thrive on experimentation. Every new project is an opportunity to take risks, push boundaries, and try new things. We believe that innovation can only happen when people are encouraged to think outside the box, challenge the status quo, and explore uncharted territory. That's why we empower our employees to take risks and experiment. When people feel free to try new things without fear of failure, amazing things can happen. We've seen time and time again that some of our most successful projects have come out of experiments that initially seemed crazy or unlikely to work. By giving our employees the freedom to take risks, we create an environment where creativity can flourish and breakthrough ideas can emerge. Of cour...
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