Comments on: Six questions when no one wants to change http://www.guidedinnovation.com/si/2010/03/02/six-questions-when-no-one-wants-to-change/ New product innovation is complex—Improving it doesn't have to be Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:36:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael A. Dalton http://www.guidedinnovation.com/si/2010/03/02/six-questions-when-no-one-wants-to-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Michael A. Dalton Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:08:17 +0000 http://www.guidedinnovation.com/si/?p=922#comment-6 Hi TA - what is is it they say, "Starting something that's not 100% perfect is better than waiting forever to create the perfect plan. But I think that's the beauty of these six questions. While it takes some facilitation skills, when done right it leads to a plan that you begin executing and, most importantly, a plan that your team feels ownership for. If the leader has a bias for action, you won't see these questions create paralysis. Hi TA – what is is it they say, "Starting something that's not 100% perfect is better than waiting forever to create the perfect plan. But I think that's the beauty of these six questions. While it takes some facilitation skills, when done right it leads to a plan that you begin executing and, most importantly, a plan that your team feels ownership for. If the leader has a bias for action, you won't see these questions create paralysis.

]]> By: T A Balasubramanian http://www.guidedinnovation.com/si/2010/03/02/six-questions-when-no-one-wants-to-change/comment-page-1/#comment-5 T A Balasubramanian Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:33:43 +0000 http://www.guidedinnovation.com/si/?p=922#comment-5 Michael These are indeed critical questions to ask before any major change gets off the ground. I'm wondering though, about the possibility of 'paralysis by analysis' here - in many cases, its quite likely that no clear answers would be forthcoming, since all true innovation is, essentially, a jump into the unknown. As the quip goes, 'When all is analyzed, we're all paralyzed'! Michael

These are indeed critical questions to ask before any major change gets off the ground. I'm wondering though, about the possibility of 'paralysis by analysis' here – in many cases, its quite likely that no clear answers would be forthcoming, since all true innovation is, essentially, a jump into the unknown. As the quip goes, 'When all is analyzed, we're all paralyzed'!

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