Did the title of this entry provoke an eyebrow twitch? If so, you're probably not alone. Innovation seems to be the talk of the town (here, here, here, and here for example) these days and everyone desperately wants in on it. On the contrary, truly innovative businesses can grant their success to what most would perceive as mistakes. "Companies with track records of innovation have flawed processes." Tyner Blane posts the Top Ten Tips for Preventing Innovation.
At a recent presentation in Austin by Seilevel about the goals and methods of requirements gathering, a member of the audience asked "What can we do with our requirements to assure innovation?" That's a tough question with an easy answer - nothing.What if the question had been "What can we do to prevent innovation?" That's a better question with a lot of answers.
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