Want something boring? This is it! It's the BIG impact of the new SMALL incrementalism!
Huh what?
It involves thinking like this: “How can we continue to evolve our solutions in small ways that provide regular, continuous improvement for our customers?” And a realization that success can come from pursuing a mindset that success can be a cumulative process with these key attributes:
Small steps add up: a growing recognition that you don’t always need the BIG wins - but instead, a realization that many small wins can be bigger!
The new incrementalism: an innovation mindset that knows that a regular series of incremental improvements can be better than a big leap forward!
Continuous small innovation: knowing that small ideas can be BIG ideas when they are grouped for cumulative improvements - think small, act often!
Chasing new methodologies: not all innovation involves new revenue and products - it can come from finding all the new ideas on how to do old things!
This might not seem like terribly exciting stuff - after all, when people are focused on innovation, they are often thinking about the BIG ideas, the BIG inventions, the BIG initiatives, the BIG thinking. And yet, at the same time, there can be a lot of innovation to be found in thinking
incrementally, achieving small wins, and taking small steps that add up to BIG returns.
That's what I found that world-class innovators were often focused on, and so it made its way onto my list of "What World Class Innovators Do That Others Don't Do."
There might be some powerful thinking for you here: what are the small incremental steps that you might start taking today that will start you on your larger voyage to a BIGGER future?
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/03/daily-inspiration-mastering-innovation-world-class-innovators-focus-on-long-term-wins-through-constant-incremental-improvements/
